HOT NEWS
- U.S. officials will meet this week to discuss whether to support Israeli’s plan to annex the occupied West Bank as the start date set by Prime Minister Netanyahu is approaching. Source: Reuters
- The Trump administration added four Chinese media outlets to foreign mission organizations list due to their relations to the government and the Communist Party. Source: Al Jazeera
- Brazil’s death tolls have surpassed more than 50,000 cases, making it the second country after the U.S. that suffered most deaths by the COVID-19 pandemic. Source: BBC
WORLD
- French President Emmanuel Macron accuses Turkey of playing a dangerous game in meddling in Libya and called its targeting of a French ship as NATO brain death. Source: RT
- The Yemeni government backed by Saudi Arabia and the southern separatist forces have reached a ceasefire agreement and will meet for peace talks in Saudi Arabia. Source: Reuters
- Thousands of Palestinians have rallied on Monday against the Israeli’s annexation plan, with dozens of foreign diplomats attending the protest in Jericho. Source: Al Jazeera
REGIONS
- Japan’s Ishigaki City assembly has renamed an area covering a group of disputed islands, which China claimed the move to be a serious provocation to China’s sovereign territory. Source: SCMP
- Thai scientists have administered the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine trial on monkeys and are waiting for a positive response to move to human trials as early as october. Source: CNA
- RoK officials have confirmed that they believe the country is encountering the second wave of the coronavirus infections, despite reporting relatively low numbers. Source: BBC
CAMBODIA
- SPM Hun Sen said yesterday that the new international airport will employ 20,000 workers a day when the construction is at its full capacity. Source: Khmer Times
- RGC lifted the ban on cross-border movement with Vietnam, while the prevention guidelines remain in place to mitigate the risks of COVID-19 transmission. Source: Khmer Times
- SPM Hun Sen has confirmed that the RGC will spend over USD 25 million per month to support vulnerable families who are suffering from COVID-19 impacts. Source:AKP
