Following is a abstract of present world information briefs.

Biden surveys Maui wildfire harm, will get briefing in blackened Lahaina

U.S. President Joe Biden arrived in Maui on Monday, almost two weeks after wildfires swept via the Hawaiian island and killed greater than 114 folks, for a short go to the place he’ll console victims and seek the advice of with native authorities. Biden arrived within the devastated metropolis of Lahaina round noon, native time, after a helicopter tour of burned-out areas with first girl Jill Biden, Hawaii Governor Josh Green and Hawaii’s two senators – Brian Schatz and Mazie Hirono – in addition to native Representative Jill Tokuda.

West Africa’s ECOWAS rejects Niger junta’s proposed three-year delay for elections

West Africa’s important regional bloc, ECOWAS, has rejected a proposal by Niger’s navy junta to carry elections inside three years, extending a political deadlock that would set off a navy intervention if no settlement is reached following a July coup. ECOWAS and different worldwide powers have been in search of diplomatic options to the July 26 putsch in Niger, the seventh in West and Central Africa in three years.

Russia’s Prigozhin posts first video since mutiny, hints he is in Africa

Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin posted his first video deal with since main a short-lived mutiny in late June, showing in a clip – probably shot in Africa – on Telegram channels affiliated with the Wagner group on Monday. Prigozhin is seen standing in a desert space in camouflage and with a rifle in his palms. In the space, there are extra armed males and a pickup truck.

Saudi border guards killed tons of of Ethiopian migrants, HRW says

Saudi Arabian border guards have killed tons of of Ethiopian migrants, together with girls and kids, who tried enter the dominion alongside its mountainous border with Yemen, Human Rights Watch (HRW) stated on Monday. In a 73-page report, the rights group stated Saudi guards used explosive weapons to kill some migrants and shot at others from shut vary. It compiled testimony from 38 Ethiopians who tried to cross the Yemen-Saudi border between March 2022 and June 2023, in addition to 4 kin or associates of migrants.

Thailand’s Pheu Thai launches PM bid as fugitive figurehead Thaksin eyes return

Thailand’s Pheu Thai Party will search to kind a brand new authorities with a few of its greatest rivals in a parliamentary vote on Tuesday, coinciding with the promise of a historic return from 17 years of exile by its fugitive figurehead Thaksin Shinawatra. Thailand has been below a caretaker authorities since March and its new parliament has been deadlocked for weeks after anti-establishment election winners Move Forward have been blocked by conservative lawmakers, leaving populist heavyweight Pheu Thai to steer a brand new effort.

North Korea says Camp David agreements increase chance of ‘thermonuclear battle’

North Korea on Tuesday denounced the annual navy drills between the United States and South Korea, warning of a “thermonuclear war” over current trilateral agreements to deepen ties between the leaders of the U.S., South Korea and Japan at Camp David. South Korea and the United States started the Ulchi Freedom Shield summer season workout routines on Monday, designed to reinforce their joint responses to North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats. Pyongyang has lengthy denounced the drills as a rehearsal for battle.

Wildfire-hit British Columbia blanketed with hazardous smoke air pollution

Millions of individuals within the western Canadian province of British Columbia have been below air high quality warnings on Monday as tons of of wildfires stuffed the skies with smoke and turned the solar orange. In the cities of Kelowna and Kamloops, the air high quality index (AQI) was above 350, a “hazardous” stage, real-time air high quality data platform IQAir confirmed. AQI measures main pollution together with particulate matter produced by fires.

North Korea to launch satellite tv for pc over Yellow Sea -Japan Coast Guard

North Korea has stated it’ll launch a satellite tv for pc between Aug. 24-31 within the path of the Yellow Sea and East China Sea, the Japanese Coast Guard stated on Tuesday. Japan would cooperate with South Korea and the United States to observe the launch, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s workplace stated in a posting on X, the platform previously often called Twitter.

Trump faces $200,000 bond, order to not make threats, in Georgia election case

Donald Trump will face a $200,000 bond and orders to not ship threatening social media messages as the previous U.S. president awaits trial in Georgia on expenses of making an attempt to overturn his 2020 election loss, a court docket submitting on Monday confirmed. The doc, a bond settlement signed by Trump’s attorneys and Fulton Country District Attorney Fani Willis, units out launch phrases together with restrictions on intimidating witnesses and obstructing justice.

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy says F-16s make him ‘assured’ that Russia will lose the battle

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy informed a crowd in Denmark on Monday that promised deliveries of U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets had made him assured Ukraine may finish Russia’s invasion. Denmark and the Netherlands on Sunday introduced they’d provide the primary F-16s to Ukraine, with the preliminary six because of be delivered round New Year. Washington had authorised the supply of the jets forward of Zelenskiy’s journey to Copenhagen.

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