US, Russia fail to reach agreement on Aleppo truce

Here is a round-up of global news developments:

• The US and Russia have failed to reach an agreement on a new truce in Syria’s Aleppo. Reports say the meeting between Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov ended without any tangible result. The two sides had mentioned they were at odds over certain subjects.
• Aid workers warn about the dire situation of Syrian refugees trying to enter Jordan. They say the refugees are at risk of epidemics due to lack of food and drinking water. Most of the asylum seekers are women and children. Jordan says it cannot afford to take more refugees.
• Israeli forces have killed a Palestinian man and wounded another in the Shuafat refugee camp in East Jerusalem al-Quds. Israel says the Palestinians were trying to run over the troops. No Israelis were hurt in the incident. 234 Palestinians have been killed in clashes in the occupied territories since last October.
• Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has warned about the possibility of another global economic recession, urging major economies to help prevent it. Abe said Tokyo is leading the efforts to bring global economic growth. He also hailed the Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade agreement as the growth engine of global economy.
• North Korea has reportedly fired three ballistic missiles off its east coast. The report comes after South Korea’s President Park Geun-hye warned about the negative impacts of Pyongyang’s nuclear tests and missile launches on regional ties. She said the tests have posed a challenge to South Korea’s ties with China.
• Preliminary results of Hong Kong legislative elections show that four of six wining seats will go to anti-China candidates. A record high number of voters took part in the polls. The opposition hopes for a fresh round of political confrontation over China’s control of the territory by winning more seats.
• Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says his country will support Britain in the Brexit process. Turnbull said Australia and the UK are strong allies and his government is determined to assist Britain in every way. He made the comments in a meeting with British Prime Minister Theresa May in China.
• Floods and landslides have affected hundreds of residents in southern Mexico. Some two hundred people were trapped in their homes in the city of Acapulco in Guerrero state after heavy rains caused a local river to overflow. Mexican army troops have been deployed to help with relief operations.

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