Talks in Doha, Qatar, regarding the Iran nuclear deal went poorly such that "the prospects for a [nuclear] deal after Doha are worse than they were before Doha and they will be getting worse by the day," Reuters reported June 30, citing a senior U.S. official.
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree transferring the rights of the Sakhalin-2 natural gas project to a Russian company, according to a June 30 Kremlin statement.
The U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security unveiled administrative changes to its enforcement policies for export control violations, The Wall Street Journal reported June 30.
Chinese President Xi Jinping attended a ceremony celebrating the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover from British to Chinese rule and the inauguration of Hong Kong's new Chief Executive John Lee, Reuters reported July 1.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced that his country had started exporting electricity to the European Union, starting with an initial export of 100 megawatts to Romania, Reuters reported July 1.
Peruvian President Pedro Castillo announced his resignation from the ruling Free Peru party via Twitter after facing pressure from the party, La Republica reported June 30.
Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso's government agreed to reduce the price of gasoline by $0.15 and limit the development of new mining and oil projects in protected areas in return for a cessation of protests led by the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE), Bloomberg reported June 30.
The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights released a press statement expressing concern over human rights violations -- including killings, violence against women and illegal inducement of voters -- in the lead-up to Kenya's August general elections, Radio France Internationale reported June 30.
Brazil's Senate passed an economic stimulus package that will increase the amount of money distributed to Brazil's poorest people through the country's cash transfer program Auxilio Brasil, and the package will also raise the number of the program's recipients, Folha de S.Paulo reported June 30.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo met with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss peace and ways that fertilizer and grain shipments from Eurasia can restart, The Jakarta Post reported June 30.
