North Korea Test-Fires Missile Over Japan for First Time Since 2017 |
The missile launch early this morning triggered alerts across Japan (NYT) telling people to seek shelter. The last time a North Korean missile flew over Japan was during a period of high tensions between Washington and Pyongyang in 2017. Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio called the launch an “outrage,” and a White House spokesperson said Washington, Seoul, and Tokyo will coordinate a response (NPR).
The missile flew around 2,800 miles, a record for a North Korean test, Japanese and South Korean officials said. The range suggests the missile could have reached the U.S. island territory of Guam. Japan’s defense ministry said North Korea has already launched thirty-six missiles this year, surpassing its previous record (Nikkei) from 2019. |
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U.S. Reportedly Seeks to Curb China’s Advanced Computing |
Washington’s plan would require companies (WaPo) to have a U.S. government license to sell Chinese buyers certain advanced computing chips made with American technology. The measure would apply to factories anywhere in the world. |
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Pakistani Court Drops Contempt Case Against Former Prime Minister |
The case stemmed from comments former Prime Minister Imran Khan made about a female judge; he agreed to apologize (Bloomberg). A conviction would have prevented him from running for office for five years.
India: The head of prisons in India-administered Kashmir was killed (Dawn) in his home while India’s interior minister was visiting the region. Police arrested their primary suspect, a domestic worker. |
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Middle East and North Africa |
Iranian Leader Breaks Silence on Protests, Blames ‘Foreign Enemies’ |
Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said the United States and Israel instigated Iran’s ongoing protests (Al Jazeera) over the death of a young woman. U.S. President Joe Biden said Washington will impose “further costs” this week on those who commit violence against peaceful protesters in Iran. France/Qatar: Paris and some other French cities will not broadcast (AP) the FIFA World Cup on giant, public screens due to objections over labor abuses and environmental impacts related to the tournament, which Qatar will host next month. |
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Kenya Lifts Ban on Genetically Modified Crops Amid Drought |
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Moscow: Residents of Occupied Ukraine Have One Month to Accept Russian Citizenship |
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said residents of four Ukrainian regions annexed by Russia, including people who have fled, have one month to accept or reject (Moscow Times) Russian citizenship. A similar process occurred after Russia annexed Crimea in 2014. Poland: The country signed a note to Germany demanding around $1.3 trillion (AP) in reparations for damages caused when Nazis occupied Poland during World War II. |
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Blinken Kicks Off South America Tour in Colombia |
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with (NYT) Colombian President Gustavo Petro, who disagrees with Washington’s positions on Cuba, Venezuela, and the so-called war on drugs. Blinken said the leaders were “learning from each other.” He will go on to visit Peru and Chile. This timeline traces U.S.-Colombia relations.
Mexico: Pegasus spyware has been used to surveil (Reuters) at least two journalists and a human rights activist during Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s term, a Mexican nonprofit and a University of Toronto research center found. The spyware is only sold to governments. This In Brief explains how the Israeli-made spyware stoked the surveillance debate. |
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Report Finds ‘Systemic’ Abuse of Women Soccer Players |
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