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A Ukrainian drone attack caused a fire and an emergency shutdown of the tuapse oil refinery in russia, damaging the liquefied natural gas unit but leaving the crude oil distillation unit intact.
The Philippines summoned China's ambassador after the Chinese coast guard used powerful water cannons against Philippine ships patrolling the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, damaging the vessels and escalating tensions around the disputed area.
Thousands of people have been evacuated and flights canceled in Indonesia due to a new eruption of Mount Ruang, which has caused thick ash clouds over 5 km high.
The United States and the Philippines have launched the annual Balikatan 2024 military exercise involving 16,000 troops practicing information warfare, maritime security, and integrated air and missile defense tactics amid rising tensions in the region.
In the north of Indonesia, the Ruang volcano began to erupt, and more than 11,000 people were evacuated.
The position of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary remains vacant in 30 Ukrainian embassies in different countries, including the UK, Belarus, Ghana and others, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Human Resources Department reports.
Thailand is proposing to introduce a single tourist visa valid in six Southeast Asian countries - Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, and Myanmar - to increase tourism revenues.
Indonesia has ordered two Scorpene-class attack submarines from the French naval group Naval Group as part of a defense cooperation agreement signed with Paris in 2021, strengthening its maritime sovereignty and regional naval superiority.
The Philippines is calling on its neighbors to act collectively to uphold international law in its disputes with China in the South China Sea, amid China's willingness to use force to resolve territorial conflicts.
The King of Norway was hospitalized in Malaysia due to an infection during a private trip to this Southeast Asian country.
Last year, a record 5,750 Russians sought asylum in South Korea, more than five times as many as in 2022.
A major data leak revealed that China may have hired a private company to spy on foreign governments and monitor its own citizens.
Western defense companies are seizing the opportunity to win Asian customers, as russia is not participating in Asia's largest air show in Singapore due to sanctions.
American ambassadors from nine Pacific Rim countries signed a letter calling on Congress to pass a bill to provide assistance to Ukraine and other allies in order to maintain trust with strategic partners.
Most of the prisoners recruited by russia to fight against Ukraine have not been granted legal military status, so they do not receive salaries, benefits, or the promised expungement of their criminal records.
