The international news carried on Page 6 of Rodong Sinmun dated August 24, 2026, reports on China's stand demanding the withdrawal of US tariff measures, the start of the fourth Russia-China Arctic scientific expedition, the increase in GDP in Belarus, accidents in Brazil and Sri Lanka, natural disasters and damage in Bulgaria, Thailand, Germany and China, and the ruined Gaza Strip and the increase in casualties in Lebanon due to Israel's illegal and outrageous military attack atrocities.

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Demand for Withdrawal of US Tariff Measures

A spokesperson of the Chinese Ministry of Commerce demanded on the 20th that the United States withdraw the tariffs on Chinese-made drones and components. In connection with the recent US decision to impose huge tariffs on imported drones and components, he exposed that the United States is implementing unilateralism and protectionism under the pretext of national security, treating China's relevant products in a discriminatory manner, and seriously infringing upon the interests of Chinese enterprises. He added that this is also disrupting the cooperative order of the global drone industry chain and supply chain, and stated that China firmly opposes this and strongly demands that the United States immediately withdraw this tariff measure.

(Korean Central News Agency)

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Russia-China Arctic Scientific Expedition Begins

The fourth Russia-China Arctic scientific expedition began in Vladivostok, Russia, on the 20th. The members of the Russian and Chinese scientific expedition will conduct major cutting-edge basic scientific research, focusing on rapid climate change in the Arctic. It is reported that this joint scientific expedition is jointly organized and promoted by the Ministry of Natural Resources of China and the marine research institutes of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

(Korean Central News Agency)

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GDP Increases in Belarus

In Belarus, GDP in the period from January to July this year increased by 2.1% compared to the same period last year.

The government has set a goal to grow GDP by 2.8% this year.

On the 18th, the statistical agency of this country announced this.

(Korean Central News Agency)

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Accidents and Natural Disasters in Various Countries

- In Paraná State, Brazil, a bus and a truck collided head-on on a highway on the 19th, killing 23 and wounding 5. It is reported that the majority of the dead were people on the bus. Local police announced that the accident occurred when the truck veered off its lane.

- In Monaragala, Sri Lanka, on the 21st, a truck collided head-on with a tractor carrying people, killing 5 and wounding several.

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- The Bulgarian government announced on the 20th that it will reduce the electricity output of the nuclear power plant in connection with the decrease in the volume of the Danube River due to drought.

The nuclear power plant is located near the Danube River, and it is reported that this is the first time that the plant's electricity output is being reduced due to extreme weather and the decrease in river water volume. It is reported that the water level of the Danube River has now reached its lowest level and is forecast to continue falling in the future.

- In Nan Province, Thailand, damage occurred recently due to floods and landslides caused by heavy rains. On the 20th, the disaster prevention agency of this country announced that from the 18th, floods swept through 99 villages in the province, killing 2 and affecting more than 30 000 people. In addition, landslides occurred, making some roads impassable, and farmland was inundated. The meteorological agency warned that continued heavy rains could cause more floods and landslides in the affected areas.

- In Germany, the death toll from heatwaves from the beginning of this year to August 9 reached about 14 000. The relevant agency announced that this far exceeds the previously registered annual total heatwave-related death toll. It is expected that casualties from heatwaves will continue to increase in the future.

- In Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, efforts are being made to overcome the damage caused by Typhoon No. 10 last July. When the typhoon swept through, the autonomous region suffered severe disasters due to record-breaking persistent heavy rains rarely seen in history. It is reported that in Nanning and Guigang alone, 159 people died and 10 went missing, and more than 1.65 million people were affected. At present, the autonomous region is pushing forward with damage recovery work in earnest, and work is being conducted to comprehensively enhance disaster prevention and relief capabilities and promote economic development.

(Korean Central News Agency)

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Israel's Illegal and Outrageous Military Attack Atrocities

The Ruined Gaza Strip

Not long ago, a Palestinian official announced that the food and social safety systems in the Gaza Strip could completely collapse. He expressed concern that now, nearly three years since the outbreak of the Gaza situation, vulnerable groups including the elderly, pregnant women and children are suffering from long-term threats to survival.

The Gaza Strip, together with East Jerusalem and the West Bank, is an important area of the future independent Palestinian state to be established. However, this strip has now turned into a huge mass grave for Palestinians.

According to data compiled at the point just before the ceasefire in October last year, the number of Palestinians killed in this strip reached about 60 000, and the number of wounded reached about 169 000. Due to the Israeli army's continued military attacks even after the ceasefire, the death toll increased by 1 254 and the wounded by 4 121. Of the 2.2 million people in this strip, 1.9 million have been reduced to refugees. An international organization asserted that there is a risk of genocide in the Gaza Strip.

Everything has been reduced to scorched earth and ruins. Factories have stopped operating, and almost all farmland has become unusable. More than 90% of residential buildings have been reduced to ashes, and 38 hospitals and dozens of medical centres have been destroyed, completely collapsing the health system.

The humanitarian situation is unbearable to witness. Already in April last year, the World Food Programme announced that food had run out in this strip.

The present is pessimistic, but the future is even gloomier.

Educational facilities have been entirely destroyed, and more than 13 500 students, 830 teachers and 190 scholars have been killed.

According to a survey conducted last September ahead of the new school year, more than 700 000 children were unable to receive education because educational conditions could not be ensured. Among them were about 56 000 six-year-old children.

Many children have forgotten the Arabic alphabet because they have been unable to receive education for a long time. From an early age, all they have seen are shelling and bombing, and the resulting deaths. There is no room for expectations of peace or prosperity in their lives, where they must all day long dig through the ruins of collapsed buildings to survive and wait for humanitarian aid.

Recently, a UN independent commission of inquiry found that the child death toll in the Gaza Strip accounts for about 30% of the total death toll. It said that children, separated from their families and suffering from the fear of air strikes and starvation, have been deeply wounded physically and mentally. One official of this commission denounced: "Israel is targeting children. It is attacking the very ability of the Palestinians to determine their future."

The wretched reality of the Gaza Strip, where the future is being completely trampled, is exposing Israel's barbarity one by one.

Staff Reporter Un Jong Chol

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Israel's Illegal and Outrageous Military Attack Atrocities

Casualties Continue to Increase in Lebanon

In Lebanon, the number of casualties caused by the Israeli army continues to increase.

On the 21st, the Lebanese Ministry of Health announced that the Israeli army is continuing to attack the southern region of Lebanon, and the number of casualties has increased to 16 655 since March 2.

Israel's behaviour of continuing to heat up its aggressive military attacks behind the curtain of ceasefire negotiations is arousing the indignation of the international community.

(Korean Central News Agency)

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Israel's Illegal and Outrageous Military Attack Atrocities

Damage in Lebanon from Israel's Indiscriminate Air Strikes