Trump Announce JD Vance Senator from Ohio as his VP (www.yahoo.com)
MNDAA Announces Four-Day Halt in Fighting in Myanmar’s N. Shan (www.irrawaddy.com)
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US, Canada and Finland form ‘Ice Pact’ to project influence into Arctic region (www.theguardian.com)
Kagame seeks fourth term as Rwandan president (www.bbc.com)
Philippine Senate orders arrest of mayor probed for alleged Chinese crime ties (www.channelnewsasia.com)
Japan builds gas markets in Asia to boost LNG trading, energy security (www.reuters.com)
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Philippines probing suspected killing of Australian couple, Filipino in hotel (www.reuters.com)
More than 60 missing as Nepal landslide sweeps buses into river (www.bbc.com)
Russia’s advance toward key eastern highway threatens Ukraine’s grip of Donetsk Oblast (kyivindependent.com)
Outgunned and outmanned, Ukrainian soldiers struggling to hold the front line in a brutal, months-long Russian siege of Chasiv Yar are increasingly worried about their army’s ability to protect their rear. If key supply lines from the west are cut off and if troops to their south are overrun, they risk being choked....
44,000 Afghans in Pakistan waiting for relocation to Western nations: Pakistan government (www.thehindu.com)
Nepal poised for new government after prime minister loses confidence vote (www.reuters.com)
India's opposition Congress asks Modi to tax billionaires more (www.reuters.com)
Myanmar Political Parties Invited to China as Beijing Pushes for Election (www.irrawaddy.com)
EU residency permits to exempt Brits from biometric checks at UK border | Biometric Update (www.biometricupdate.com)
China exports rise, but falling imports dampen June trade data (www.straitstimes.com)
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Japan and the Philippines sign a defense pact in the face of shared alarm over China (apnews.com)
New cargo rail service that connects Malaysia, Thailand, Laos and China kicks off (www.channelnewsasia.com)
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China accelerates green steel shift as EU levies loom, researchers say (www.reuters.com)
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For First Time, NATO Accuses China of Supplying Russia’s Attacks on Ukraine (www.nytimes.com)
Iran’s new president can only change the country so much (www.vox.com)
A Russian court has ordered the arrest of Alexei Navalny's widow, who lives abroad (www.npr.org)
The Netherlands is releasing an additional €300 million to arm F-16s destined for Ukraine (www.defensie.nl)
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The World War on Asylum (theintercept.com)
Dhaka, Beijing sign 21 instruments, announce 7 projects (www.dhakatribune.com)
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UN Experts Say 'Targeted Starvation Campaign' by Israel Has Led to Famine Across Gaza (www.commondreams.org)
