July 27, 2022

Weekly World News Update

Gas Rationing Europe, WHO Monkeypox Emergency, Myanmar Junta Executes Political Prisoners, Widodo Heads to China, Sri Lanka Elects Interim President, UN Extends Yemen Truce

Gas Rationing In Europe

“How a Russian Natural Gas Cutoff Could Weigh on Europe’s Economies” Mark Flanagan, Alfred Kammer, Andrea Pescatori & Martin Stuermer, International Monetary Fund– July 19, 2022 “EU Nations Back 15% Gas-Cut Target as Russia Reduces Flows” John Ainger & Alberto Nardelli, Bloomberg – July 26, 2022 “Europe Agrees Compromise Gas Curbs as Russia Squeezes Supply” Kat Abnett, Reuters – July 26, 2022 “Nord Stream 1: Why Is Russia Cutting Gas Supplies to Europe?” BBC – July, 27, 2022 Photo Getty Images

WHO Declares Monkeypox A Global Health Emergency “Monkeypox Is Truly an Emergency. The WHO Was Right to Raise the Highest Alarm” Devi Sridhar, The Guardian – July, 25, 2022 “Blaming Gay Men for Monkeypox Will Harm Everyone” Steven Thrasher, Scientific American – June 9, 2022 “California’s LGBTQ Community Feeling Ignored, Angry, Confused as Monkeypox Cases Rise” Grace Toohey, LA Times – July 22, 2022 Photo Nature

Myanmar Junta Executes Four Democratic Political Prisoners

“Myanmar Junta Executes Democracy Activists as It Sinks Into Economic Mess” Shishir Gupta, Hindustan Times– July 25, 2022 “ASEAN Denounces Execution of Myanmar Democracy Leaders” Phnom Penh, Kyodo News – July 26, 2022 “In Myanmar’s Rakhine State, a Fraying Truce May Hold Key to Anti-Regime Fight” Kyaw Hsan Hlaing, United States Institute of Peace – July 21, 2022 Photo BBC

Indonesian President Widodo Heads to China

“China, Indonesia Vow Stronger Ties As Xi Jinping and Joko Widodo Hold ‘Kind and Friendly’ Talks” Laura Zhou, South China Morning Post – July 26, 2022 “Indonesia’s Widodo to Meet Xi on Rare China Trip Before G20” Ken Moritsugu, ABC News – July 25, 2022 Photo Antara News

Sri Lanka Elects Interim President

“Rights Group Seeks Arrest of Former Sri Lanka President Rajapaksa in Singapore” Alasdair Pal & Devjyot Ghoshal, Reuters – July 24, 2022 “Sri Lanka’s New President Is Already Cracking Down On Protests” Ellen Ioanes, Vox – July 23, 2022 “Rocky Road Ahead for Ranil Wickremesinghe” Rathindra Kuruwita, The Diplomat – July 25, 2022

UN Trying to Extend Truce in Yemen

“Intelbrief: United Nations Tries to Consolidate and Extend Truce in Yemen” The Soufan Center – July 26, 2022 “Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General” Farhan Haq, United Nations– July 25, 2022 “Six Year Old Boy Dies, 11 Injured in Houthi Attack in Taiz” Sakina Fatima, The Siasat Daily – July 25, 2022 “Yemen’s Houthis ‘Will Not Extend UN-Brokered Truce’” Saeed Al- Batati, Arab News – July 17, 2022 Photo The Washington Post

Weekly World News Update is a collection of sources to help readers better understand what is happening around the world and the policy implications of these developments. Any opinions expressed in the above articles are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the position of the World Affairs Councils of America, which takes no institutional positions on matters of policy.