Trade : Tariff "leviathan" rises as Trump sets off tariff war among nations (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
The United States and China on 28 July started their third round of bilateral negotiations in Stockholm, Sweden, on a seemingly equal footing to resolve continued trade frictions concerning tariffs and issues related to the supply of advanced semiconductors and various other items that are currently under export restrictions in both countries, according to media reports.

UN : Global hunger declines, but Africa and West Asia see rise (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
An estimated 8.2 percent of the global population, or about 673 million people, faced hunger in 2024, down from 8.5 percent in 2023 and 8.7 percent in 2022, according to a new report by five specialized agencies of the United Nations.

UN : 2.3 billion people facing food insecurity in 2024, says report (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
About 2.3 billion people in the world were moderately or severely food insecure in 2024, according to a new report by five specialized agencies of the United Nations.