On Sunday Jul 18th, Thai demonstrators protesting in Bangkok against Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, came up against the police force. The police used tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon in an attempt to disperse the crowd.
On Monday Jul 19th, Brits celebrated “Freedom Day”, because of the nationwide lifting of all pandemic restrictions on daily life. This move will result in scrapping all social distancing throughout the country.
On Thursday Jul 15th, former US President Donald Trump issued a lengthy statement. Trump insisted in his statement, he wouldn’t illegally seize control of the government using military force after his election loss. However, he did suggest that he would not have tried to carry out a coup with his top military adviser.
On Thursday Jul 15th, US President Joe Biden confirmed his plan to issue a new advisory this week. The advisory will go to American companies based in Hong Kong. These companies will be warned of the risks of doing business there.
On Wednesday July 14th, former US vice-president Mike Pence urged maintaining pressure on China to President Joe Biden. Also, Pence criticised the Democratic administration for “already rolling over” for Beijing.
On Sunday Jul 11th, the Miami Herald and a person familiar with the matter said the suspects claim that the plan was to arrest Moise, not kill him.
Jacob Zuma, South Africa’s former President, turned himself in to police. Zuma will start serving a 15-month jail sentence for contempt of court.
On Wednesday Jul 7th, Haiti police said four “mercenaries” were killed and two more taken into custody. This was soon after the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise. Moise was the leader of the impoverished Caribbean nation.
On Monday July 5th, Chinese President Xi Jinping called on China and European countries to expand cooperation and consensus to jointly cope with global challenges
On Thursday Jul 1st, the US State Department said China’s rapid build-up of its nuclear forces is concerning. As such, the US is calling Beijing to engage with it “on practical measures to reduce the risks of destabilising arms races”.