United States
US proposes wider controls on high-tech investment in strategic rivals
The Treasury plan would cover AI, biotechnology, hypersonics and supercomputing across China, Russia, Iran, Cuba and North Korea.
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New Zealand naval deployment deepens Indo-Pacific military cooperation
A four-month mission combined sanctions monitoring, multinational exercises, air patrols and a record tempo of replenishment at sea.
Asia
South Korea and UN Command investigate DMZ explosion that injured three soldiers
A joint team of about 40 officials searched the western DMZ after three South Korean soldiers were injured while clearing a patrol route, with the device's cause and origin still undetermined.
Europe
France regrets human-rights post after dispute with the United States
France's U.N. mission in Geneva withdrew its criticism of Washington over one human-rights vote, potentially clearing an obstacle to approval of Paris's next ambassador to the United States.
China
North Korea nears completion of long-delayed bridge to China
Satellite analysis indicates customs facilities, roads and landscaping on North Korea's side of the New Yalu River Bridge are nearly ready, suggesting the dormant crossing may finally open.
Asia
US, South Korea and Japan proceed with Freedom Edge as North Korea raises pressure
The five-day drill off Jeju will integrate missile defense, anti-submarine warfare and surveillance despite a failed attempt to ease tensions with Pyongyang.
China
China considers November summit with South Korea at Shenzhen APEC meeting
Wang Yi and Cho Hyun paired possible leader-level talks with plans for travel, trade, supply-chain and cultural cooperation, while Seoul pressed Beijing on North Korea.
Asia
Trump orders reduction of US-South Korea military exercises
The White House tied the cutback to Seoul's refusal to support the Iran war and Trump's outreach to Kim Jong Un, raising questions about allied readiness as North Korea expands its missile arsenal.
Europe
Black Sea strikes threaten Egypt's food supplies as maritime attacks intensify
Kyiv warned that attacks on cargo shipping are reducing food deliveries and raising prices, while Moscow rejected a proposed halt to strikes on civilian vessels in the Black Sea.
Asia
Kim Jong Un Condemns US Foreign Policy and Warns of Wider Instability
Kim Jong Un accused the United States of disregarding international law and deepening conflict in Europe and the Middle East, while also criticizing Japan's military ambitions and what he described as a resurgence of aggressive nationalism.