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Ukrainian drones hit Russia’s Saky airbase in Crimea, destroying a Su-30SM jet, damaging another, and striking three Su-24 aircraft, along with an aviation weapons depot.

In a separate attack, Ukraine targeted a fuel depot at Sochi airport, sparking a fire at a site housing a Russian military aviation unit, Xinhua reported.

Russia launched 162 drones and a Kinzhal missile at Ukraine overnight. Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 161 drones, according to Kyiv’s air force.

Cambodia has accused Thai soldiers of entering its territory and laying barbed wire, calling it a clear violation of the recent ceasefire, Xinhua reported.

Defense Ministry spokesperson Lt. Gen. Maly Socheata urged the international community to hold Thailand accountable for what she called a threat to regional peace and Cambodian sovereignty.

Thailand denied the claim, saying the area in question lies within its own territory and accused Cambodia of previous encroachments. Thai forces said they acted to restore order and clear landmines.

A ceasefire between the two sides took effect on July 28 after border clashes earlier that week, according to Xinhua.

South Korea will prepare measures to help companies cope with higher U.S. tariffs and expand into new markets, the Finance Ministry said on Tuesday, as it kicked off a task force to prepare the new administration's economic policy plans, Reuters reported.

On the domestic front, the government will come up with measures to boost short-term demand, as well as financial support for mid- to long-term technology development to enhance market competitiveness, it said in a statement.

South Korea reached a trade deal with the U.S. last week, just days before President Donald Trump's threatened 25% tariff rate was due to come in on its exports to the United States, according to Reuters.

More than 7,000 cases of a mosquito-borne virus have been reported across China's Guangdong province since July, prompting measures similar to those taken during the Covid-19 pandemic, BBC reported.

In Foshan city, which has been hit the hardest, chikungunya patients must stay in hospital, where their beds will protected with mosquito nets. They can only be discharged after they test negative or at the end of a week-long stay.

Spread through the bite of an infected mosquito, the virus causes fever and severe joint pain, which sometimes can last for years.

Although rare in China, chikungunya outbreaks are common in South and South East Asia and parts of Africa, according to BBC.