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July 30, 2018
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2018-07-30
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Syrian Civil War
2018 Southern Syria offensive
The
Syrian Army
seizes control of
Al-Shajara
, described as
ISIL
's "main bastion" in the
Daraa Governorate
.
(
The New Arab
)
The
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
(SOHR) reports that ISIL militants are holding more than 30
Druze
women and children hostage following
last week's attacks
on Druze villages in the
As-Suwayda Governorate
.
(BBC)
Business and economy
Economy of Iran
The
Iranian rial
hits another record low against the
US dollar
ahead of August 7, when the first round of fresh
United States sanctions against Iran
begin.
(Al Jazeera)
Disasters and accidents
15 people are killed and over 25,000 are affected after heavy floods hits
Nigeria
.
(All Africa)
11 people died and 54,000 others are displaced when floods hits
Myanmar
.
(
DNA India
)
13 people are killed and four others are injured in a road accident involving a car and a truck in
Quang Nam
,
Vietnam
.
(VietnamPlus)
A man died and 12 others were hospitalized when the
West Nile virus
spread across
Italy
.
(
Fidelity News
)
International relations
Italy–United States relations
U.S. President
Donald Trump
hosts
Italian
Prime Minister
Giuseppe Conte
at the
White House
.
(
USA Today
)
North Korea–United States relations
Intelligence officials in the
United States
share evidence that
North Korea
has continued to develop
nuclear weapons
, despite promises made at the
2018 North Korea–United States summit
.
(
Washington Post
)
Law and crime
Cannabis in Georgia
Following a campaign led by Georgian politician
Zurab Japaridze
, the
Constitutional Court of Georgia
legalizes
cannabis
for
recreational use
. Georgia is the first former
Soviet Republic
to fully legalize the drug, with it also being decriminalized in Russia, Ukraine and Estonia.
(
Georgia Today
)
(RFE/RL)
Indiana Governor
Eric Holcomb
calls for the
General Assembly
to pass a hate crimes bill after a suburban
Indianapolis
synagogue is defaced with
anti-Semitic
graffiti.
(
SFgate
)
Australian
Archbishop
Philip Wilson
announces his resignation after being convicted for his role in covering up sexual abuse. He is the most senior
Roman Catholic
official convicted to date.
(BBC)
Politics and elections
Zimbabwean general election, 2018
Voters in
Zimbabwe
go to the polls to elect a new president and members for both houses of the
Parliament
, the first election to not involve longtime former president
Robert Mugabe
.
(
The Guardian
)
Macedonian constitutional referendum, 2018
Lawmakers in
Macedonia
approve a government proposal to set September 30 as the target date of a referendum to change the country's name.
(RFE/RL)
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