China’s first landing of a plane on one of its new island runways in the South China Sea shows Beijing’s facilities in the disputed region are being completed on schedule and military flights will inevitably follow. Increasing military presence could effectively lead to a Beijing-controlled air defense zone. Source: Reuters
On Tuesday, around 5 am, a young man fled after being checked and hit a pole. According to the police, there would have been no chase. Source Le Parisien
The number of Venezuelans entering Brazil is rising, officials say, despite Saturday’s attacks on makeshift migrant border camps. Source: BBC
Taiwan lost another ally to Beijing on Tuesday when diplomatic ties with El Salvador were severed, as China presses the remaining nations with diplomatic links to Taipei to end them. Source: France24
