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On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1576, While exploring the North Atlantic Ocean in an attempt to find the Northwest Passage, Martin Frobisher sights Greenland, mistaking it for the hypothesized (but non-existent) island of "Frisland". In 1913, Cordwainer Smith, American sinologist, author, and academic (died 1966) was born. In 1937, Pai Hsien-yung, Chinese-Taiwanese author was born. In 1941, The Northern Rhodesian Labour Party holds its first congress in Nkana. In 1950, Pakistan joins the International Monetary Fund and the International Bank. In 1953, Piyasvasti Amranand, Thai businessman and politician, Thai Minister of Energy was born. In 1955, Balaji Sadasivan, Singaporean neurosurgeon and politician, Singaporean Minister of Health (died 2010) was born. In 1960, Congo Crisis: The State of Katanga breaks away from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In 1990, Oka Crisis: First Nations land dispute in Quebec begins. In 2017, Jim Wong-Chu, Canadian poet (born 1949) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Foreign Ministry Condemns CCP for Pressuring Kenya to Block Taiwan’s Participation in the Our Ocean Conference
Taiwan had been scheduled to participate in the 11th Our Ocean Conference (OOC) in Mombasa, Kenya, but encountered unprecedented obstacles before the event. Several invited Taiwanese scholars and government officials were not only denied conference credentials but also had their passports and mobile phones confiscated by Kenyan immigration authorities for more than 20 hours, prompting []
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Utusan Malaysia
· Jun 29, 2026
PRN N. Sembilan: BN tidak campur urusan institusi diraja
KUALA LUMPUR: Barisan Nasional (BN) tidak akan mencampuri urusan melibatkan institusi diraja dan proses perundangan di Negeri Sembilan menjelang Pilihan Raya Negeri (PRN) negeri itu akan datang. Pengerusi BN, Datuk Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi berkata, keutamaan gabungan tersebut ketika ini adalah kesiapsiagaan bagi menghadapi PRN di negeri itu selain memastikan penyatuan dalam kalangan kepimpinan ... Read more The post PRN N. Sembilan: BN tidak campur urusan institusi diraja appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.
South China Morning Post
· Jun 27, 2026
Asean’s side deals in Myanmar risk missing where the power truly lies
As Asean foreign ministers prepare to meet in Manila from July 21-22, a quiet but significant shift is under way in the bloc’s approach to Myanmar. Although the Association of Southeast Asian Nations remains formally committed to the “five-point consensus”, several member states appear to be reconsidering the collective pressure strategy adopted since the 2021 coup. Rather than abandoning the consensus outright, they argue that more direct engagement with Naypyidaw may be necessary to encourage...
South Africa Today
· Jun 21, 2026
Africa’s community-led marine organizations on which 30×30 depends
More than 5,000 delegates are gathering in the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa for a major global conference on the future of the oceans. At the heart of the discussions is ocean governance and the global push to meet the 30×30 target — protecting 30 of the world’s land, freshwater and oceans by 2030. But []
Focus Taiwan
· Jul 1, 2026
International support key to countering China ethnic unity law: Lai
Taipei, July 1 (CNA) President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) on Wednesday stressed the importance of international support and Taiwan's participation in the global community in countering China's Ethnic Unity and Progress Promotion Law, which took effect the same day.
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Related coverage for "Foreign Ministry Condemns CCP for Pressuring Kenya to Block Taiwan’s Participation in the Our Ocean Conference": Utusan Malaysia — PRN N. Sembilan: BN tidak campur urusan institusi diraja. South China Morning Post — Asean’s side deals in Myanmar risk missing where the power truly lies. South Africa Today — Africa’s community-led marine organizations on which 30×30 depends. Focus Taiwan — International support key to countering China ethnic unity law: Lai