Russia recorded the lowest unemployment rate among G20 countries in June, at 2.4%, according to an analysis by “Sputnik” News Agency.

This achievement comes despite Western sanctions imposed on Moscow, reflecting the resilience of the Russian labor market in the face of economic challenges.

In the same month, Japan achieved the second lowest unemployment rate at 2.5%, recording a slight decrease from May, which recorded 2.6%, while Mexico witnessed a slight increase in unemployment from 2.6% to 2.8% between May and June, while unemployment rates in South Korea remained stable at 2.8%.

Despite the improvement witnessed by some countries, most G20 economies were unable to reduce unemployment rates below 3%, although they remained stable or decreased in some cases.

In Spain, the unemployment rate fell from 12.29% in the first quarter of this year to 11.
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The U.S. Department of Defense announced that the US Army has handed over control of its military base in Niger to the local armed forces, in a move that ends its military presence that lasted for years in the country under the pretext of “fighting terrorism.”

Air Base “201”, located in Agadez in central Niger, which cost $110 million to build with funding from the Pentagon, served as an operations center for US drones.

According to a report published by the “New York Times”, the last group of 1,000 US soldiers left the air base in Agadez on board a U.S. Air Force cargo plane.

This withdrawal came after Washington agreed to withdraw them by September 15, and the newspaper indicated that a small number of soldiers will remain at the U.S. embassy for a short period to complete some administrative details.
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Hurricane “Debbie” washed up huge quantities of cocaine on a Florida beach, with an estimated value of more than $1 million.

The U.S. Border Patrol reported that a beachgoer discovered 25 packages containing 32 kilograms of cocaine, and immediately contacted the relevant authorities.

The Border Patrol did not reveal the exact location of the cocaine discovery, but published photos of the packages, which were labeled with a distinctive red triangle.

The person who found the cocaine reportedly found the packages wrapped inside a garbage bag, amid seaweed and debris.

Hurricane Debbie, which made landfall in the United States as a Category 1 hurricane with wind speeds exceeding 130 kilometers per hour, washed these packages to the beach.
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U.S Special Envoy to Libya Richard Norland met with the Chairman of the National Oil Corporation , Farhat Bengdara, to discuss the current halt in production at the Sharara oil field.

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In a tweet on his “X” account, Norland stressed that oil production in Libya is the country’s economic lifeline, and that halting production harms all Libyans.

The U.S envoy stressed the importance of preserving the independence and technocratic integrity of the National Oil Corporation.

The National Oil Corporation had previously announced the start of a partial reduction in production from the Sharara field due to force majeure conditions resulting from the sit-ins of the “Fezzan Movement” group.
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Mali’s Foreign Ministry announced on Friday that it had asked the Swedish ambassador to leave the country within 72 hours, in response to what it considered hostile statements made by a Swedish minister.

Swedish Minister of International Cooperation, Development and Trade, Johan Forssell, had said on Wednesday that his country’s government intends to gradually reduce aid to Mali.

The Swedish Foreign Ministry has not yet commented on this development.

Sweden recently announced its decision to stop development aid to the Republic of Mali, following the latter’s severing of diplomatic relations with Ukraine.
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The Sudanese government announced in an official statement that it will send representatives to Jeddah to consult with the U.S. government, in response to an American invitation to attend negotiations to be held in Geneva to discuss the Sudanese crisis.

This comes at a time when the Chairman of the Sudanese Sovereignty Council, Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, requested, during a phone call with U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, to hold a bilateral meeting before the start of these negotiations scheduled for August 15.
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Russia imposed tough counterterrorism measures in three border regions with Ukraine on Saturday morning, following reports of a Ukrainian incursion into Russian territory.

The affected areas include Kursk, Belgorod, and Bryansk, where Russian forces are repelling attacks by Ukrainian forces.

Russian news agencies reported that these measures include the possibility of evacuating residents from some areas, imposing restrictions on movement, strengthening security measures around sensitive sites, and monitoring communications.

For its part, the United States announced the provision of new military aid to Ukraine worth $125 million, and U.
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The embassies of five major countries, namely the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Italy, expressed their deep concerns about the ongoing military escalation in southwestern Libya.

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These statements came in a joint statement issued today, Friday, where the statement indicated that the current military movements could lead to a dangerous escalation of the situation in light of the ongoing political stalemate.

The statement explained that these movements could lead to an escalation of tensions and violent confrontations, at a critical time when Libya is witnessing a state of instability.
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The city of El Fasher, North Darfur, witnessed a sharp military escalation today, Saturday, between the Sudanese army and its allies on the one hand, and the Rapid Support Forces on the other.

According to local sources, fierce battles erupted, including a large-scale attack launched by the Rapid Support Forces from three axes on the positions of the Sudanese army and the armed movements allied with it, resulting in dozens of deaths and injuries.

The attack on El Fasher came after a period of relative calm, and at a critical time before the expected ceasefire talks scheduled to begin in Geneva on August 14.
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Africa is experiencing a worrying increase in monkeypox cases, with more than 15,000 cases reported this year, more than the total number of cases recorded in all of 2023.

The most critical situation is in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the disease has been endemic for decades but has now reached record levels, killing hundreds of people, most of them children under the age of five.

Global health authorities have expressed grave concern about the outbreak, with the World Health Organization considering declaring it a global health emergency.

Meanwhile, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has warned doctors that new cases could emerge among travelers from affected countries.
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