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July 12, 2023
China-based Hackers Breached Government and Individual Email Accounts, Microsoft Says
By Zen Soo
Microsoft said a group, dubbed Storm-0558, gained access to email accounts linked to 25 organizations, including Western European government agencies.
July 12, 2023
North Korea Fires Its First ICBM in 3 Months
By Hyung-jin Kim and Mari Yamaguchi
North Korea may have launched a Hwasong-18 ICBM, its most powerful nuclear-capable missile.
July 12, 2023
Chip Maker Foxconn Exits Semiconductor Joint Venture With Indian Mining Company Vedanta
By Ashok Sharma
The $19.5 billion semiconductor JV was called off due to “external issues unrelated to the project,” Foxconn said.
July 12, 2023
Saudis Deposit $2 Billion in Pakistan’s Central Bank Ahead of Key IMF Meeting
By Munir Ahmed
The deposit is not a loan but will shore up Pakistan’s reserves and remain in the bank for at least a year.
July 12, 2023
Thailand’s Election Commission Says Top PM Candidate May Have Broken Election Law
By Jinatamas Saksornchai and Grant Peck
The announcement comes just a day before Parliament is set to convene and vote to select the country's next prime minister.
July 12, 2023
Indonesia Warns Nuclear Weapons Put Southeast Asia a ‘Miscalculation Away’ From Disaster
By Edna Tarigan and Niniek Karmini
Indonesia's Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi urged nuclear weapons states to join ASEAN's regional nuclear-free zone.
July 12, 2023
Hong Kong Will Ban More Products From Japan If Treated Wastewater Is Discharged, Leader Says
By Kanis Leung
Chief Executive John Lee said in a press briefing that his government would err on the side of caution amid the unprecedented planned release of wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant.
July 12, 2023
China Says Its Foreign Minister Is Ill. A Senior Diplomat Will Take His Place at ASEAN Summit
By Associated Press
It’s unclear what exactly is wrong with Qin Gang, who has missed several crucial diplomatic events in the past month.
July 11, 2023
Dutch to Return Bejeweled Cannon and Other Artifacts Taken From Sri Lanka During Colonial Rule
By Bharatha Mallawarachi
Among the artifacts is the Cannon of Kandy, a ceremonial weapon made of bronze, silver and gold and inlaid with rubies.
July 11, 2023
Solomon Islands PM Visits China, 1 Year After Controversial Security Pact
By Shannon Tiezzi and Associated Press
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare is on his second trip to China – and his first since upending Pacific geopolitics with a China-Solomons security agreement.
July 11, 2023
South Korea’s Yoon Pushes for Strong Resolve Against North’s Nuclear Ambitions at NATO Summit
By Hyung-jin Kim
Yoon Suk-yeol will attend the annual NATO summit being held this year in Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 11-12 as part of a two-nation trip that includes a stop in Poland.
July 10, 2023
North India Reels Under Monsoon Fury; Pakistan on Alert
By Associated Press
Heavy rains have triggered flash floods and landslides, especially in the northern hill states.