Asia - Pacific

Medvedev warns no-fly zone above Ukraine would mean war
Former Russian president says if NATO introduces no-fly zone, shoots down Russian drones, it would mean war
Medvedev warns no-fly zone above Ukraine would mean war
Former Russian president says if NATO introduces no-fly zone, shoots down Russian drones, it would mean war

South Korea says $350B investment in US may require parliamentary ratification
Seoul wouldn't rush to sign trade deal with US that undermines interests of South Korean firms, says presidential official

Thousands displaced as floods inundate further stretches in northeastern Pakistan
Flood-related deaths in Punjab province jumps to 112, with 4.7M people affected

Fresh rains, floods kill 9 more in India, taking monsoon toll to over 450
Heavy monsoon rains trigger cloudbursts, landslides killing 3 people in each state of Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand

Moscow, Minsk rehearse nuclear weapons launch at joint drills, says Belarus president
Lukashenko says exercises practice ‘everything,’ from small arms to nuclear warheads

With ‘little leverage’ over North Korea, Seoul to renounce ‘hostile acts’ amid ongoing drills
South Korea, US and Japan holding 3rd edition of trilateral Freedom Edge military drills this week