The U.S. Coast Guard announced Wednesday that it had encountered several Chinese navy ships near Alaska’s Aleutian Islands. All four of the Chinese vessels were transiting international waters but still inside the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with leaders of Indo-Pacific partners Japan, South Korea, and New Zealand on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Washington on Thursday. The leaders agreed to step up cooperation to address issues that include the Russia–Ukraine war and security in the Indo-Pacific.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. annual inflation rate eased for the third consecutive month, coming in below the consensus estimate. The consumer price index (CPI) increased 3 percent in June, slowing down from a 3.3-percent rise in May.
Topics in this episode include:
1. G7 Foreign Ministers Meet on Sidelines of NATO Summit
2. Blinken: Denmark, Netherlands Sending F-16 Jets to Ukraine
3. June Prices Fall in First Drop Since Pandemic
4. Researcher: Unemployment Numbers Are Concerning
5. Countdown to Republican National Convention on July 15–18
6. Cohen Asks SCOTUS to Take Up His Case Against Trump
7. Giuliani Bankruptcy Case Could Be Dismissed
8. Digging Deeper: Drugs Shipped to China From US Lab
9. How US Is Countering CCP Infiltration in Research
10. US Coast Guard Encounters Chinese Navy Ships Off Alaska
11. Chinese Coast Guard Forces Enter Taiwanese Waters
12. Swimmer Rescued After Drifting for 36 Hours
13. Germany to Remove Huawei, ZTE From 5G Core Network
14. Archegos Founder Bill Hwang Convicted
15. Remnants of Beryl Bring Flooding to Vermont
16. More Flash Floods in Ruidoso, New Mexico
17. Testimony Begins in Alec Baldwin ‘Rust’ Trial
18. States Sue Over Gender Procedure Rule
19. Arkansas Abortion Amendment Effort Rejected
20. Senators Propose Stock Trading Ban
21. US Marshals Arrest 260 in Wisconsin Operation
22. Passenger Sues JetBlue Over ‘Scalding’ Hot Tea
23. Stranded Astronauts Express Confidence in Safe Return
24. Musk Beats $500-Million Twitter Severance Lawsuit
25. Costco Membership Fees Going Up
26. IRS Collects $1 Billion in Millionaire Back Taxes
27. Only a Few Days Remain Before Stamp Prices Rise
28. Scammers Using Skimming Devices on the Rise
29. Rally Calls for End to 25 Years of Brutal Persecution
30. Inside the Diets of Olympic Athletes
31. Longest Ever Slackline Walk Between Italy, Sicily
32. Love and Stress: How Unborn Babies Soak Up Stimuli
