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British man who tried to scale South Korea’s Lotte World Tower without ropes detained

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Local media identified the climber as 24-year-old George King-Thompson, who was arrested and jailed in 2019 for trying to scale the Shard building in London. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3223754/british-man-detained-trying-climb-south-koreas-lotte-world-tower?utm_source=rss_feed

Your Monday Briefing

New York Times Nicola Sturgeon is arrested in Scotland. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/12/briefing/sturgeon-scotland-counteroffensive-trump-europe.html

China’s Coast Guard and the Fight to Control Asia

New York Times Beijing’s patrol vessels often resemble warships. Now other nations are trying to compete with tougher coast guards of their own. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/12/world/asia/china-coast-guard.html

Singapore’s economy set to slow, as Hong Kong roars back to life: survey

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A tourism-supported consumption-driven rebound is boosting Hong Kong’s ‘short-term cyclical prospects’, economists say. Singapore, meanwhile, may be entering a technical recession. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3223743/singapores-economy-set-slow-hong-kong-roars-back-life-survey?utm_source=rss_feed

Malaysia wants Google, Microsoft to follow Tesla, Amazon’s lead and invest: ‘we have to be opportunistic sometimes’

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Malaysia has sought to capitalise on its attractiveness as a neutral supply chain base amid rising US-China tensions to bolster its position as a semiconductor hub and emerging data centre, its trade minister said.…

India, US boost defence ties with Russia, China in mind: ‘things are changing’

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A slew of agreements may be how Washington weans New Delhi off its reliance on Moscow for weapons, analysts say, amid the war in Ukraine and a flourishing Moscow-Beijing relationship. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3223579/india-us-boost-defence-ties-russia-china-mind-things-are-changing?utm_source=rss_feed

GCC foreign ministers urge intl. action to stop Israel’s settlement construction plans

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The Persian Gulf Cooperation Council’s foreign ministers condemns Israel’s settlement construction plans, urge international action to stop them. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/06/12/705123/Palestine-Israel-GCC-condemns-settlement-construction-Palestinian-territories

10 dead, 25 injured after bus crash in Australia’s wine region; driver arrested

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Local media reported the bus was believed to be coming from a wedding reception at a nearby wine estate in the Hunter region. The bus driver was arrested, police said. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3223737/10-dead-11-injured-after-bus-crash-australias-wine-region-driver-arrested?utm_source=rss_feed

Ukraine Claims First Gains, if Slight, in Counteroffensive

New York Times Three small settlements in the eastern region of Donetsk have been taken back from Russian occupiers, Ukrainian officials say. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/11/world/europe/ukraine-counteroffensive.html

A U.S. Citizen Has Been Arrested in Russia, State Department Says

New York Times The man, Michael Travis Leake, has been accused of drug trafficking, according to Russian state media. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/11/world/europe/us-citizen-arrested-russia-drug-trafficking.html