US Marines carry out first publicly disclosed live-fire exercise using FPV drones on the Korean Peninsula during joint drills with South Korea

North Korea fires unidentified projectile toward Sea of Japan, Seoul says. Japan's Coast Guard assesses it was likely a ballistic missile.

Seoul says North Korea launched an unidentified projectile toward the Sea of Japan, according to News1 agency. Japan's Coast Guard says it was likely a ballistic missile.

NATO will "urgently" deliver air defences to Ukraine as Zelenskyy warns of a surge in Russian missile production — The The Guardian.

NATO will "urgently" deliver air defences to Ukraine as Zelenskyy warns of a surge in Russian missile production, according to The Guardian.

South Korea's current account surplus hit a record $49.73 billion in June, the Bank of Korea said Thursday, driven by an unprecedented semiconductor export boom. Exports soared 84.5% year-over-year to $112.37 billion.

South Korea's current account surplus hit a record $49.73 billion in June, the Bank of Korea said Thursday, driven by an unprecedented semiconductor export boom. Exports soared 84.5% year-over-year. The first-half 2026 cumulative surplus reached $191.01 billion, roughly four times the same period in 2025.

China maintains Level-IV flood emergency response for Shaanxi, Heilongjiang. Five ministry working groups dispatched to guide on-site flood prevention in Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia, and Hainan as rainfall pushes 15 rivers above warning levels.

China's Ministry of Water Resources has kept a Level-IV emergency flood response in place for Shaanxi Province in northwest China and Heilongjiang Province in the northeast, the ministry said Thursday. Five working groups have been dispatched to assist on-site flood prevention in Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia and Hainan. Rainfall from Wednesday to Thursday morning pushed 15 rivers in Shaanxi and Yunnan above warning levels.