US to Send Banned Weapons to Ukraine

Hello again, Global Recap readers! I was reading through the comments on yesterday's poll, hoping to understand both sides of the opinion. I couldn't help but laugh at some of your witty comments.

💭 One commenter pointed out that one image looked like it drew inspiration from the 2012 movie The Dictator:

🧔 And one of you said that the beards look like “cheap glued-on beards from wish.com.”

✍🏼 There was also this one particularly astute observation:

Thank you for all your insights!

US
Biden Approved Sending Banned Weapons to Ukraine

🚨 The Biden administration has just approved an $800 million aid package that includes cluster bombs, which are banned by over 100 countries due to their high failure rates and indiscriminate killing over wide areas. Despite concerns from human rights groups and some lawmakers, military analysts have found that cluster bombs would be “useful” against dug-in Russian positions.

Belarus
Where Is the Wagner Group?

🔍 No Wagner Sightings in Belarus. Despite an agreement brokered by Belarusian President Lukashenko to end the armed mutiny of the Wagner Group, with the condition that Prigozhin and his followers be exiled to Belarus, the Belarusian defense advisor stated on Friday that none of the group members have even visited the military camp that was built for them in Belarus.

❌ Prigozhin: supposedly in Russia, with his precise location supposedly unknown.

❌ Wagner’s Belarusian military camp: empty.

China
Where Is the Wagner Group?

🏦 China’s central bank is on a gold-buying spree. For the eighth consecutive month, China has added to its gold reserves, this time with 23 tons in June. Amid economic and geopolitical turmoil, China is stockpiling the safe-haven asset and chipping away at the US dollar’s dominance as a traditional reserve currency.

They’re not alone - central banks around the world are buying up gold too, with first-quarter purchases up 176% annually.

World
Top of the News World

🇧🇬 Dramatic moment in Bulgaria: A pro-Kremlin priest tried to run onto the roadway, waving a crucifix and shouting about “fascists” as Zelensky’s motorcade passed by. Thankfully, Law enforcement officers quickly intervened, pulling the man away from the roadway. Here’s the video.

🌊 The IAEA’s is defending its report that green-lit Japan’s plan to dump radioactive wastewater into the ocean. Rafael Grossi said that there could be no transboundary effect from the release - calling the released report “scientifically impeccable.”

🇧🇾 Belarus is making moves to join BRICS. Ambassador Sergei Lukashevich met with Brazilian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Maria Luisa Escorel de Moraes to hand over a note reaffirming Belarus’ intention to become a full member of BRICS.

Thank You

🙏 So much has happened this week. Never have I imagined seeing photos of wigged Prigozhin, whether fake or real. Surreal.

As the weekend approaches, it's time to bid adieu to my trusty keyboard and let it slumber until Monday. Thank you for joining me on this week’s recaps, and rest assured, I'll be back next week with more.

Have a great weekend!

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