* The U.N. human rights office said on Thursday at least 87 people including ethnic Masalits were buried in what it described as a mass grave in Sudan's West Darfur, saying it had credible information that the Rapid Support Forces were responsible.
* China on Thursday renewed its call for the United States to lift "unilateral" sanctions against Chinese enterprises on Thursday, ahead of a possible visit by the U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo.
* UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday sent a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, making a proposal for the further implementation of the agreements on food and fertilizer exports from Russia and Ukraine, a UN spokesman said on Wednesday.
* The cooperation among China, Russia and Indonesia will help promote the process of multilateralism and boost regional peace and stability, senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi said in Jakarta on Wednesday.
* The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Wednesday test-fired its latest Hwasongpho-18 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the country's state news agency reported Thursday, calling it the core weapon system of its strategic force.
* Former First Lady Sandra Torres and anti-graft candidate Bernardo Arevalo will compete in Guatemala's presidential runoff vote on August 20, the electoral court said on Wednesday, after an extended delay triggered by a court-ordered ballot review.
* Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday left for official visits to France and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), announced the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
* U.S. President Joe Biden will host Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Washington on July 27, and the two leaders will discuss issues including the Ukraine conflict and transatlantic cooperation regarding China, the White House said on Wednesday.
* Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday started his two-day state visit to Uganda where he will hold meetings with his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni and also address a business forum.
* Speakers attending the ongoing High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development on Wednesday stressed the need for renewable sources to make up 60 percent of power generation by 2030 to support sustainable development in developing countries.
* Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) on Wednesday voted in favor of a law to restore degraded natural ecosystems. The vote was divisive for MEPs, with 336 votes in favor, 300 against and 13 abstentions.
* Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune will visit China from July 17 to 21, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Thursday.
* Alphabet GOOGL.O said it is rolling out its artificial- intelligence chatbot, Bard, in Europe and Brazil on Thursday, the product's biggest expansion since its February launch and pitting it against Microsoft MSFT.O-backed rival ChatGPT.
* Egypt is attempting to mediate between Sudan's warring factions, hosting a regional summit on Thursday, the latest in a series of international efforts to prevent the outbreak of civil war and the deepening of a humanitarian crisis.
* The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Wednesday urged Lebanon and Israel to stop any action that may lead to an escalation in southern Lebanon, a few hours after three Hezbollah members were reportedly injured by an Israeli drone attack near the two countries' border.
* Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas visited the northern West Bank city of Jenin and its refugee camp on Wednesday, about a week after the end of a large-scale Israeli military offensive on the area.
* The number of people entering Ethiopia from Sudan has surpassed 64,000, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Wednesday.
* Morocco is reviewing its current fisheries partnership with the EU in a way that takes into account its own fishing strategy and biological factors, Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita said on Wednesday.
* China's two-way trade with Russia rose in June to its highest level since the Russia-Ukraine’s crisis started, Chinese customs data showed on Thursday, at a time that both of the neighbours have described their relations as at a new high.
* The Russian rouble firmed on Thursday to approach a more than one-week high past 90 to the dollar as strong oil prices eased pressure from last month's abortive armed mutiny and the capital outflows that followed.
* U.S. economic activity increased slightly in recent weeks, with slow growth seen continuing in coming months, according to a Federal Reserve report published on Wednesday that also offered further indications of abating inflation pressures.
* Britain's economy shrank by less than expected in May despite a bank holiday to mark King Charles' coronationand strikes, suggesting a widely forecast recession caused by high inflation and surging interest rates was not already under way.
* Supplies of drinking water in the Indian capital will fall by a quarter on Thursday and Friday because three treatment plants have been flooded, the city government said, as the Yamuna river overflowed after incessant rain.
* Peru extended a state of emergency for another 30 days along the country's main roadways, including a key mining corridor, as a new round of protests is expected to kick off next week, the country's prime minister said on Wednesday.
* The Bank of Canada on Wednesday increased its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 5 percent.
* Climate protests at two German airports led to travel disruptions early on Thursday at the height of the busy summer holiday season, with Hamburg airport saying it had halted all traffic as a result.
* The high temperature in Spain, as a result of the second heat wave, continued on Tuesday and will remain at least until Thursday in the south, according to the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET).
