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**The [[Presidency of Joe Biden|Biden administration]] orders [[U.S. government]] personnel and their families to leave [[Haiti]], citing "[[kidnapping]], crime, civil unrest, and poor health care infrastructure" in the country. [https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-orders-government-personnel-family-members-depart-haiti-2023-07-28/ (Reuters)] |
**The [[Presidency of Joe Biden|Biden administration]] orders [[U.S. government]] personnel and their families to leave [[Haiti]], citing "[[kidnapping]], crime, civil unrest, and poor health care infrastructure" in the country. [https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-orders-government-personnel-family-members-depart-haiti-2023-07-28/ (Reuters)] |
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**The [[United States Department of Defense]] announces the provision of a $345 million [[United States military aid|military aid]] package to [[Taiwan]]. [https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/asia-pacific/1690606662-u-s-announces-345-mn-military-aid-package-for-taiwan (AFP via i24 News)] |
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'''Law and crime''' |
'''Law and crime''' |
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Revision as of 10:29, 29 July 2023
July 28, 2023 (Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2023 Nigerien coup d'état
- Nigerien army general Abdourahamane Tchiani declares himself the new President of Niger following Wednesday's coup d'état. (BBC News)
- The United Nations suspends humanitarian aid to Niger in response to the coup. (TRT World)
Business and economy
- Ford announces that they will recall more than 870,000 F-150 pickup trucks due to concerns about possible parking brake malfunctions. (CBS News)
Disasters and accidents
- Four people are missing and feared dead after a helicopter crashes off the coast of Queensland, Australia. (Reuters)
International relations
- Haiti–United States relations, Haitian crisis
- The Biden administration orders U.S. government personnel and their families to leave Haiti, citing "kidnapping, crime, civil unrest, and poor health care infrastructure" in the country. (Reuters)
- Taiwan–United States relations
- The United States Department of Defense announces the provision of a $345 million military aid package to Taiwan. (AFP via i24 News)
Law and crime
- Capital punishment in Singapore
- Singapore executes Saridewi Djamani, the first woman to be executed in the country in nearly twenty years. Djamani was found guilty of trafficking 30 grams of heroin in 2018. (BBC News)