International relations

China adds 20 Japanese organizations to a dual-use export blacklist and places 20 others on a watchlist, citing concerns over Japan's military capabilities amid worsening relations between China and Japan. (AFP via The Straits Times)

• https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-adds-20-japanese-entities-to-export-blacklist

International relations

Australia and Vanuatu sign the Nakamal Agreement, which expands Australian economic support and bars foreign military bases in Vanuatu. Vanuatu also commits to rejecting the militarisation of infrastructure. (AFP via Philippine Daily Inquirer)

• https://globalnation.inquirer.net/329109/australia-vanuatu-sign-deal-barring-foreign-base-on-pacific-nation

Armed conflicts and attacks

Pakistani information minister Attaullah Tarar says that Pakistan has carried out new overnight strikes killing 25 militants in border regions and the eastern Afghanistan provinces of Paktia, Paktika, and Kunar, including Jamaat-ul-Ahrar militants. (AFP via Free Malaysia Today)

• https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/06/29/pakistan-says-carried-out-new-strikes-in-afghanistan-targeting-militants