HOT NEWS
- In response to Iran’s request to arrest Donald Trump for murdering General Qassem Soleimani, Interpol said its own rules would not allow such action. Source: RT
- The EU has named 14 safe countries whose citizens are allowed to enter the EU from July 1, despite the on-going pandemic, while the U.S., Brazil, and China are excluded. Source: BBC
- WHO is sending a team to China next week to investigate the origins of the COVID-19, saying that they can fight the virus better if they know everything about it. Source: CNA
WORLD
- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has expelled the EU ambassador to the country after the European Council decided to impose sanctions on his high-ranking officials. Source: RT
- French President Emmaunel Macron rejected national conclusions based on the results from local elections which his party, LaRem, has lost on Sunday. Source: Reuters
- At least 32 people have died, and another 20 people are reported missing in ferry crashes in Bangladesh near the capital Dhaka and close to the country’s largest river port. Source: BBC
REGIONS
- U.S. Navy joined the military drill off the Chinese coast in the Philippines sea, shortly after ASEAN sternly criticized China’s claims of hydrocarbons in the South China Sea. Source: Sputnik
- Japan has opposed the U.S. reform plan to include South Korea in the G7 meeting this year, arguing the differences of policy on China and North Korea. Source: SCMP
- India has banned 59 mobile applications which were mostly Chinese, targeting China in the online space weeks after the border clash between the two countries. Source: Al Jazeera
CAMBODIA
- Mr. Kem Sokha was accused of paying lip service by a spokesman for ruling CPP yesterday since his statement does not reflect the real situation in Cambodia. Source: Khmer Times
- The Minister of Tourism said that Cambodia’s target of hosting more than 7 million tourists in 2020 will be delayed to 2025 due to COVID-19 struggles. Source: Thmey Thmey
- A Cambodian returnee, who tested positive of COVID-19 in Cambodia, had actually been successfully treated in Malaysian hospital before they entered Cambodia. Source: Khmer Times
