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INTERNATIONALEgypt’s Top Court Rules Parliament Invalid

On 2 June Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court invalidated the nation’s upper house of parliament and apanel that drew up the constitution.The upper house, or Shura Council, holds legislative powers. t will !edissolved after a new lower house is elected.The court dissolved the lower house of parliament 2"#2June.The constitution was drafted !y an slamist$dominated assem!ly in 2"#2 %ovem!er and approved!y voters in &ecem!er.

Nigeria’s Parliament Passed a Bill Criminalising Gay Marriage

On 2 June %igeria’s parliament has passed a !ill criminalising gay marriage, ma'ing it punisha!le with a#($year prison term.The country’s lower house, )ouse of *epresentatives, followed the action of theSenate and endorsed the !ill.

N !inds Eviden"e O# To$i" C%emi"als and a &orsening &ar in 'yria

On + June -nited %ation’s -%/ human rights investigation report ,finds some 'ind of chemical haspro!a!ly !een used on Syria’s !attlefield.0aulo 0inheiro, chairperson of the -% commission of in1uirysu!mitted their latest report at the -% in eneva .

O(esity and Poor Nutrition Report Released (y N !AO

On ( June ccording to the -%’s 3ood and gricultural Organi4ation 3 O/ report ,o!esity and poornutrition weigh heavily on the glo!al economy and told governments that investing in food health would!ring !ig economic as well as social returns.5ost productivity and spiralling health care !ills lin'ed tomalnutrition 6could account for as much as five per cent of glo!al gross domestic product &0/,7e1uivalent to -S8+.9 trillion S8(.( trillion/ a year. n its yearly report, the *ome$!ased agency said #2.9percent of the world’s population some :;: million people/ are undernourished in terms of energy inta'e,

while 2; percent of children worldwide are stunted !y malnutrition.Some two !illion people suffer frommicronutrient deficiencies and #.( !illion people are overweight < of which 9"" million are o!ese.

' 'lapped E"onomi" 'an"tion on Iran

On ( June The -S has slapped new sanctions on ran ,targetting the country’s already$devalued currencyand automo!ile industry.This is the ninth set of sanctions that the O!ama administration has imposedagainst ran.The e=ecutive order also empower the imposition of new sanctions against those whointentionally engage in ma>or financial or other transactions for the sale, supply, or transfer to ran ofsignificant goods or services used in connection with ran’s automotive sector. Similar sanctions wereearlier imposed on ran’s shipping, ship!uilding, and energy sectors. t is for the first time that the -S hasdirectly targeted the ranian currency.

)') and C%ina *old Bilateral Tal+s

On ? June The -.S. 0resident @arac' O!ama and China 0resident Ai Jinping concluded their latest roundof high$level trade tal's. n the meeting !oth countries agreed to in>ect new vitality to !ilateral trade andeconomic relations.The -S and China will wor' together and with other countries to use the e=pertise andinstitutions of the Bontreal 0rotocol to phase down the consumption and production ofhydrofluorocar!ons )3Cs/, among other forms of multilateral cooperation.@oth nations agreed to wor'together on the crucial cy!er security issues that have spiraled tensions !etween the two nations.



Banglades% Amends Anti,Terror La-

On #2 June @angladesh’s parliament amended the tough anti$terrorism law re$defining terrorism andallowing courts to accept internet.The anti$terror/ !ill suggests provisions to effectively control terrorismthrough inter$state cooperation. t offers the central !an' the authority to free4e suspicious accountswithout court orders.The law was first enacted in 2"" after the &ecem!er 2"": elections while it was

amended last year incorporating some provisions.The law was first enacted in 2"" when the incum!ent wami 5eague assumed office after the &ecem!er 2"": elections while it was amended last yearincorporating some provisions.

E Laun"%ed Ne- Nu"lear 'a#ety Rules

On #2 June The European Commission released a new set of nuclear power safety rules aimed ateliminating the ris' of a 3u'ushima$type disaster in the region.The directive will re1uire countries tosu!mit to an international review of their nuclear power systems every si= years, and fi= any shortcomingsdiscovered.There are #+2 nuclear reactors in operation in Europe.

*asan Ro-%ani Ele"ted As Iran’s Ne- President

On #9 June moderate cleric )asan *owhani elected as ran’s new 0resident.*owhani has won thecountry’s presidential election.*owhani won with 9".? percent of the more than +; million votescast.Other contenders such as Tehran Bayor Bohammad @agher Dali!af got #;.9 percent and )ard$linenuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili came in third with ##.+ percent of votes. nother conservative Bohsen*e4aei got #".; percent votes.

.u-ait’s Constitutional Court /issolved Parliament

On #; June The uwait Constitutional Court has dissolved the uwaiti parliament and ordered newelections.The Constitutional Court had decided not to ma'e a ruling on the constitutionality of the EmirShei' l$Sa!ah’s change to the electoral laws after they had e=amined and re>ected the challenge.

A#g%anistan Re0e"ts Tal+s &it% Tali(an And )'

On # June fghanistan 0resident )amid ar4ai re>ected peace tal's with the Tali!an in a new office inDatar . ar4ai also suspended tal's on a new -.S.$ fghan security deal that would allow some mericantroops to remain in the country after the international com!at mission ends in 2"#( to protest the fact thathis government was !eing left out of the initial process.

C%ina 1 Russia 2Cooperation 34567 *eld in Bei0ing

Chinese rmed 0olice 3orce and the *ussian internal security force’s 6Cooperation $2"#+F Joint trainingwas held from ##th to 2"th June in @ei>ing at rmed Special 0olice cademy.(; personnel from the Snow5eopard Commandoes, an elite anti$terrorism force under the Chinese 0eople’s rmed 0olice 3orce0 03/, and 2 from a special tas' force unit of *ussia’s domestic security force.@efore this >oint trainingheld in @ei>ing, the two sides previously conducted a >oint anti$terrorism drill, 6Cooperation 2""?,7 inBoscow .

Russia and C%ina 'igned 8394(n Oil /eal

On 2# June *ussia’s oil giant *osneft and Chinese state firm C%0C signed a agreement to supply Chinawith 82?"!n worth of oil over the ne=t 29 years.The agreement was signed !y *osneft chief e=ecutivegor Sechin and C%0C head Ghou Jiping in the presence of 0utin and visiting Chinese Hice 0remierGhang aoli.



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