Global Courant
ISTANBUL
Here’s a rundown of all the news you need to start your Monday off, including a rare meeting between US and Chinese diplomats, findings on the tragedy on a migrant boat off Greece last week, and updates on a school shooting in the East African country of Uganda.
BEST STORIES
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken invited his Chinese counterpart, Qin Gang, to Washington during the two diplomats’ meeting in Beijing amid strained relations. Talks between them will continue on Monday.
Blinken’s visit to China was the first meeting of any senior US official in five years. On Sunday, he sat down for nearly six hours of talks with the Gang.
Beijing said bilateral relations were at the “lowest” level since the two countries established diplomatic relations in the 1970s.
US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller described the meeting as “candid, solid and constructive”.
New evidence by the British broadcaster the BBC shows that an overcrowded fishing boat was stationary for at least seven hours before sinking in southwest Greece last week.
The BBC obtained a computer animation of the tracking data from MarineTraffic, a marine analytics platform, which contradicts the Greek coastguard’s claim that the boat was headed for Italy and did not need assistance before the deadly incident that occurred last Wednesday.
The boat capsized and sank in southwest Greece, leaving at least 79 dead and about 500 missing. Authorities rescued 104 people.
The death toll in a terrorist attack by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) on a school in western Uganda rose to 41 after more student bodies were found, officials said.
According to Selevest Mapoze, director of the Mpondwe-Lhubiriha border area, some students were hacked to death in Friday night’s attack, and 17 students were burned in a dormitory.
Several bodies have been cremated beyond recognition, and authorities will use DNA tests to establish their identities. The rebels also kidnapped six students.
NEWS IN BRIEF
A three-day ceasefire agreed by the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group began on Sunday. The ceasefire was achieved through the mediation of Saudi and US mediators. Nearly 100 people died as the northern Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar were overwhelmed by the heatwave that hit over 40°C (104°F). The US is “deeply disturbed” by Israel, State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said it plans to approve more than 4,000 new settlements in the occupied West Bank. The residence of the Tunisian ambassador in Khartoum, the Sudanese capital, is a residence condemned by the Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. pressed in the attack. An armed group raided the residence and looted the belongings. Pakistan’s federal investigation agency has arrested 10 suspected human traffickers, local media reported. The men were involved in smuggling people into the unfortunate migrant boat that capsized last week. Ukraine claimed on Sunday that it carried out 14 airstrikes on areas where Russian forces were concentrated, the Ukrainian General Staff added: “Our defenders also destroyed 2 antis. -aircraft missile systems.” The Yemeni government has announced that prisoner-exchange talks with the Houthis in the Jordanian capital have resulted in an agreement for the release of Mohammed Qahtan, the politician held by the rebels since 2015. EU postpones next week Arab ministerial meeting It plans to install tracking devices to track its movements. According to local media, a tourist died. A 6.3-magnitude earthquake late Sunday shook Mexico and there were no immediate damage reports or tsunami warnings. The earthquake was 131 kilometers (81 miles) east of the resort town of Cabo San Lucas.
SPORTS
Spain won the 2023 UEFA Nations League, beating Croatia 5-4 on penalties on Sunday.
Neither team was stuck in regular time and extra time, meaning that penalties determined the winning team in the final at Rotterdam’s Feyenoord Stadium.
Spain’s goals were scored by Joselu, Rodri, Mikel Merino, Marco Asensio and Dani Carvajal.
Dutch Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen won the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday to secure the Red Bull team’s 100th victory.
Back-to-back world champion Verstappen first saw the checkered flag at the Gilles-Villeneuve Circuit in Montreal, completing the 70-lap race in one hour, 33 minutes and 58.348 seconds.
Verstappen dominates the 2023 season, winning six out of eight races.
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
Around 7.5 million households in the UK are expected to have increased repayments by 2026, with annual mortgage repayments projected to increase by £15.8bn ($20.2bn) by 2026, a recent study by the Resolution Foundation has revealed.
The research predicts that interest rates will peak at around 6% by mid-2024, suggesting the possibility of an additional five-quarter point hike.
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