Poland accused Belarus (Euronews) of urging a “mass entry” of migrants into Poland as revenge for European Union (EU) sanctions and warned that thousands of newly deployed border guards are on alert (CNN) for illegal crossings. The border became a flash point for EU-Belarus tensions after the bloc issued sanctions to punish Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s government for cracking down on political opponents following elections last year and forcing a commercial flight to land so a dissident could be arrested in May.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen accused Minsk of “instrumentalizing migrants” (FT) and called for further sanctions. Minsk has repeatedly denied that it is manufacturing a migrant crisis and accused Polish authorities of taking an inhumane approach to the migrants.

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its coalition partner agreed to give payments worth $443 (Kyodo) to people aged eighteen and younger.
 
For the Asia Unbound blog, CFR’s Sheila A. Smith discusses the new LDP leadership’s priorities.
 
China: Global holdings of Chinese stocks and bonds have risen by around $120 billion so far this year, despite regulatory crackdowns by Beijing, the Financial Times reported.

The information ministry said the government is also meeting with the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to discuss a long-term peace agreement (CNN).
 
Myanmar: More than three million people in the country are in need of humanitarian assistance (UN News), the United Nations’ emergency relief coordinator said.

Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry concludes two days of talks (Al Jazeera) in Washington that were expected to cover issues including human rights, last month’s coup in Sudan, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
 
Yemen: In the last two weeks, Houthi rebels detained at least twenty-five Yemenis working for the United States, Bloomberg reported.

The Uganda Red Cross Society said villagers from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) fled to Uganda (AP) after attacks that the DRC’s military blamed on the March 23 Movement (M23), a rebel group.
 
Sudan: A court ruled that internet services suspended during last month’s military coup must be restored (Al Jazeera).

Jailed opposition leader and former President Mikheil Saakashvili has been on a hunger strike (AFP) for several weeks to protest his imprisonment, which he says is politically motivated.

The vote comes after Chile’s lower legislative chamber agreed to open impeachment proceedings (Reuters) against President Sebastian Pinera over accusations of improper holding of offshore accounts revealed in the Pandora Papers leak.
 
The President’s Inbox podcast discusses the Pandora Papers.
 
U.S.: A House of Representatives committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riots subpoenaed six allies (NYT) of former President Donald Trump, including his former national security advisor Michael Flynn. 

If the global average temperature rises 2°C above preindustrial levels, one billion people worldwide could face potentially lethal levels of heat stress (ITV), according to a study by the United Kingdom’s national weather service.
 
CFR’s Alice C. Hill and Madeline Babin examine the consequences of extreme heat and how communities can adapt.
 
In a speech at COP26, former U.S. President Barack Obama criticized China and Russia (AP) for “a dangerous lack of urgency” on climate action and voiced confidence that the U.S. Congress will soon pass omnibus climate legislation.