MORNING NEWS BRIEF [May 11, 2021]

HOT NEWS

1. The U.S. held talks with NATO’s easternmost members to bolster cooperation on a range of issues as Romania asked for more NATO troops to counter threats in the region. Source: AP
2. Israeli military launched a series of air strikes in Gaza, claiming it was a retaliatory move over 150 rockets fired from the Palestinain amid the tension in Jerusalem. Source: RT
3. The UN team in charged of investigating IS crimes in Iraq stated that there is a convincing evidence that the terrorist group committed genocide agianst Yazidi people. Source: China.org.cn

WORLD

1. Russian and Turkish Foreign Ministers had a phone call and urged the conflicting parties in East Jerusalem to show restraint and avoid actions that further threaten the tensions. Source: TASS
2. Columbia’s National Strike Committee called for a new demonstration as the government refused to end the massacres on indegenous people that led the negotiation to fall through. Source: teleSUR
3. The U.S. FDA authorized emergency use of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines to include adolescents aged 12 through 16 years old as the effort to fight against pandemic. Source: Sputnik

REGIONS

1. South Korea is seeking more engagement with the U.S. in an effort to revitalize the negotiation with North Korea over its nuclear and missile programs. Source: Al Jazeera
2. China urged the U.S., Germany and Britain to call off the forthcoming meeting on the Uyghur situation in Xinjiang, stating that the meeting is based on sheer lies and political bias. Source: CNA
3. The Australian government is committed to secure economic recovery from COVID-19 pandemic with billions of annual budget, despite deficit warning. Source: The StraitsTimes

CAMBODIA

1. Australia will provide an additional USD 3.15 million to Cambodia in order to support local businesses, strengthen social assistance and mitigate other impacts posed by COVID-19. Source: The Phnom Penh Post
2. Cambodia will receive one more million doses of COVID-19 vaccine in May as nearly two million people have been vaccinated throughout the country so far. Source: AKP
3. Rattanakkiri announced the discovery of the first two COVID-19 cases in the province on transport workers, and now Cambodia has logged the COVID-19 cases in 25 provinces. Source: Khmer Times