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July 28 0000 UTC Brief
In international news
European governments are cutting overseas aid as U.S. support also declines, with new figures showing the EU aid budget down 13.8% in 2025 and member-state contributions off by nearly 10% on average. The UK has also mapped out its cuts, and some African countries, including Malawi, are set to lose more than 90% of aid inflows by 2029.
Across Asia, governments are tightening security ties in response to China’s pressure and Washington’s unpredictability. Japan is deepening defense cooperation with Australia, the Philippines, and India, Australia has signed a pact with Fiji, and South Korea is moving toward nuclear-powered submarines. It is not a formal alliance, which is the sort of thing diplomats always say right before describing a very real alliance in different words.
North Korea also rejected ASEAN’s call to denuclearize, with Kim Yo Jong saying the country will keep strengthening its nuclear capabilities. Separately, U.S. diplomats walked out during France’s speech at the U.N. Security Council amid tensions over the reappointment of the U.N. human rights chief.
In business and tech
South Korea and AMD say they will work together on an open AI chip ecosystem, linking AMD processors with Korean AI chips, testing heterogeneous computing, and setting up an AI research center.
Amazon says it plans to launch more than 5,000 satellites for global data and phone service, stepping up its challenge to SpaceX’s Starlink in commercial space and, more indirectly, in the increasingly crowded race to own the sky.
In U.S. crime and courts
In Pennsylvania, court documents say an off-duty Philadelphia police officer charged in a fatal shooting in Northampton County claims he acted in self-defense.
In a separate case, authorities say influencer Sara Gilson was killed by her husband after accusing him on TikTok of child sexual abuse. Her ex-husband says she had tried multiple protective orders but still could not get away from him.
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