South Korea's parliament approved the appointment of prime minister Nominee Kim Min-seok on Thursday.

The motion to appoint Kim, the ruling Democratic Party's four-term lawmaker, was approved with 173 votes in favor, three against and three invalid. 300 members of the ruling party-controlled National Assembly, lawmakers of the conservative opposition People Power Party refused to vote on it, calling for Kim's voluntary resignation. Kim was nominated as prime minister on June 4 when President Lee Jae-myung took office.

Russia has officially recognized the Afghan interim government, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan said in a statement late Thursday. According to the statement of the Afghan foreign ministry, Zhirnov, the Russian Ambassador to Afghanistan, met with Muttaqi, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, to formally deliver Moscow's decision to recognize the Islamic Emirate as the official government of Afghanistan.

According to the observations at 16:30 hrs MST today, monsoon is strong over the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal, due to the easterly waves and westerly waves, rain or thundershowers will be scattered in Mandalay, Magway, Lower Sagaing Regions and Kayah State, fairly widespread to widespread in Naypyitaw, Yangon, Bago, Upper Sagaing, Ayeyarwady, Taninthayi Regions and Kachin, Kayin, Chin, Mon, Rakhine, Shan States with regionally and isolated heavyfalls during today evening to 7-7-2025. Occassional squalls with rough seas will be experienced off and along Myanmar Coasts.

02 July 2025

 In some townships across States and Regions, terrorists motivated by a radical ideology that views “anyone with differing views is an enemy” are conducting violent assaults and assassinations. Their targets are innocent civilians who do not support their terrorist acts. Using firearms and knives, these terrorists are committing brutal assassinations after accusing them of “spies, informants or decoys”. This strategy is intended to instill fear among peaceable civilians and create a pervasive sense of dread within these communities.