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America, Japan and South Korea agreed to great military cooperation at the first ever standalone summit between the three countries leaders at Camp David.

In addition to holding high-level meetings every year, there will host joint military exercises and share intelligence more readily.

President Joe Biden said the pact, which came during a period of reproachment between South Korea and Japan, quote, made history.

China's securities regulator unveiled reforms designed to revive flagging economic growth, which has been weighing on the country's stock market.

Proposed measures include cutting trading fees and encouraging state run and large listed firms to boost mergers and acquisitions.

China's benchmark CSI 300 index is down over 2% this year, whereas America's SMP 500 has risen over 14%.

Seven top commanders in Brazilian military police were arrested for allegedly aiding the insurrectionists who stormed Brazil's capital on January the 8th, protesting against Jaya Bolsonaro's election defeat.

The commanders allegedly knew that some supporters of the ousted president planned to invade government buildings and failed to stop them.

The officers have not yet been charged.

Vigilante, quote, self-defense groups, have lynched over 350 people, mostly alleged gang members in Haiti, since late April, a UN spokesperson said.

The groups formed in response to ongoing gang violence, more than 2,400 people have been killed and nearly 1,000 kidnapped this year.

The UN Secretary General has urged the global community to send a police and military force to Haiti to restore security.

Sebastian Kurs, a former Austrian chancellor, was charged on suspicion of making false statements during a government inquiry into their, quote, Ibiza scandal.

In 2019, a leaked video showed Heinz Christian Strachy, then Vice-Chancellor, offering public contracts for party donations to someone posing as a Russian oligarch's niece.

The ensuing saga toppled Mr. Kurs, who resigned in October 2021, his trial begins in October.

The top emergency management official in Maui resigned, citing health reasons.

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