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**[[Robert Lighthizer]] sends a document to U.S. lawmakers outlining the [[Presidency of Donald Trump|Trump administration]]'s [[Economic policy of the Donald Trump administration|priorities]] for renegotiating [[NAFTA]], including lower [[trade deficit]]s and efforts to deter [[currency manipulation]]. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-nafta-statement-idUSKBN1A2272 (Reuters)] |
**[[Robert Lighthizer]] sends a document to U.S. lawmakers outlining the [[Presidency of Donald Trump|Trump administration]]'s [[Economic policy of the Donald Trump administration|priorities]] for renegotiating [[NAFTA]], including lower [[trade deficit]]s and efforts to deter [[currency manipulation]]. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-nafta-statement-idUSKBN1A2272 (Reuters)] |
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*[[European Union–Libya relations]] |
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**The [[European Union]] [[Export restriction|restricts the exports]] of inflatable boats to [[Libya]]. [http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/07/eu-limits-sales-inflatable-boats-libya-170717190239391.html ( |
**The [[European Union]] [[Export restriction|restricts the exports]] of inflatable boats to [[Libya]]. [http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/07/eu-limits-sales-inflatable-boats-libya-170717190239391.html (Al Jazeera)] |
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*[[Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action]] |
*[[Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action]] |
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**The White House tells [[U.S. Congress]] that Iran is complying with its nuclear deal, and promises to impose new sanctions on Iran's ballistic missile program. [http://abcnews.go.com/International/iran-legally-complying-nuclear-deal-defaulting-spirit-agreement/story?id=48693039 (ABC News)] |
**The White House tells [[U.S. Congress]] that Iran is complying with its nuclear deal, and promises to impose new sanctions on Iran's ballistic missile program. [http://abcnews.go.com/International/iran-legally-complying-nuclear-deal-defaulting-spirit-agreement/story?id=48693039 (ABC News)] |
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*[[Martial law in the Philippines]] |
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**[[President of the Philippines]] [[Rodrigo Duterte]] plans to appeal to the [[Congress of the Philippines]] to extend [[Proclamation No. 216]] (martial law on the whole of [[Mindanao]], which will end on 22 July 10 PM [[Philippine Standard Time|PST]]) until the end of 2017, due to [[Constitution of the Philippines|constitutional constraints]] as well as the ongoing [[Marawi crisis]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/18/world/asia/philippines-rodrigo-duterte-martial-law.html (''The New York Times'')], [http://www.yahoo.com/news/philippines-duterte-seeks-martial-law-extension-south-093019912.html (Yahoo News)]. |
**[[President of the Philippines]] [[Rodrigo Duterte]] plans to appeal to the [[Congress of the Philippines]] to extend [[Proclamation No. 216]] (martial law on the whole of [[Mindanao]], which will end on 22 July 10 PM [[Philippine Standard Time|PST]]) until the end of 2017, due to [[Constitution of the Philippines|constitutional constraints]] as well as the ongoing [[Marawi crisis]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/18/world/asia/philippines-rodrigo-duterte-martial-law.html (''The New York Times'')], [http://www.yahoo.com/news/philippines-duterte-seeks-martial-law-extension-south-093019912.html (Yahoo! News)]. |
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Revision as of 12:58, 29 May 2022
July 17, 2017 (Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Moro conflict
- A new set of kidnappings and a jail break plague Sulu province in the southern region of Mindanao in the Philippines. (The Japan Times)
- War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
- Officials announce that Afghan security forces have retaken Nawa District from the Taliban. (Reuters)
- Syrian Civil War
- The Syrian army seizes oil wells in south-west Raqqa Governorate from ISIL. (Sky News Australia)
- Sinai insurgency
- A two stage attack targeting police kills 5 officers and wounds 11 in the city of el-Arish. A later roadside bomb south of the city wounds a further 6 officers. (ABC News)
Disasters and accidents
- Aftermath of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
- In Vijfhuizen, the Netherlands, exactly three years after the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) disaster, the National Memorial for the victims is opened in the presence of King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima and Prime Minister Mark Rutte. (NOS)
International relations
- Foreign trade of the United States
- Robert Lighthizer sends a document to U.S. lawmakers outlining the Trump administration's priorities for renegotiating NAFTA, including lower trade deficits and efforts to deter currency manipulation. (Reuters)
- European Union–Libya relations
- The European Union restricts the exports of inflatable boats to Libya. (Al Jazeera)
- Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
- The White House tells U.S. Congress that Iran is complying with its nuclear deal, and promises to impose new sanctions on Iran's ballistic missile program. (ABC News)
Politics
- Martial law in the Philippines
- President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte plans to appeal to the Congress of the Philippines to extend Proclamation No. 216 (martial law on the whole of Mindanao, which will end on 22 July 10 PM PST) until the end of 2017, due to constitutional constraints as well as the ongoing Marawi crisis. (The New York Times), (Yahoo! News).