❗️The death toll as a result of the earthquake in Morocco has increased to 1,037; another 1024 were injured, according to reports.

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🌍 Is the G20 obsolete in an increasingly multipolar world?

It turns out that Western-centric groups are beginning to cede global leadership to multipolar world organizations, mostly led by Russia, China, and India. Is this trend taking over the politics of the G20? And what are the prospects for the G20 on a future world stage?

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⚓️ NATO says it launched a northern coast exercise in the Baltic Sea

Confict in Ukraine "has radically altered the security situation in the Baltic Sea, and NATO has substantially increased its defensive presence in the region at sea, on land and in the air. Exercises like these send a clear message that NATO stands ready to defend every inch of Allied territory," acting NATO spokesman Dylan White said in the statement.

During the exercise, the 14 nations will train amphibious operations, air defense, strikes from sea to land, and securing sea lanes, with around 30 warships and 3,200 troops involved in the drills, the statement read.

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🇬🇧UK ‘hired gun’ in Ukraine was found dead in a pond, hands tied behind the back

A British man who went to Ukraine in early October 2022 to fight on the side of the Kiev regime as a mercenary has been found dead, according to a UK media report. 31-year-old Jordan Chadwick from Burnley, Lancashire, had reportedly been part of the so-called International Legion, established by Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky early last year and believed to comprise 'hired guns' from around 60 countries.

Known simply as ‘Joe,’ the young man had formerly served as a Scots Guard in the British Army from 2011 to 2015. His body was reportedly discovered in Ukraine, floating in a body of water with his hands tied behind his back. The Ukrainian International Legion repatriated Jordan Chadwick's remains on August 7. There will be an inquest into the cause of his death.

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📹 Sputnik’s correspondent has shared footage of the preparations for the 8th Eastern Economic Forum 2023, which will take place on September 10-13, 2023 in Vladivostok, Russia.

The Eastern Economic Forum is a key international platform for establishing and strengthening ties within the Russian and global investment communities, and for comprehensive expert evaluation of the economic potential of the Russian Far East, the investment opportunities it offers, and business conditions within advanced special economic zones.

The Eastern Economic Forum was established in 2015 to support the economic development of Russia’s Far East and to expand international cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region.

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🇺🇸🚌 Gov. Abbott warns Biden of 'more buses' of migrants amid the mulled 'Remain-in-Texas policy'

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has promised the Biden administration 'swift justice' if it sets into action a plan to force migrant families to remain in Texas.

“This scam was tried years ago & was shot down by a judge," Abbott said on X social media platform, adding that his state would send “even more buses of migrants to Washington D.C."

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🇷🇺📈 Western sanctions fail as trade between Russia and one of the US' closest neighbors hits a historic high

Russia’s trade with Mexico has hit a new high, according to a report by Russian media citing figures from Mexico’s official statistical service, the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI).

According to the data, trade turnover between the two countries jumped 17 percent year-on-year in June, by $324 million total, the highest level ever recorded. Mexican imports accounted for a whopping $322 million of the total hike, with exports to Russia accounting for about $2 million of the total.

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🇺🇸🤐 Biden fails to pronounce Saudi Crown Prince bin Salman's name twice at G20 forum

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❗️ The death toll in the earthquake in Morocco exceeded 1.3 thousand, more than 1.8 thousand were injured, media reports citing the Kingdom's Ministry of Internal Affairs

🌍 The declaration of the G20 summit in India was a blow to the West, a British business newspaper reports, adding that this highlights the lack of global consensus in support of Kiev.

The G20 leaders earlier in the day said in the New Delhi Summit Declaration that they had different views on and assessments of the Ukraine conflict during discussions of the issue, but all of them jointly call for respect for the UN Charter.

"That statement, hammered out over weeks of negotiations between diplomats, is a blow to western countries that have spent the past year attempting to convince developing countries to condemn Moscow and support Ukraine," the newspaper wrote.

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King of Morocco Mohammed VI on Saturday declared three days of national mourning following a devastating earthquake that killed over 1,300 people and left more than 1,800 injured in the North African nation, media reports citing the Kingdom's Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Earlier in the day, the king chaired a meeting in the royal palace in Rabat in connection with the disaster and instructed officials to take measures to address the situation, the Hespress media reported.

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🇨🇳 The Chinese armed forces on Saturday escorted one US and one Canadian warships passing through the Taiwan Strait, People's Liberation Army (PLA) spokesman Shi Yi said, adding that the escort had been carried out in accordance with law and regulations.

Chinese servicepeople maintain a high degree of combat readiness and are unwavering in defending national sovereignty and security, as well as regional peace and stability, the spokesman added.

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NATO has no indication that Russia intended to hit the alliance in light of the recent strikes on Ukraine's Danube ports, close to the Romanian border, and fresh drone debris found on the NATO member's soil, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said.

Earlier in the day, the Romanian Defense Ministry said that fragments of a drone "similar to those used by the Russian army" were discovered some 2.5 kilometers (1.5 miles) southeast of the border village of Plauru, marking the second such incident in a week. On Wednesday, debris from a possible drone was found close to Romania's border with Ukraine, but NATO said it had no information indicating any intentional attack by Russia.

"Spoke to [Romanian President Klaus Iohannis about] Russian attacks on Ukraine by the Danube [and] drone parts found in Romania. No indication of intent to hit NATO, but the strikes are destabilizing," Stoltenberg wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.

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❗️ The death toll in the earthquake in Morocco has increased to 2,012, a total of 2,059 others were injured, Moroccan newspaper reported citing Interior Ministry data

President Joe Biden is set to arrive in Hanoi on Sunday, with Vietnam and the US reportedly planning to sign a “comprehensive strategic partnership agreement” of a kind similar to one the Asian nation already has with China and Russia. What can be expected from Biden’s trip? Sputnik reached out to a veteran expert in regional affairs for details.

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