The international news carried on Page 6 of Rodong Sinmun dated August 1, 2026, reports on Russia's denunciation of the West's moves to militarize the Asia-Pacific region, the stand to respond to Romania's unfriendly act, China's condemnation of Japan's manoeuvres to distort history, China's emphasis on safeguarding the rights and interests of scientific research institutions, a KCNA commentary exposing NATO's war preparation moves, Hamas's condemnation of the reckless remarks of the Israeli Defence Minister, the reality of the ruined Gaza Strip, an anti-drug operation in Türkiye, an appeal to end hepatitis in Africa, Uganda's declaration of the end of the Ebola outbreak, forest fire damage in the US, heavy rain damage in Afghanistan, and so on.

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Russia Denounces West's Manoeuvres to Militarize the Asia-Pacific Region

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko, on July 28, denounced the West's manoeuvres to militarize the Asia-Pacific region.

He asserted that among the serious challenges to the security and development of the Asia-Pacific region are also the manoeuvres of Western countries to militarize the region by fixing NATO's military-political potential in this region.

He revealed that the West is trying to replace the positive cooperation structures that have existed in this region for decades with confrontational blocs, and that voices calling for the creation of an Asian version of NATO are growing louder and louder in the United States and Europe, and some people have even devised the name “Indo-Pacific Treaty Organization”.

He stressed that the West's militarization moves will bring nothing good to Asia, pointing to the historical past left by NATO in Yugoslavia, Iraq, Libya, etc.

(Korean Central News Agency)

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Stand to Respond to Romania's Unfriendly Act Clarified

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova, on July 28, stated that Russia will respond to Romania's unfriendly act.

Earlier, on the 27th, the Romanian government summoned the Russian Ambassador to Romania, accused Russian drones of violating Romanian airspace, and announced the expulsion of a Russian diplomat. In this regard, the spokesperson branded and rejected it as a groundless act.

She revealed that such a fabricated incident and the propaganda accompanying it show that the Romanian upper echelon is trying to cover up the failure of its irresponsible policy of supporting the Ukrainian regime.

She stressed that it is not “Moscow's provocation” but precisely the reckless pro-Ukraine adventurism that is shaking the foundations of Romania's national security and negatively affecting the socio-economic situation.

She warned that Romania's unfriendly act will be followed by corresponding countermeasures.

(Korean Central News Agency)

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China Condemns Japanese Reactionaries' Manoeuvres to Distort History

A spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at a press conference on July 29, condemned the Japanese reactionaries' manoeuvres to distort history.

Concerning the recent attempt by right-wing forces in Japan to fabricate false information on a large scale using means such as artificial intelligence and to distort the history of aggression against China, the spokesperson denounced that this constitutes an open challenge to international justice and righteousness and the post-war international order, and a threat to regional peace and stability.

He denounced that instead of deeply reflecting on the history of aggression against China, the post-war right-wing forces in Japan have not only racked their brains to distort the truth and dilute their past crimes, but have also spread a wrong historical view through visits to the Yasukuni Shrine and textbook distortions, thus gravely misleading Japanese society, especially the youth.

He stressed that today, the right-wing forces in Japan are injecting “poison” into public opinion by using new technologies and are cooperating in the push for remilitarization, and the gravity and toxicity of this are truly serious, so the international community must heighten vigilance against it and resolutely reject it.

(Korean Central News Agency)

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Emphasis on Safeguarding the Rights and Interests of Scientific Research Institutions

A spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, at a press conference on July 29, stressed that China will safeguard the rights and interests of its scientific research institutions.

Concerning the announcement by the US Department of Defense to include some Chinese scientific research institutions on a sanctions list, he condemned that the US is continuously expanding the interpretation of the “national security concept”, artificially setting up discriminatory barriers, and politicizing, weaponizing and instrumentalizing scientific research cooperation, thus hindering exchanges and cooperation in the field of scientific research.

He stated that China strongly demands the US stop the act of groundlessly smearing the image of Chinese scientific research institutions and provide fair, just and non-discriminatory treatment.

He affirmed that China will take necessary measures to safeguard the legitimate and lawful rights and interests of scientific research institutions and ensure normal scientific and technological exchanges and cooperation.

(Korean Central News Agency)

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KCNA Commentary

Advancing the Time of War Is Shortening the Time of NATO's Destruction

NATO is frantically obsessed with war preparation moves, drawing sharp attention from the international community.

Not long ago, NATO approved the reorganization of the Cold War-era military fuel transportation system.

According to this reorganization plan, called the “NATO Fuel Supply Network Force Plan”, the existing NATO fuel supply network in Western Europe with a total length of about 10 000 km built during the Cold War era will be connected with the new member states in Eastern and Northern Europe, and for this, vast projects ranging from the new construction and modernization of oil pipelines to the construction of energy storage facilities will reportedly be carried out.

Originally, opinions were divided among member states due to the enormous cost problem, but the fact that an agreement was eventually reached shows that NATO is staking its very survival on securing strategic reserve materials for conducting war.

Moreover, the fact that even the boastful remark “A stronger NATO comes out of oil pipelines” has been made within NATO is living proof that NATO is turning into an ever more aggressive military bloc.

Regarding the reason for drawing up such an ambitious plan, foreign media commented that it is “to prepare for a potential war with Russia”, but it is not a matter that can be viewed simply as such.

NATO, which has constantly talked about “the inseparability of European and Asia-Pacific security”, has in recent years been pushing the strategic assets of its member states into the Asia-Pacific region even more frequently to show off its military presence, and in collusion with our hostile countries, has been conducting adventurous war rehearsals in the vicinity of the Korean Peninsula at every odd moment.

The large-scale participation of NATO member states, including Germany and Italy, the former defeated countries of Europe, in “RIMPAC”, the world's largest multinational maritime joint exercise that was forcibly conducted in the vast waters of Hawaii and the Pacific Ocean, well illustrates that NATO has never taken the Asia-Pacific region out of its war sights even for a moment.

The grim reality that such a NATO is pushing forward with securing strategic reserve materials in parallel with a massive military buildup has great implications.

In a word, the evil sinister intention harboured by NATO is to stockpile sufficient war materials including fuel and ignite the flames of war at any moment in any part of the world.

Although decades have passed since NATO emerged as a military bloc, it is unprecedented for it to carry out war preparation moves so openly as now.

That is how much the serious nature of NATO as a war bloc is being highlighted further.

The just international community that aspires to justice and peace will never tolerate NATO's extremely dangerous and challenging acts of rushing towards war and will deal a resolute counterstrike.

Advancing the time of war is shortening the time of NATO's destruction.

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Hamas Condemns Reckless Remarks of Israeli Defence Minister

The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), in a statement on July 28, condemned the reckless remarks of the Israeli Defence Minister.

Concerning the Israeli Defence Minister's reckless remarks that a new refugee settlement in the West Bank should be demolished and its residents displaced, the statement branded it as the mindset of a person who enjoys mass slaughter and crimes.

The statement stressed that Israel's operations in the cities and refugee settlements of the West Bank can never break the will of the Palestinians to resist, and demanded that the international community watch Israel's actions and hold the masterminds accountable.

(Korean Central News Agency)

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Gaza Strip Ruined by Israel's Atrocities

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Anti-Drug Operation

On July 28, Turkish police carried out anti-drug operations in Istanbul and 14 provinces.

During the operation, more than 380 suspects who trafficked drugs using computer networks were arrested, and raw materials capable of producing 11.5 tonnes of drugs were seized.

(Korean Central News Agency)

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Appeal to End Hepatitis

The African Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, in a statement released on July 28 on the occasion of World Hepatitis Day, called on the countries of the continent to end hepatitis by 2030 through joint efforts.

The statement stressed that it is urgent for all countries to strengthen the prevention and treatment of hepatitis, closely cooperate regionally, share specialized technologies and widely introduce them. According to data, the number of hepatitis B patients on the continent reaches about 64 million, and less than 2% of them are receiving treatment.

(Korean Central News Agency)

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End of Ebola Outbreak Declared

The Ugandan Ministry of Health declared the end of the Ebola outbreak on July 28.

It is reported that in this country, the last patient who had contracted Ebola tested negative and was discharged from hospital on July 16.

The Ministry of Health announced that it strengthened epidemiological investigations and contact tracing for all confirmed cases and nationwide medical surveillance, and in the process, confirmed that this infectious disease is no longer spreading. At the same time, the Ministry stressed that it will continue to strengthen surveillance in border areas and maintain the epidemic response posture. It is reported that an Ebola outbreak was declared in Uganda in mid-May, during which 20 confirmed cases were registered and two of them died.

(Korean Central News Agency)

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Forest Fire Damage in the US

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Heavy Rain Damage in Afghanistan

Over the past four months, heavy rains caused major floods and landslides in Afghanistan, resulting in many human and material losses.

On July 28, the disaster management agency of this country announced that more than 350 people lost their lives and over 430 were wounded due to the heavy rains, and 24 035 families nationwide were affected.

Also, about 10 360 families' dwelling houses were destroyed or partially damaged, rural road sections totalling 644 km were lost, and about 14 570 hectares of farmland were inundated.

(Korean Central News Agency)