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URN Daily: G7 approves $50 billion loan, Zelensky rejects visit by UN secretary general

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The Reporter's Notepad: URN Daily kicks off a period of travel, attending conferences and visiting readers, to the backdrop of the potentially pivotal US presidential election.

Just The Facts: The G7 leaders finally reach agreement on their $50 billion loan for Ukraine, Zelensky rejects a visit by the UN secretary general after the trip to Russia, Sweden allocates SEK 110 million to winter humanitarian aid in Ukraine and Lukashenko says North Korean presence in Ukraine war would mark escalation.

Here's What They Think: The Atlantic argues in an opinion piece that "the West worries too much about what Putin thinks" and Foreign Policy magazine says the West needs its own "victory plan" for the war in Ukraine.

Sober Second Opinion: A study published in the Psychiatry Research journal shows that populations as far away as Peru and Taiwan have suffered mental health effects resulting from the fighting that has followed the 2022 Russian invasion.

The Rebuilder's Social: The US deputy special representative for Ukraine's Economic Recovery says the US and Ukraine are about to deepen cooperation on minerals, while AHK Ukraine says it's expanding its cooperation with Ukrainian financial institutions and Yulia Svyrydenko says she is looking to hire two deputy economy ministers.

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