Israel’s New Gaza Aid Plan, Bolsonaro House Arrest, Russian Volcano

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As UN plastic pollution talks kick off in Geneva, Swiss daily Le Temps dedicates its front page to what it calls a “last chance treaty.” The 10 days of negotiations aim to finalize a global agreement against plastic pollution following a failed round of talks in South Korea last year, where a group of oil-producing states blocked a consensus.

🌎 7 THINGS TO KNOW RIGHT NOW

• Israel to allow controlled entry of goods into Gaza. An Israeli military agency that coordinates aid announced on Tuesday that the country would allow gradual and controlled entry of goods to Gaza through local merchants in order “to increase the volume of aid entering the Gaza Strip” while “reducing reliance on aid collection by the UN and international organisations.” This comes as local health officials report the deaths of dozens of Palestinians as crowds struggle to collect food via distribution points or airdropped parcels in Gaza. Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet with his security cabinet this week to decide on Israel’s next steps in the enclave following the collapse of indirect ceasefire talks with Hamas, Reuters reports.

• One killed in Russian attack on Kharkiv region, NATO to coordinate arms deliveries to Ukraine. One person was killed and 10 wounded, including two children, early on Tuesday, in what officials called Russia’s largest air attack on the Ukrainian town of Lozova. NATO announced it has started coordinating regular deliveries of large weapons packages to Ukraine, with the first two expected this month. This comes after the Netherlands said it would provide military aid worth $578 million, most bought from the U.S. Meanwhile, Russia’s former President Dmitry Medvedev said the country was no longer bound by a moratorium on the deployment of short- and medium-range nuclear missiles and warned that Moscow would take “further steps” in response. For more on Ukraine’s defense, check this Livy Bereg piece, translated from Ukrainian by Worldcrunch.

• Brazil’s Supreme Court orders house arrest for Bolsonaro. Brazil’s Supreme Court ordered that the former President Jair Bolsonaro be put under house arrest on Monday ahead of his trial for an alleged coup plot. Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who was targeted by U.S. sanctions last week, said the decision was because the former right-wing leader hadn’t complied with restraining orders put on him last month. The U.S. State Department condemned the judge’s ruling and said it would “hold accountable all those aiding and abetting sanctioned conduct.”

• Trump vows higher tariffs for India over Russian oil, Delhi calls threats “unjustified.” U.S. President Donald Trump again threatened on Monday to “substantially” raise tariffs on goods from India because the country continues to buy Russian oil, saying New Delhi “don’t care how many people in Ukraine are being killed by the Russian War Machine.” India’s foreign ministry responded that the threats were “unjustified and unreasonable” and said that the U.S. had actually encouraged India to import Russian gas at the start of the conflict with Ukraine, “for strengthening global energy markets stability.” Read more in this analysis from The Wire: Modi’s Guide To Taking On Trump? Channeling The Nehru-Gandhis.

• UK-France “one in, one out” migrant deal comes into effect. The UK said it will start returning some migrants who arrive on small boats to France within days under a new deal set to be ratified Tuesday. Under the new agreement, France agrees to accept the return of undocumented people arriving in the UK by small boats while London welcomes an equal number of legitimate asylum seekers with British family connections.

• Australia and Japan sign largest defense deal for advanced warships. Japan clinched a landmark 10 billion Australian dollar ($6.5 billion) deal on Tuesday to produce Australia’s new fleet of advanced warships, with the federal government expecting the first to be ready for service by 2030. This marks Japan’s most consequential defense sale since it lifted a decades-long ban on military exports in 2014 in a step away from its postwar pacifism.

• News Quiz! What surprising method are U.S. farmers using to scare off wolves from livestock?

A. Training sheep to bark like guard dogs
B. Blasting Scarlett Johansson’s voice over loudspeakers
C. Disguising farmers as wolves
D. Playing Taylor Swift songs in reverse
[Answer below]

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41.8 °C

Japan recorded a record high temperature at 41.8 °C (107.2 °F) on Tuesday, as residents are being advised by the government to stay indoors. The temperature was reached in the city of Isesaki, only one week after Japan recorded its former highest ever temperature of 41.2 °C (106.2 °F) in the city of Tamba. Japan isn’t the only country experiencing record heat this summer. Amid heatwaves in Vietnam, the capital city Hanoi recorded its first ever August temperature above 40 °C, at 40.3 °C (104.5 °F), as reported by a downtown weather station. In Finland, the longest ever heatwave since record began in 1961 was reached after 22 days of temperatures over 30 °C (86 °F). 

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📣 VERBATIM

“There is a risk there will be no Palestine left to recognize.”

— Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong said this in an interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation when asked about a mass protest against the war in Gaza in Sydney, attended by between 200,000 and 300,000 people, according to organizers. Wong said the government shares the “desire for peace and a ceasefire” and that Australia’s recognition of Palestinian state is “a matter of when, not if,” although the country has not officially committed to recognizing the state of Palestine.