Seoul imposes new export curbs on North Korea targeting materials for solid-fuel missiles#Asia#Pacific#Central
Dozens of North Korean defectors caught by secret police 'vanish', says rights group#Asia#Pacific#Crime
US secured release of pastor from China with trade for Chinese citizen, Politico reports#Americas#Asia#Pacific
North Korea long-range ballistic missile test splashes down between Japan and Russia#Asia#Pacific#Conflicts
French PhD student detained in Tunisia on breach of state security charges, lab director says#Africa#Crime#Law
UN urges probe of killings in Bangladesh protests, minority protection#Asia#Pacific#Fundamental Rights
Lebanon ceasefire possible within weeks, Cypriot president says after Biden talks#Conflicts#War#Peace