ASIA TODAY A new investigation confirms the shipment of Indian weapons to Israel

Today’s news: North Korea launched a hypersonic missile that exploded in mid-air. China’s Chang’e-6 probe returned to Earth with samples from the far side of the Moon. Myanmar’s ethnic militias conquer more territory. The Philippines awaits clarification of a Pentagon propaganda against the Chinese Sinovac vaccine during the pandemic.

INDIA – ISRAEL – GAZA

Some research confirm that India continues to sell weapons to Israel even during the conflict. A merchant ship, which had been prevented from docking in Spain in mid-May, had left the Indian port of Chennai. The ship contained several tons of explosives, and experts confirmed that much of the collaboration between India and Israel revolves around the production of missiles and the supply of drones.

NORTH KOREA

This morning, North Korea released what It appeared to be a hypersonic missile, but exploded in mid-flight, the South Korean military reported. The Japanese coast guard also confirmed the missile test. Earlier in the week, Pyongyang had criticized the deployment of a US aircraft carrier to participate in joint exercises with Seoul and Tokyo.

CHINA

China’s Chang’e-6 lunar probe has returned to Earth with the first samples of the far side of the Moon, the hemisphere not visible from our planet. After landing in the Inner Mongolia desert, President Xi Jinping declared that he hopes to continue exploring deep space and “reach new heights in unraveling the mysteries of the universe, for the benefit of humanity and the progress of the nation.”

MYANMAR

Myanmar ethnic militias who had launched Operation 1027 in October captured new territories against the military junta in the Shan States and Rakhine. In the north, the Ta’ang National Liberation Army accused the military of repeatedly violating the ceasefire negotiated by China in January. In the west, the Arakan Army took control of Ngapali Beach.

PHILIPPINES

Philippines follows waiting for clarification on a Pentagon propaganda campaign against the Chinese Sinovac vaccine applied between 2020 and 2021, during the pandemic. The campaign aimed to counter China’s growing geopolitical influence around the world, including Southeast Asia. Senator Imee Marcos, chairwoman of the Foreign Relations Committee and the president’s sister, called American propaganda “evil, dangerous and immoral.”

RUSSIA

Russian private clinics report a sharp increase in patients suffering from alcohol addiction, both old and new, a trend that has continued since the start of the war in Ukraine and does not seem to subside, with percentages between 30 and 40 “, as narcologist and psychiatrist Ruslan Isaev explains, “it is a global trend with current tensions, and Russia is no exception.”

MONGOLIA – UZBEKISTAN

The governments of Mongolia and Uzbekistan have concluded several agreements as a result of negotiations between Presidents Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh and Šavkat Mirziyoyev on interstate cooperation in trade, economic and financial matters until 2027, and according to Mongolian media, Uzbekistan will open its own embassy in Ulan -Bator.