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PM says South Korea not at stage to consider nuclear armament 'for now'

Lavrov: Aiomme toistaa Venäjä-Intia-Kiina -muotoiset tapaamiset

North Korea sends trash-carrying balloons for 2nd straight day

For 5 days in a row, 4 Chinese Coast Guard ships have repeatedly entered the 12-mile territorial limit around Japan's Senkaku islands. CCG "drove away & expelled" Japanese patrol boats & have been spotted sailing within Japan's EEZ for 186 days straight, the longest record ever

"3 theaters-Europe, the MiddleEast & the IndoPacific are increasingly intertwined" @DeputySecState Kurt Campbell tells @CFR_org "PRC, Russia, DPRK & Iran are increasing coordination&security cooperation.There are limits to these partnerships but they cannot be ignored"

Palestinian officials: Postponing the talks between the Fatah and Hamas movements in China without setting a new date

President @AndrzejDuda during a meeting with the President of the People's Republic of China, Xi Jinping: I believe that our activities under the presidency of the EU will be able to contribute to building our mutual relations. I hope that the President will accept our invitation to Poland

Firefighters find around 20 bodies at South Korea battery fire site, reports Yonhap

Yhdysvallat, Korea (ROK) ja Japani "tuomitsevat jyrkästi" Korean demokraattisen kansantasavallan ja Venäjän välisen sotilaallisen yhteistyön syventämisen, mukaan lukien jatkuvat aseiden siirrot, jotka pidentävät Ukrainan kansan kärsimystä, — Yhteinen julkilausuma

Philippines says it won't back down, but won't start a war, after clash with Chinese Coast Guard

A 26-storey building is on fire in Astana, rescuers evacuated 8 people, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kazakhstan reports. The Rixos Khan Shatyr Residences complex consists of six residential towers and two office towers.

Poliisi nosti syytteen kahdelle Kazakstanin kansalaiselle, Altai Žakanbajeville ja Meyram Karatajeville, jotka 18. kesäkuuta yrittivät murhata Kazakstanin oppositiotoimittajan Aidos Sadikovin.

Chinese Ministry of Commerce: The European Union's continued escalation of trade disputes may lead to "igniting a trade war"

Putin: Russia expects its cooperation with North Korea to be a "deterrent factor"

Putin: Emme sulje pois korkean tarkkuuden aseiden toimittamista Pohjois-Korealle

The White House: The United States will continue to focus on expanding the partnership with Vietnam

Asejärjestelmien priorisointi Ukrainalle ei vaikuta Taiwaniin, Kirby sanoo

Valkoinen talo: Pohjois-Korean ja Venäjän välinen sopimus ei ole yllätys

U.S. sends its top diplomat on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, A/S Daniel Kritenbrink, to Hanoi tomorrow to meet with Vietnam officials to underscore strong commitment to implementing Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and to support free, open Indo-Pacific region. A/S Kritenbrink will also reaffirm the U.S’ support for a strong, independent, resilient, and prosperous Vietnam, per DoS. He will discuss shared objectives for next month’s ASEAN-related ministerial meetings, which will take place in Vientiane, Lao PDR

Guangdong (China): The region experienced significant flooding and landslides due to torrential rains

Etelä-Korea sanoo, että kaikki yhteistyö, joka auttaa Pohjois-Korean armeijan rakentamisessa, rikkoo YK:n turvallisuusneuvoston päätöslauselmia

Etelä-Korea harkitsee uudelleen kysymystä asetoimituksista Ukrainalle: presidentin virkamies

South Korea seized a 2,900-ton cargo ship near the Korea Strait on Thursday on suspicion of violating U.N. Security Council (UNSC) sanctions against North Korea, sources said.

Putin tapasi Vietnamin presidentin Hanoissa

Taiwanese FM: China’s dangerous actions against Philippines vessels & personnel have maliciously raised regional tensions. Taiwan condemns violence, opposes attempts to forcefully alter the status quo & calls for peaceful dispute resolution & respect for international maritime law

South Korea voices regret over Russia-North Korea commitment to military technology cooperation

Russian President Putin arrives in the Vietnamese capital after leaving Pyongyang

Chinese President: There should be no place for corrupt elements in the army to hide

Two Militants have been killed in an ongoing encounter between Indian security forces and Militants in the Hadipora Sopore area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district

Venäjän ja Korean demokraattisen kansantasavallan allekirjoittamassa sopimuksessa määrätään keskinäisen avun antamisesta, jos hyökkäys jompaakumpaa sopimuspuolta vastaan, Putin sanoi.