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Global Affairs: The Weekly Outlook for June 29

The Weekly Outlook is an editorial briefing for wejetset’s online magazine. Each week we scan international news and aggregate the stories that will likely impact their respective region and possibly the world. From economic issues to politics, we strive to deliver news that will be useful to our readers as they navigate their local and global spaces.

Weekly Outlook for June 29: This week we present news about Honduras’ Heavy Military Presence after the Coup, Japan’s Climbing Production, Ahmadinejad’s Confirmed Victory, the Exiling of Casinos & Jobs in Russia, and the Tragedy Surrounding Zimbabwe’s Diamonds. Click Read More for the entire report.

“Honduras remained calm but tense Monday as military troops who removed President Jose Manuel Zelaya a day earlier ringed the presidential palace and demonstrations broke out nearby. The Telesur TV network showed images of troops, tanks and other military assets deployed around the presidential grounds.”

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“Human Rights Watch said Friday that Zimbabwe’s armed forces have taken over diamond fields in the east and killed more than 200 people, forcing children to search for the gems and beating villagers who get in the way.”

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“Iran’s top legislative body confirmed on Monday the results of a disputed June 12 election which was won by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, state broadcaster IRIB reported.”

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“One of the largest mass layoffs in recent Russian history is to occur on Wednesday, and the Kremlin itself is decreeing it, economic crisis or not. The government is shutting down every last legal casino and slot-machine parlor across the land, under an antivice plan promoted by Vladimir V. Putin that just a few months ago was widely perceived as far-fetched. But the result will be hundreds of thousands of people thrown out of work.”

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“Japanese industrial output increased 5.9% in May compared with the month before, the third consecutive monthly climb, according to official data. The rise last month was the same as April’s revised figure, though less than analysts’ forecasts of 6.9%.”

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