Global Gist
In Global Gist:
- **Gaza:** Israel’s security cabinet greenlights a takeover of Gaza City, while Germany halts arms exports usable in the conflict amid public outcry over journalist deaths—the latest casualties in what is already the deadliest year for media workers.
- **Sudan:** Famine tightens its grip on North Darfur’s displacement camps, with the RSF’s ongoing siege choking off humanitarian access. Over 1,500 civilians were reportedly killed in Zamzam camp in one of the conflict’s deadliest assaults.
- **Sahel:** Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger solidify their regional alliance outside ECOWAS, shelving external interventions and signaling a pivot away from Western-led security frameworks.
- **Red Sea:** Houthi attacks continue to disrupt global shipping, prompting the Suez Canal to weigh fee discounts as vessels opt for costly detours.
- **Australia:** In a landmark move, Canberra will recognize Palestinian statehood at September’s UN General Assembly, joining a widening bloc of Western nations and triggering diplomatic ripples from Washington to Jerusalem.
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• Trump-Putin summit, Ukraine exclusion, US-Russia diplomacy (6 months)
• Australia recognition of Palestinian state, Western nations' stance, Gaza conflict (6 months)
• Sudan famine, North Darfur, humanitarian access, RSF siege (6 months)
• Israeli operations in Gaza, Germany arms embargo, journalist casualties (6 months)
• Sahel security alliance, ECOWAS relations, regional interventions (6 months)
• Red Sea shipping risks, Suez Canal traffic, Houthi attacks (6 months)
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