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🌐 Here’s what’s up around the world:

• Japan’s radioactive water is out.

• BRICS is sending out invitations.

• Wagner soldiers warn Moscow of revenge.

• Gen. Sergei Surovikin is confirmed sacked.

• COVID and inflation push millions to poverty.

• Dictator Kim’s rocket fizzles out.

Let’s get into today’s news.

📈 Top News

🌊 Japan started pumping radioactive water into the ocean. Starting today, Japan is releasing around 500,000 liters per day. It is expected to take around 30 years to clear more than 1 million metric tons of wastewater they have.

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🌏 BRICS is getting larger. The bloc has formally invited six new members to join its club next year. These include Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.

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🔥 Wagner mercenaries threaten to march on Moscow. After reports of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s death started surfacing, loyal followers of the leader within Wagner are warning Putin to “be ready.”

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👩‍🚀 Russia’s top aerospace commander sacked after Prigozhin’s mutiny. Gen. Sergei Surovikin, who led the Russian invasion of Ukraine, was removed from his post as the head of the aerospace forces. He was suspected of having links to Prigozhin’s failed coup attempt in June.

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🛳️ Asia is sinking. The COVID pandemic and inflation have pushed ~68 million people into extreme poverty, according to a new report by the Asian Development Bank.

*Extreme poverty is living on less than $2.15 (€1.98) a day.

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✍️ In-Depth

North Korea
Kim’s Rocket Fizzles Out

🚀 North Korea’s satellite launch fails again. Kim Jong Un’s latest attempt to launch a spy satellite into orbit ended in a spectacular failure, as the rocket malfunctioned and broke into pieces. This was the second time North Korea tried and failed to send a satellite into space, after their first flop in May.

🌊 Splashdown for rocket debris. The rocket parts fell into the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea, and the Pacific Ocean, creating a mess for the neighboring countries. South Korea recovered some of the debris and said the satellite was too primitive to work anyway.

🚨 Japan tells Okinawa to run. The launch triggered an emergency evacuation call for the residents of Okinawa, Japan’s southernmost region. The call was later lifted, but Japan was furious with North Korea for launching a rocket that used ballistic missile technology.

🌎 World says no to North Korea. Japan, South Korea, and the U.S. all condemned the launch as a violation of the UN Security Council resolutions that ban North Korea from using ballistic missile technology. But this is North Korea we are talking about. Forget about getting it to listen.

😮‍💨 Why it matters. This failed launch is important because it shows that North Korea is still pursuing its nuclear and missile ambitions, despite international sanctions and pressure. But with this kind of track record, maybe the U.S. can breathe a sigh of relief.

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