Category: World

North Korea had earlier snubbed efforts by the Biden’s administration to establish diplomatic talks.

1. Kim Jong-un prepares for ‘dialogue and confrontation’ with the US – BBC News
2. North Korea must prepare for ‘dialogue and confrontation’ with US – GMA News
3. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un describes nation’s food situation as ‘tense’ – South China Morning Post
4. Kim Jong-un admits North Korea facing a ‘tense’ food shortage – BBC News
5. Kim Jong Un warns that North Korea is running out of food as reports say a bunch of bananas now costs $45 – Business Insider

For the last week, as he jetted from the rocky outcroppings of coastal England to the glass hallways of NATO to the Swiss manor house where he met Putin, Biden slipped comfortably into a club of world leaders he’s long sought to join.

1. Biden finds his comfort zone on the world stage in first international trip as president – CNN Philippines
2. Biden lashes out at CNN reporter over Putin comments – BBC News – BBC News
3. Russia Ready For Further Dialogue If US Is Willing: Vladimir Putin – NDTV
4. Super powers are super reckless (and foolish) – Al Jazeera English
5. It used to feel that life hung in the balance during US-Russia summits. No longer – The Guardian

Some of the People’s Liberation Army planes, including bombers, fighter jets and surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft, flew east from the Chinese coast around the southern tip of Taiwan. The rest broke off and briefly darted further south towards tiny Pratas Island in the South China Sea before …

1. A tiny Taiwan island could be trigger for US-China clash – ABS-CBN News
2. Pushing against China, US lawmakers plan pro-Taiwan bill – Rappler
3. Japan to outline concerns over China’s maritime strength in defence white paper – South China Morning Post
4. Low probability of China trying to seize Taiwan in near term, says top US general – ABS-CBN News
5. China has ‘little intent’ to take over Taiwan by force – Top US general – Express

Civil administration building, sites belonging to armed Palestinian groups and agricultural field targeted, sources say.

1. Israeli air raids target Gaza for second time since ceasefire – Al Jazeera English
2. Israel launches air strikes on Gaza, says Israeli army – ABS-CBN News
3. Israel strikes Gaza in retaliation for fire balloons – INQUIRER.net
4. Israel launches new airstrikes on Gaza in response to incendiary balloons – The Guardian
5. IDF strikes Gaza for second time this week, after incendiary balloons spark eight fires in southern Israel – CNN

The world can’t let China block Taiwan from getting vital medical help in a pandemic.

1. A tiny Taiwan island could be trigger for US-China clash – ABS-CBN News
2. Pushing against China, US lawmakers plan pro-Taiwan bill – GMA News
3. Why PLA’s latest Taiwan sortie suggests it is expanding its range – South China Morning Post
4. Low probability of China trying to seize Taiwan in near term, says top US general – ABS-CBN News

As record heat bakes the Southwest and an intensifying drought tightens its grip, vegetation in California has dried to historic levels, putting the region at even greater risk of wildfires, officials say.

1. California prepares for a long wildfire season as record heat parches the state –

One of the most striking takeaways from the Putin-Biden summit in Geneva was their fulsome handshake — a rare moment of physical human contact.

1. The handshake after COVID-19 — Good riddance or welcome back? –

The United States is Taiwan’s strongest international backer and main source of arms, which angers China.

1. Low probability of China trying to seize Taiwan in near term, says top US general – ABS-CBN News
2. Pushing against China, US lawmakers plan pro-Taiwan bill – GMA News
3. A tiny Taiwan island could be trigger for US-China clash – South China Morning Post
4. After massed plane incursion near Taiwan, China says must respond to ‘collusion’ – INQUIRER.net
5. An invasion isn’t the only threat from China that Taiwan and the US have to worry about – Business Insider

Hundreds of officers search group’s headquarters after five arrested under National Security Law, accused of ‘collusion with foreign forces’.Subscribe to our…

1. Hong Kong police arrest Apple Daily editor, directors, raid HQ | AJ #shorts – Al Jazeera English
2. HK national security police arrest Apple Daily executives, seize reporting materials – ABS-CBN News
3. Hong Kong’s Apple Daily newsroom raided by 500 officers over national security law – INQUIRER.net
4. US condemns Hong Kong’s arrest of Apple Daily executives – South China Morning Post
5. Apple Daily: The Hong Kong tabloid that dared to challenge China – ABS-CBN News

Climate change has made the situation worse, scientists say.

GAZA CITY: United Nations Secretary General António Guterres has called for the full respect of the ceasefire agreed between Israel and militant groups led by the Islamic…

1. Respect Israel-Hamas truce – UN – The Manila Times
2. Israel strikes in Gaza after fire balloons launched – BBC News – BBC News
3. Israel strikes Hamas sites in Gaza in first attack since May fighting – ABS-CBN News
4. Gaza recycles rubble as Israel upholds ban on construction goods – Al Jazeera English

CHIBA: Japan said on Thursday it will start issuing vaccine passports beginning next month for Japanese travelers as governments around the world experiment with ways to relaunch…

1. Japan to issue jab passport starting in July – The Manila Times
2. Japan to start issuing vaccine passports in July – ABS-CBN News
3. Japan To Issue Vaccine Passports To Citizens For Travelling Abroad – NDTV
4. Japan to issue Covid-19 vaccine passport for travel abroad – The Straits Times