World News: 18 July 2022

Putin, Erdogan to discuss Ukrainian grain exports
Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the United Nations are expected to sign a deal later this week aimed at resuming the shipping of grain from Ukraine across the Black Sea, which has been all but choked off by Russia’s decision last February to send its armed forces into Ukraine.

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Indian traders, shopkeepers plan nationwide protest against tax hikes
Small traders and shopkeepers are a key constituency for Modi, who introduced the Goods and Services Tax (GST) system in 2017 to replace about 20 federal and state taxes and to help unify Asia's third-largest economy.

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Pegasus phone spyware used to target 30 Thai activists, cyber watchdogs say
Among those targeted, Citizen Lab said, were the lese majeste lawyer Arnon Nampa, protest leader Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul and activist Jatupat Boonpattararaksa.

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Yellen says US wants to end dependence on China for rare earths
Yellen, who arrived in Seoul late on Monday (Jul 18), told Reuters she was pushing for increased trade ties with South Korea and other trusted allies to improve the resilience of supply chains and avert any possible manipulation by geopolitical rivals.

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Hurricane Estelle gathers strength off Mexico's western coast
The storm is expected to strengthen over the coming day, and could bring "life-threatening surf and rip current conditions" to parts of Mexico's western coast, according to NHC.

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Plane crash-lands at Somalia airport, all 30 passengers survived
A passenger plane crash-landed at an airport in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Monday, with no deaths reported and all those on board - more than 30 passengers - rescued.

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