Noontime News Recap: Russia drone deaths, Lebanon standoff and EU trade pressure dominate Noon Brief
A six month old baby and a man were killed in Russia's Moscow region after debris from an overnight Ukrainian drone strike hit a building, according to the regional governor, underlining the continuing toll of cross border attacks. 🔗In the Middle East, Israel's defence minister said Israeli forces would stay in Lebanon until Hezbollah is disarmed, while insisting Israel has no territorial ambitions there. 🔗Monaco prosecutors said a parcel bomb blast in a residential building is being treated as an attempted assassination, with the manhunt continuing after earlier inquiries. 🔗South Africa has deployed police and defence assets across towns and... [Continue Reading]
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US and Europe clash over Bosnia's next high representative in Sarajevo
Diplomats from the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, the European Union and other countries are meeting in Sarajevo in a second attempt to resolve a dispute over Bosnia and Herzegovina's next high representative. The post carries significant authority over the country's postwar political order, making the appointment a sensitive test of international influence in the Balkans. The talks come after an earlier effort in early June collapsed amid acrimony.The immediate dispute centres on whether Christian Schmidt, the current German high representative, should remain in place or be replaced. According to the supporting material, the United States has... [Continue Reading]

