MORNING NEWS BRIEF [April 21, 2021]

HOT NEWS

1. Czech called on the EU and NATO partners to expel Russian diplomats as Prague accused Moscow’s involvement in a fatal explosion on its territory in 2014. Source: RFI
2. The international peace talk on Afghan and Taliban scheduled to take place on the 24th in Turkey has been postponed, followed by the consultations from the U.S., UN, and Qatar. Source: TRT World
3. Armenia strongly condemned Azerbaijani’s statement on the possible use of force to create a transport route to Azerbaijani city via Armenia’s territory, vowing to take measures. Source: TASS

WORLD

1. The U.S. Ambassador to Russia will head back to America after the Kremlin suggested the U.S. diplomat to have more thorough and serious consultation with Washington. Source: RT
2. The EU President declared the political crisis in Georgia resolved, while the opposition aimed to strike a new protest and the former president announced his return from exile. Source: CNA
3. Pakistan’s parliament will consider the resolution on expelling French envoys over the publication of a controversial cartoon of the Prophet that fueled anti-French protest. Source: France 24

REGIONS

1. SEA countries will hold an ASEAN summit in Jakarta to discuss the crisis in Myanmar following the EU’s newly imposed sanctions on the military junta and conglomerates. Source: The Straits Times
2. Japan reported that about 200 Japanese companies, organizations and the state’s space agency were threatened by cyberattacks with links to Chinese military. Source: CNA
3. More than 30 ROK’s students shaved their heads in front of the Japanese embassy as a protest movement against Japan’s decision to discharge contaminated water into the sea. Source: Reuters

CAMBODIA

1. PM Hun Sen expressed that the world needs a global governance system that supports multilateralism and adheres to international law and each state’s sovereignty. Source: The Phnom Penh Post
2. China provided a COVID-19 testing machine to Sihanoukville which is capable of speeding up samples testing and reducing the transport of samples amid ongoing community spread. Source: AKP
3. MoC sent food supply trucks to the Red Zones since residents in those areas are required to stay home as part of a measure to slow down the spread of community infection. Source: Khmer Times