What in the World?

The attacks follow Syria’s recent return to the Arab League, which FP’s Steven A. Cook wrote about in May.

The proposed treaty on plastic pollution is being discussed at the same time as the European Union is considering a law that would ban ecocide, FP’s Anchal Vohra wrote in May.

Papua New Guinea recently hosted a Pacific Islands summit as the Indo-Pacific becomes a central focus for global powers, FP’s Michael Kugelman writes in South Asia Brief.

Denmark, as well as the other Nordic countries, has increasingly joined European defense initiatives since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, FP’s Caroline de Gruyter writes.

The push for regional unity is another step in Brazil’s path to building a multipolar global order—an ideology that helps explain the country’s stance on the war in Ukraine, Oliver Stuenkel wrote in May.

Sonko’s arrest has sparked protests across Senegal, as well as accusations against incumbent President Macky Sall of stifling opposition ahead of next year’s presidential election, FP’s Christina Lu writes in World Brief.

North Korea has said developing its own satellites is key to defending itself against the West and has vowed to attempt another launch, FP’s Christina Lu writes in World Brief.

Beijing’s entreaties for peace have largely fallen on deaf ears in Europe, Joshua Eisenman and Ilan Berman write.

He had dropped his phone in the reservoir while trying to take a selfie, according to The Associated Press.

Fans have also reported out-of-body experiences and entering dreamlike states, according to the BBC.