Other International news worth noting in brief include:

  • Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared Mosul officially liberated of Daeshbags on Sunday, in an announcement in the city itself, according to Reuters.
  • The on-gain, off-again bromance between US President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin is back on again, after the two were figuratively canoodling at the G20 summit. The same could not be said for his talks with other world leaders at the riot-ridden summit, where he continued to antagonize on climate change and spout more protectionist rhetoric.
  • China's COSCO Shipping has offered to acquire Orient Overseas for USD 6.3 bn, a transaction would see the formation of world’s third largest container line, Reuters reports.
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