Situation Reports

At a summit with U.S. officials in Sweden, China's top trade negotiator said China and the United States had agreed to extend their 90-day tariff exemption period -- due to expire on Aug. 12 -- though he did not say by how long, Reuters reported on July 29.

Amid parliamentary debate on India's handling of its May conflict with Pakistan, Home Minister Amit Shah announced on July 29 that Indian security forces near the Kashmiri summer capital of Srinagar on July 28 killed three men responsible for the deadly April 22 attack on civilians near the Kashmiri town of Pahalgam, Hindustan Times reported on July 29.

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party will hold a plenary session of LDP Diet members in the coming days, according to LDP Secretary General Hiroshi Moriyama on July 29.

The United States is upgrading key maritime infrastructure in the Pacific island nation of Palau, with which it has a Compact of Free Association, The Washington Post reported on July 29.

Indonesia and Turkey finalized contracts to deliver 48 Turkish KAAN fifth-generation fighter jets following Indonesia's recent purchase of two Turkish Istif-class frigates, Defense News reported on July 29.

Clashes between forces loyal to Jubaland state and those linked to the federal government erupted in Somalia's town of Dollow on July 27 and 28, Garowe Online reported on July 28.

Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it was considering restricting the sale of semiconductors to South Africa after the South African government unilaterally renamed the island's two representative offices in Cape Town and Johannesburg as "Taipen Commercial Offices," Focus Taiwan reported on July 29.

The European Commission proposed suspending Israel's participation in the Horizon Research fund due to human rights concerns associated with Israel's ongoing military operations in the Gaza Strip, Reuters reported on July 28.

The German government is set to approve its 2026 draft budget on July 30, outlining 520.5 billion euros ($607 billion) in spending and record borrowing of 174.3 billion euros ($203 billion) -- up from 50.5 billion euros in 2024 -- alongside a medium-term financial framework extending through 2029, Reuters reported on July 28.

A Colombian district judge convicted former President Alvaro Uribe of procedural fraud and bribery in a witness-tampering case related to his potential links to paramilitaries, El Colombiano reported on July 28.