Great Power
- The US and Russia agree to continue arms control talks. [Link]
- Russia says the AUKUS defense pact threatens nuclear non-proliferation. [Link]
- US and UK spy plans are circling the Russian exclave Kaliningrad. [Link]
- Taiwan reports a surge in the number of Chinese flights through its air identification zone. [Link]
Korea
- North and South Korea reopened a hotline between the two countries. [Link]
Afghanistan
- Satellite footage shows no foreign aircraft at the Bagram Airbase. [Link]
- The Taliban claim a successful raid against ISIS-K near Kabul. [Link]
Middle East
- Iran is asking for the US to release $10 billion in frozen Iranian assets. [Link]
- Jordan’s king took a call from Syrian President Assad for the first time since the Syrian Civil War broke out. [Link]
- In Aden, Yemen, fighting broke out between the Southern Transitional Council and Islamists. [Link]
