Ukraine parliament votes to restore anti-corruption agencies, Sudan Camp Children Die From Hunger, Trump’s Tariff Deadline Frenzy

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🇺🇦 Ukraine parliament votes to restore anti-corruption agencies

This story is just breaking at the time of writing. Read more on Al Jazeera

🇸🇩** Sudan Camp Children Die From Hunger**

Thirteen children died last month from severe food shortages at Lagawa displacement camp in Sudan’s East Darfur state, medics reported, as famine spreads through the war-torn region. The Sudan Doctors Network documented “deteriorating humanitarian conditions” and widespread malnutrition at the camp housing 7,000 people, which has faced repeated attacks by armed groups. The deaths highlight Sudan’s deepening humanitarian crisis after 27 months of civil war between the army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, with nearly a million people now in famine conditions and cholera outbreaks spreading in Darfur. More - BBC

🇺🇸** Trump’s Tariff Deadline Frenzy**

President Trump unleashed a series of last-minute tariff deals and demands on the eve of his Friday deadline, imposing 15% tariffs on South Korea and a punitive 25% rate on India while criticizing Modi’s Russian energy purchases. Trump shocked copper markets by exempting widely-traded forms from 50% tariffs, while announcing deals are pending for Thailand and Cambodia following their ceasefire and Taiwan after reaching “consensus.” The flurry comes as most countries lack trade deals ahead of Trump’s August 1 deadline for reciprocal levies ranging from 15-50%, with South Korea and Japan both securing $350 billion investment funds where 90% of profits flow back to the US. More - Bloomberg

*Note - significant uncertainty remains over the details of many of these deals and the sector-specific tariffs so, despite the flurry of tariff letters, Q3 and 4 are likely to remain volatile as the details of each arrangement become clear. *

Asia Stability Ratings and News Summary

More Unstable

🇦🇫 Afghanistan, 🇦🇲 Armenia, 🇧🇩 Bangladesh, 🇧🇹 Bhutan, 🇰🇭 Cambodia, 🇬🇪 Georgia, 🇮🇩 Indonesia, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan, 🇱🇦 Laos, 🇲🇾 Malaysia, 🇲🇲 Myanmar, 🇳🇵 Nepal, 🇰🇵 North Korea, 🇵🇰 Pakistan, 🇵🇭 Philippines, 🇰🇷 South Korea, 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka, 🇹🇼 Taiwan, 🇹🇯 Tajikistan, 🇹🇭 Thailand, 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan

More Stable

No countries were more stable over this period

Unchanged

🇦🇿 Azerbaijan, 🇧🇳 Brunei, 🇨🇳 China, 🇹🇱 East Timor, 🇮🇳 India, 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan, 🇲🇻 Maldives, 🇲🇳 Mongolia, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan, 🇻🇳 Vietnam

Regional News Summary

In the realm of international relations, tensions have escalated between Thailand and Cambodia, with armed clashes reported along their shared border. This conflict has resulted in civilian casualties and the displacement of thousands, prompting international calls for res

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