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Gaza slipping into famine as death toll surpasses 60,000

bnm Gulf bureau July 29, 2025

Gaza is slipping into famine, UN-backed experts warned, as the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory said the death toll in the nearly 22-month war had surpassed 60,000.

EU suspends financial aid to Ukraine over Law 21414 attack on anti-corruption reforms

Ben Aris in Berlin July 29, 2025

The European Union has suspended all financial aid to Ukraine after lawmakers voted through the controversial Law 21414 that strips the leading anti-corruption law enforcement agencies of their independence last week.

China’s shipping giant COSCO pushes for stake in CK Hutchison's Panama ports deal

Alek Buttermann in Berlin July 29, 2025

The $23bn sale of CK Hutchison’s global port assets, including key terminals at both ends of the Panama Canal, has shifted as China’s state-owned COSCO emerges as a potential investor, altering the deal’s geopolitical balance.

PiS leads new Polish party poll as key government party drops in ratings after cabinet reshuffle

bne IntelliNews July 29, 2025

Poland’s radical right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party received 28.3% support in a United Surveys poll released on July 28, putting it ahead of Civic Coalition (KO), the main party of the incumbent coalition government, which dropped to 25.8%.

Facebook political ad ban threatens to upend Fidesz's digital strategy

bne IntelliNews July 29, 2025

Fidesz, which has consistently outspent its political rivals in the digital arena, may soon see its competitive edge erode as Meta plans to suspend all political advertising on Facebook and Instagram across the European Union from this autumn.

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