AI Cybersecurity & Regulation: China warned that some versions of Anthropic’s Claude Code may secretly transmit users’ location and identifiers via a “built-in monitoring mechanism,” urging uninstalling or upgrading and tightening outbound access controls. Elections & Online Integrity: Japan enacted new rules for social media in elections to curb false candidate information, with enforcement aimed for March 1, 2027. National Security & Counter-espionage: Japan is also building a new centralized intelligence agency, while officials signaled tougher measures after reports of Russian espionage and dual-use tech procurement via Japan. India–UK Trade: India’s India–UK FTA starts July 15 with duty-free entry for Indian goods and a Double Contribution Convention to protect Indian professionals’ UK social security contributions. UN Human Rights Pressure: UN experts asked India to explain allegations of large-scale voter roll deletions affecting Muslims and Bengalis, including unresolved appeals and claims of AI use. Myanmar & ASEAN: Myanmar’s foreign minister told ASEAN Suu Kyi is in good health and well cared for after the first informal ASEAN meeting with Myanmar since the 2021 coup. Disaster Response: Typhoon Bavi hit China’s east with mass evacuations and flooding, while India pledged Rs. 600M medical equipment for Sri Lanka’s Deniyaya Base Hospital after Cyclone Ditwah. Digital Governance & Skills: India launched NIDAR 2.0 to build indigenous drone “brains,” and MeitY pushed AI/cyber capacity building alongside new governance reforms.