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  1. 01

    SAUDI ARABIA

    Silicon spies.

    The FBI has arrested 35-year-old OpenAI engineer and Saudi national, Abdulrahman Alfozan, for allegedly bugging OpenAI’s executive conference room with a listening device wrapped in toilet paper! (DoJ)

  2. 02

    RUSSIA

    Japanese journalist detained.

    Authorities have arrested Imai Yuki, a journalist for the Hokkaido Shimbun, accusing him of collecting information on Russia’s military in the Far East. (Nippon)

  3. 03

    JAPAN

    Franco-Japanese alliance.

    French defence giant Thales will become the first foreign defence company to establish a dedicated military maintenance base in Japan, initially servicing Japan’s naval sensors and radars while transferring tech to locally produce heavy mortar systems from 2027. (Nikkei)

  4. 04

    SRI LANKA

    Former first lady detained.

    Local police have detained former first lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa over accusations she misused funds intended for her charity. (EuroNews)

  5. 05

    BULGARIA

    Easy does it.

    Prime Minister Radev has summoned the local Russian ambassador after drones struck two merchant vessels — sinking one — off Bulgaria’s coast. (BBC)

  6. 06

    PARAGUAY

    Symbolic slap.

    China has imposed asset freezes and visa bans on cabinet ministers from Paraguay and Belize over each country’s diplomatic ties with Taiwan. (AP)

  7. 07

    RWANDA

    Car-washing?

    Rwanda will host a Formula 1 Grand Prix starting in the early 2030s, according to a newly announced 10-year deal with the racing championship. It’ll be Africa’s first Grand Prix since South Africa’s spin in 1993. (Reuters)

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