1. Ceasefire talks between Hamas and mediators broke up in Cairo with no breakthrough, with just days left to halt fighting in time for the start of Ramadan.

2. Nearly five months into Israel's air and ground assault on the Gaza Strip and resulting mass displacement, acute shortages of food have led to what the United Nations is describing as a nutrition crisis.

3. Chinese Premier Li Qiang announced an ambitious 2024 economic growth target of around 5%, promising steps to transform the country's development model and defuse risks fueled by bankrupt property developers and indebted cities.

4. The Philippines called out Beijing for "unprovoked acts of coercion and dangerous maneuvers" in a disputed area of the South China Sea, saying Chinese ships had fired water cannons at one of its vessels, injuring some crew.

5. The European Commission will propose ways for the European Union to boost its arms industry so it can shift to "war economy mode" in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

6. Ukrainian sea drones damaged a Russian Black Sea Fleet patrol ship off occupied Crimea, Ukrainian military intelligence said. Follow the latest news from Russia's war in Ukraine.

7. Haiti's neighbors began shoring up their defenses and recalling embassy staff as a gang conflict in the Caribbean nation escalated and thousands fled fresh fighting.

Source: Reuters
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