🌏 Asia-Pacific and Other Regions Focus

• Suspected Plague Outbreak in Siberia, Russia: A female researcher at a Siberian laboratory in Russia has reportedly died from a suspected plague infection, with nearly 200 contacts currently under quarantine observation. The Inner Mongolia Prevention and Control Center in China, bordering the Far East, has issued an urgent alert for plague prevention and control risks. • Smuggling Boat Capsizes in Djibouti: A vessel carrying approximately 350 illegal immigrants capsized off the coast of Djibouti in East Africa. The United Nations has confirmed the recovery of at least 109 bodies, with over 116 people still missing. • Spy Case: Zhang Wanying, a Chinese national, has been arrested by U.S. law enforcement authorities on suspicion of surveilling the eldest son of Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te in U.S. territory and has appeared in court for trial.