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Monday's global agenda: NATO summit marred by tensions with Pakistan
Your morning global affairs speed-read
The U.S. and Pakistan failed to strike a deal on supply routes to Afghanistan ahead of the NATO Summit in Chicago, with President Obama refusing to meet with President Asif Ali Zardari until the issue is resolved. The lingering tensions come as NATO seeks to shift from combat operations to post-war planning in Afghanistan.
Russia: Russian President Vladimir Putin this morning signed off on a new government that replaces three-quarters of all ministers in order to create a “powerful impulse from new people”.
Foreign aid: American contractors risk losing business under a U.S. plan to double the share of international aid awards given to overseas entrepreneurs and governments, Bloomberg Government reports.
Serbia: Nationalist challenger Tomislav Nikolic defeated Serbia’s pro-European Union president Boris Tadic on Sunday, making accession to the EU potentially more difficult.
Gaza/West Bank: The rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah signed an agreement late Sunday in Cairo that paves the way for elections and a new unity government for the West Bank and theGaza Strip.
Global warming: The G-8 this weekend may have made the most progress on global warming in years by endorsing “comprehensive actions” to reduce “short-lived climate pollutants,” reports London's Telegraph. The full Camp David declaration is available here.
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