A draft of Japan's economic policy shows that the country will drastically increase its military budget, although Japan did not release the exact details of the budget increase, Reuters reported May 27.
The Hong Kong government announced that it would consider a twice-rejected amendment to the city's Copyright Ordinance on June 8, which introduces a "technology-neutral exclusive communication right" and targets infringement of that right, Hong Kong Free Press reported May 27.
On May 17, the Philippine navy confirmed it was moving a guided-missile frigate and other sea and air forces to a base in the Subic Bay, which is 80 kilometers west of Manila, Kyodo News reported May 27.
The United States is preparing to supply advanced, long-range rocket systems to Ukraine, specifically the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, CNN reported May 27.
Poland's lower house of Parliament approved legislation that will replace the controversial Disciplinary Chamber of the Supreme Court, which the European Union has critiqued, with a new body, Politico reported May 26.
In the first nine months of Ethiopia's 2021-2022 fiscal year, the country received $774.85 million in disbursements, down from $1.41 billion in 2020-2021 -- the year the Tigray War started -- and $3.1 billion in 2019-2020, Bloomberg reported May 26.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas unilaterally appointed Hussein al-Sheikh, the Palestinian minister for civil affairs, as secretary-general of the Palestinian Liberation Organization's (PLO) executive committee, Haaretz reported May 26.
On May 25, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang hosted an emergency teleconference led by the State Council leadership and attended by leadership from the central bank, finance ministry, the country's chief macroeconomic planner and over 170,000 local government officials, Trivium reported May 26.
Broadly speaking, most Western oil majors successfully got shareholders to back their climate plans and reject aggressive climate-related resolutions at their annual general meetings, Reuters reported May 25.
El Salvador's Legislative Assembly voted to extend the country's anti-gang emergency decree for another 30 days at the request of President Nayib Bukele, The Washington Post reported May 25.
