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Tunisia – A Coup in Tunisia? (CSIS)

Will Todman writes: On Sunday July 25, Tunisian president Kais Saied invoked emergency powers, fired the prime minister, and suspended parliament for 30 days....

Environmental and social sustainability challenges – Major international legal report backs growing institutional investor focus on achieving positive sustainability impacts (UNEP)

UNEP writes: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (Freshfields) has today released a new report, A Legal Framework for Impact, commissioned by The Generation Foundation, the United...

Chemicals/Waste – How composting can reduce our impact on the planet (UNEP)

UNEP writes: Every year, across the world, 1.3 billion tonnes of food is either lost or wasted, says the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) Food...

Ecosystems/Biodiversity – Six things you can do to bring back mangroves (UNEP)

UNEP writes: Don’t be fooled by their modest appearance: mangroves are important players in some of the greatest challenges facing the world today. They...

China/Afghan Taliban – China hopes Afghan Taliban breaks away from all terror groups: FM Wang Yi (Global Times)

Al Jazeera writes: China hopes that the Afghan Taliban will make a clear break with East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM) and all other terrorist...

China – Anti-foreign sanctions law likely to be included in HK Basic Law Annex III (Global Times)

Cui Fandi and Chen Qingqing write: The recently enacted Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law is likely to be included in the Hong Kong Basic Law Annex...

China – SW China’s Chengdu set to issue nation’s first heavy ozone pollution alert (Global Times)

Global Times writes: Chengdu, capital city of Southwest China's Sichuan Province, is set to issue the nation's first alert for heavy ozone pollution on...

China – Conference on High-Quality Development and International Cooperation of Chinese Cities held in Beijing (Global Times)

Global Times writes: On July 24, the Conference on High-Quality Development and International Cooperation of Chinese Cities was held in Beijing. Guided by the...

Philippines – Why is Duterte still riding high despite recession, COVID? (Al Jazeera)

Ted Regencia writes: When Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte delivered his final State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, a meandering and profanity-laden spiel that...

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