[1] Ukraine asks South Korea for PAC-3 Patriot interceptors, but Seoul hesitates over its air-defense posture, Russia ties, and possible indirect clashes with North Korean troops.

[2] Taiwanese firms pour into Kyushu as TSMC anchors Japan's semiconductor revival — though earthquakes loom over the strategy of concentrating chips in one region.

[3] The world's oceans hit a record 21.1 degrees Celsius, with the all-time high arriving in August rather than the usual March peak, driven by warming and a strong El Niño.

[4] The Mormon church emerges as a mega-developer with 2.4 million acres, Suzuki Takashi reads Xi Jinping's Taiwan calculus, and Nolan's Odyssey sparks a Greek tourism boom.


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