AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 minutes agoRegional Diplomacy: Baku’s CICA summit brought Asian and Middle Eastern leaders together to discuss security and connectivity, but more than 10 delegations walked out as Israel’s president spoke. Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan also launched a 380-kilometre undersea fibre-optic link across the Caspian. Wildfire Haze: Indonesia’s fires have spread toxic smog across Southeast Asia, prompting Timor-Leste to close schools for the rest of the week; Jakarta says it is sharing fire-response data with ASEAN. Market Turmoil: South Korea’s Kospi plunged 7.57% as chip stocks tumbled, extending a sell-off across Asian markets amid US rate fears and worries about AI-related debt. Food Insecurity: World Vision says people in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands need more than four days’ work to afford basic food staples. Pakistan ranked second-worst in South Asia on the 2026 hunger index, with 16.1% of its population undernourished.
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