Key Events of the Past Week (July 27 — August 2)

🇺🇳The UN Security Council held its first round of preliminary straw polls for candidates seeking to become the next Secretary-General of the United Nations.

🇪🇸Spanish authorities responded to a new surge of irregular migrants attempting to enter the enclave of Ceuta from Morocco and reinforced border security.

🇮🇳Protests organised by India's "Cockroach Janta Party" ended after India's Minister of Education resigned.

🇺🇸🇺🇦U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met at the White House to discuss bilateral relations, security cooperation, and efforts to resolve the conflict in Ukraine.

🇰🇬President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov signed a decree scheduling the country's next presidential election for January 27, 2027.