Tokyo still seeks Japan-North Korea summit without conditions: Suga (Reuters) https://t.co/eN4ePNDtv2

Abe administration left behind on North Korea: https://t.co/7pAo6KGZXq

Beijing doubles down on HK messaging. Hua warns Pompeo, Pence, Bolton "those who play with fire will be self immolated" https://t.co/ll6C8ZyO9k

China Maritime Safety Administration announces another military exercise in the north Yellow Sea from August 1 to 4.

USAF RC-135U 64-14847 COBRA55 inbound RAF Mildenhall from Offutt AFB

Next Taiwan strait crisis nigh? https://t.co/X5rhUNiAKC

Reuters: #China's foreign ministry says #US is the side flip-flopping over the past year of trade negotiations; only when the US shows enough sincerity and good faith can we achieve progress in trade talks

New IDF installations on the borders with Lebanon

New #DPRK submarine capable of fielding 3 SLBMs https://t.co/Iyeew649EZ

That was the scariest minute of my life. https://t.co/GHiucBqQYM

USAF RC-135S 61-2662 RONIN80 departed Kadena at 2300Z - Sea of Japan mission to monitor North Korean SRBM launches

0710Z: RONIN80 returning to Kadena now

@IntelCrab We're so conditioned to act when we hear alarms.....These practices are nerve wracking.

The tests will continue till 10:30 local time. The homefront command is testing the new alert regions #Israel https://t.co/9iaXfxv0PJ

The presidential office Cheong Wa Dae on Wednesday expressed "strong" concerns that #NorthKorea's latest firing of short-range ballistic missiles could hamper efforts to bring peace to the Korean Peninsula. https://t.co/SghkDEPlAh

Surprised they actually need a test considering how much use they probably get. https://t.co/siigmj6hGI

#UPDATE: The temporary closure of London's North Greenwich underground station was due to overcrowding, the city's transport authority said on Wednesday, after passengers at the station were told to leave due to an unspecified emergency. - Reuters

#Israel has approved the construction of 6,000 new homes for Jewish settlers and 700 new homes for Palestinians in an area of the occupied West Bank where it has full control, an Israeli official said on Wednesday. https://t.co/2FAyhU1SVK

#Iran is set to further cut its commitments to its international nuclear deal unless its European partners move to protect it from #US sanctions by ensuring it can sell oil and receive income, its foreign minister told state television on Wednesday. http…

New DPRK submarine capable of carrying 3 SLBMs and likely to be deployed "soon,"said ROK ministry of defense. “When we look at the pictures... there are some mosaicked parts...seems to be the location where the SLBM launcher is installed," it said. https…

"Turkey's view is that the U.S. now poses a fundamental threat to Turkish security, a view that itself reflects Turkish suspicions and U.S. policies going back years." https://t.co/ikBnejRx1y