| CHINA

In Wuhan, a call for teachers to turn up at dawn to inspect vegetables for school canteens sparked a protest. But among the non-teaching tasks assigned to teachers is also the requirement to ‘like’ posts from public accounts on social media. Meanwhile, an increasing number of schools are turning to the ready-meal market, which the Party has identified as one of the key sectors to be promoted in the economy.

by Shafique Khokhar

Convicted for the death of a soldier during a protest in Gwadar in 2024, the leader of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee plans to appeal. Human rights groups lament the lack of transparency in the trial and fear new tensions in the province, where the local ethnic group has challenged Islamabad and foreign economic interests.

| 23/06/2026
| PAKISTAN
by Sumon Corraya

In line with the Church’s commitment to social justice. Eroded land is “not merely a resource”: it is linked to identity and survival. The “indissoluble” link between territorial rights and biodiversity was emphasised, as were the issues surrounding “eco-parks”. A call for concrete measures.

| 23/06/2026
| BANGLADESH

The Director General of the IAEA, Rafael Grossi, has spoken of Kazakhstan as a possible third-party custodian of Tehran’s enriched uranium. Astana possesses significant nuclear expertise and, since 2019, has hosted the world’s only low-enriched uranium bank. The main obstacle is not logistics, but trust: only Russia and China could guarantee Iran the return of its uranium should the agreement fail.

 

 

| 23/06/2026
| KAZAKHSTAN-IRAN

The 29-year-old striker for the German national team is the son of migrants originally from the Viranşehir district. He is the first Kurd to score at a World Cup, celebrating the goal with a traditional dance. He was also the target of a campaign peppered with racially charged insults during a Europa League match in Istanbul. Nine players from this ethnic-religious minority are taking part in the tournament.

| 23/06/2026
| UNITES STATES - MIDDLE EAST

Today’s headlines: Kim Jong-un announces to the Party his intention to expand North Korea’s nuclear arsenal; Investigation into the Tai Po fire in Hong Kong: most of the victims died from smoke inhalation; New US plan on customer service in companies puts call centres in India and the Philippines at risk. Amnesty in Tajikistan to mark 35 years of independence.

| 23/06/2026
| ASIA TODAY
by Vladimir Rozanskij

According to a report published and subsequently censored in the state media, as many as 250,000 men who have returned from the front are struggling to find work in Russia. The website Veter contacted some of them and recounted their stories, which take us back to the period following the Soviet Union’s war in Afghanistan, a time marked by many unresolved social tensions.

| 23/06/2026
| RUSSIA
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