May 11, 2022

Weekly World News Update

Syria Back on the Agenda in Brussels; Russia Targets Odesa; Draghi Firm on Sanctions; The Marcos Dynasty Returns to the Philippines; Sri Lankan PM Resigns; ASEAN Heads to the U.S.; Hunger Crisis Threatening Africa; Bolsonaro Doubting Results Before October Election Begins

Syria Back on the Agenda in Brussels

"Don't Forget Syria, says EU Foreign Policy Chief as International Community Raises over €6BN" Alberto de Filippis – Euronews, May 10, 2022 "Syria and the Region: Close to €6.4 Billion Mobilised During the 6th Brussels Conference" European Commission, May 10, 2022 "'Like Nothing We Have Seen': Syrians Fight to Survive an Unprecedented Economic Crisis" Norwegian Refugee Council, May 5, 2022 "Syrian Rights Groups Urge UN to Probe Tadamon Massacre" Al Jazeera, May 9, 2022 "U.S. to Provide More Than $800M in New Humanitarian Assistance to Syria" Kylie Atwood – CNN, May 10, 2022 Photo UNOCHA

Russia Targets Odesa

"Four Ukraine Takeaways From Russia's Victory Day" Olivier Knox – Washington Post, May 10, 2022 "Zelenskiy Calls for End to Blockade of Odesa Port to Prevent Global Food Crisis" The Guardian, May 10, 2022 "Putin Bombs Odesa Hours After Laying Flowers to the 'Hero City'" Michael Wasiura – Newsweek, May 10, 2022 "Belarus Has Good Reason for Concern Over Putin's Nuclear Intimidation" Steven Pifer -- Atlantic Council, May 10, 2022 Photo Getty Images

Draghi Firm on Sanctions in Meeting With Biden

"Mario Draghi and Olaf Scholz Show How Europe's Power Balance Is Shifting" Anne-Sylvaine Chassany – Financial Times, May 8, 2022 "Draghi Is Resolute on Russia Sanctions as He Meets Biden" Bloomberg, May 10, 2022 "Amid Ukraine Pressures at Home, Italian PM Heads to White House" Al Jazeera, May 10, 2022

The Marcos Dynasty Returns to the Philippines

"In the Philippines, Nostalgia for Strongmen Trumps Democracy" Ishaan Tharoor – Washington Post, May 10, 2022 "The Philippines' Strongman Problem" Sheila Coronel – Foreign Affairs, May 5, 2022 "Marcos Presidency Complicates U.S. Efforts to Counter China" David Rising and Jim Gomez – The Diplomat, May 10, 2022 "Why the Marcos Family Is So Infamous in the Philippines" Gareth Evans – BBC News, May 10, 2022 Photo Getty Images

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Resigns

"Sri Lanka Asks, 'What Now?' After PM Exit and Night of Fiery Chaos" Munza Mushtaq – Nikkei Asia, May 10, 2022 "In Blow to Ruling Family, Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Quits in Face of Unrest" Skandha Gunasekara and Mujib Mashal – New York Times, May 9, 2022 "In First Reaction to Mahinda Resignation and Violence, India Guided by Sri Lankan People's Interest, Says MEA" Suhasini Haidar – The Hindu, May 10, 2022 "Sri Lankan Economic Crisis Creates Opening for India" Philip Wen and Alexander Saeedy – Wall Street Journal, May 8, 2022 Photo Getty Images

ASEAN Heads to the U.S.

"What to Expect From the U.S.-ASEAN Summit" Brian Harding – U.S. Institute of Peace, May 9, 2022 "Seize the 'Asian Moment,' China Tells Cambodia Ahead of U.S.-ASEAN Summit" Laura Zhou – South China Morning Post, May 9, 2022 "Myanmar's Meaningless Five-Point Consensus" Colm Quinn – Foreign Policy, May 11, 2022

Hunger Crisis Threatening Africa

"Hunger Crisis Looms in Africa as Ukraine War Cuts Off Wheat Imports Amid Climate Crisis and Pandemic" Democracy Now, May 5, 2022 "War in Ukraine: WFP Calls for Ports to Reopen as World Faces Deepening Hunger Crisis" World Food Programme, May 6, 2022 "World Hunger 'Exploding' After 25% Spike Before Ukraine War" Megan Durisin – Bloomberg, May 4, 2022 "Women Bear the Brunt of Drought Shocks" Sara Schonhardt – Scientific American, May 10, 2022 Photo Foreign Policy

Bolsonaro Doubting Results Before October Election Begins

"Why Reelection Would Embolden Bolsonaro Even More" Oliver Stuenkel – Americas Quarterly, May 10, 2022 "Bolsonaro Is Already Undermining Brazil's Upcoming Election" Robert Muggah – Foreign Policy, May 4, 2022 "Lula, the Tarnished Icon, Seeking a Comeback as President in Brazil" Buenos Aires Times, May 9, 2022 "CIA Director Urged Bolsonaro to Stop Doubting Brazil's Voting System" Tom Phillips – The Guardian, May 5, 2022 "Bolsonaro Planning to Skip Americas Summit Hosted by Biden, Sources Say" Reuters, May 10, 2022 Photo Reuters

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