Following is a abstract of present world information briefs.

Russian, Turkish ministers discuss after Turkey sends Ukrainian commanders house

The overseas ministers of Russia and Turkey spoke by phone on Sunday, a day after Ankara angered Moscow by sending 5 Ukrainian commanders house with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in what Russia referred to as a violation of a prisoner trade settlement. The Russian and Turkish overseas ministries mentioned Sergei Lavrov and Hakan Fidan mentioned the state of affairs in Ukraine, in addition to a Black Sea grain export settlement that lifted a Russian de facto blockade of Ukrainian ports final yr.

Netanyahu bristles at protests as Israel’s judicial reform edges forward

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday summoned his attorney-general to clarify the police’s dealing with of resurgent demonstrations in opposition to his plan to overtake the justice system, because the reform invoice edges forward. The invoice that may restrict “reasonableness” as a regular of judicial overview – and which critics argue would open the door for abuses of energy – is scheduled for the primary of three ratification readings in parliament on Monday.

Yellen sees ‘progress’ in rocky US-China ties, expects extra communication

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen mentioned 10 hours of conferences with senior Chinese officers in latest days had been “direct” and “productive”, serving to stabilise the superpowers’ usually rocky relationship as her four-day Beijing journey ended. Before departing China on Sunday, Yellen mentioned the United States and China remained at odds on quite a few points however expressed confidence that her go to had superior efforts to place the connection on “surer footing”.

Ukrainian forces advance in south, maintain ‘initiative,’ says Zelenskiy

Ukrainian troops pressed on with their marketing campaign to recapture Russian-held areas within the southeast on Sunday as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy mentioned in broadcast feedback that his nation’s forces had “taken the initiative” after an earlier slowdown. Russian accounts mentioned heavy preventing gripped areas exterior the jap metropolis of Bakhmut, captured by Russian mercenary Wagner forces in May after months of battles. Chechen chief Ramzan Kadyrov mentioned one in every of his models was deployed within the space.

At least 300 migrants lacking at sea close to Spanish Canary Islands, support group says

At least 300 individuals who had been travelling on three migrant boats from Senegal to Spain’s Canary Islands have disappeared, migrant support group Walking Borders mentioned on Sunday. Two boats, one carrying about 65 individuals and the opposite with between 50 and 60 on board, have been lacking for 15 days since they left Senegal to attempt to attain Spain, Helena Maleno of Walking Borders instructed Reuters.

One killed as heavy rain triggers landslides in Japan

Torrential rain triggered landslides that killed a minimum of one individual and prompted authorities to order tens of hundreds of individuals to go away their houses on Japan’s southwestern island of Kyushu on Monday. One girl in her 70s was killed when a landslide hit her home in Fukuoka prefecture, public broadcaster NHK mentioned.

Biden arrives in Britain to fulfill King Charles, PM Sunak

U.S President Joe Biden arrived in London late on Sunday for the beginning of a three-nation tour that can embody conferences with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and a dialogue on local weather change with King Charles at Windsor Castle on Monday. The White House had mentioned the journey was designed “to further strengthen the close relationship between our nations”.

Ukraine, Poland leaders collectively mark WWII massacres that strained ties

The Ukrainian and Polish presidents collectively marked the anniversary on Sunday of World War Two-era massacres of Poles by Ukrainian nationalists, killings which have precipitated rigidity for generations between international locations that at the moment are shut allies. Warsaw has positioned itself as one in every of Kyiv’s staunchest supporters since Russia invaded the nation in 2022.

US congressional Democrats elevate issues on cluster bombs for Ukraine

Democratic U.S. Senator Tim Kaine and Representative Barbara Lee raised issues on Sunday over the choice by President Joe Biden’s administration to ship cluster bombs to Ukraine to fight the Russian invasion. The United States mentioned on Friday it could provide Kyiv with the broadly banned bombs as a part of a brand new $800 million safety package deal that brings whole U.S. army support to greater than $40 billion since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine started in February 2022.

Biden begins three-nation tour with cease in London

U.S. President Joe Biden arrived in Britain on Sunday, beginning a three-nation journey that will likely be dominated by a NATO summit in Lithuania aimed toward displaying solidarity with Ukraine in its struggle in opposition to Russia whereas not but accepting Kyiv as a member of the alliance. But the challenges of forging solidarity amongst NATO’s 31 member international locations had been highlighted in a name between Biden and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan earlier than the alliance summit in Lithuania this week, with Sweden’s bid for membership within the Western alliance a continued level of competition.

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