According to Xinhua News Agency, Poland has recently called for urgent consultations within the European Union regarding the restoration of land border controls by Germany. Polish Prime Minister Tusk said that Germany's resumption of border controls means a de facto large-scale suspension of free movement between Schengen countries. For this reason, Poland will contact Germany's neighboring countries affected by this policy and call for urgent consultations within the EU on this issue.

Tusk emphasized that Germany should learn from Poland's policy on illegal immigration, rather than opening its doors to everyone first and then suddenly closing them, which is not advisable to go from one extreme to another.

02Venezuela revokes Brazil's representation of the Argentine Embassy in Venezuela

Recently, Venezuela revoked Brazil's representation of the Argentine Embassy in Venezuela. The Venezuelan side stated that there is evidence that the embassy is being used by Venezuelan opposition members who are receiving asylum to plan assassinations and other terrorist activities against Venezuelan President Maduro and Vice President Rodriguez.

It is reported that Venezuela held presidential elections on July 28th, with the National Election Commission of VenezuelaAnnounce the re-election of current President Maduro. Due to seven Latin American countries including Argentina, Chile, and Peru attempting to deny the results of the presidential election,Venezuela has recalled diplomatic personnel from these countriesStarting from early August, Brazil became the representative of Argentina and Peru's interests in Venezuela, responsible for safeguarding the assets and archives of these two countries' embassies in Venezuela.

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01Israel attacks central Syria, resulting in 18 deaths

According to Agence France Presse, recent Israeli attacks on multiple locations in the Masyaf area of Hama province in central Syria have resulted in 18 deaths and 37 injuries. The attack also caused damage to local infrastructure, power grids, roads, and triggered fires. The Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora condemns the attack as an act of aggression, but Israel has not yet made any comments on the attack.

It is reported that sinceSince the outbreak of the Syrian civil war in 2011, the Israeli military has repeatedly carried out airstrikes on targets in Syria under the pretext of attacking Iranian military facilities. After the outbreak of a new round of Israeli Palestinian conflict in October last year, Israel's attacks on targets within Syria have become more frequent.

02Cambodia and the Philippines strengthen military cooperation

According to the Cambodia China Times, recently, the Commander in Chief of the Royal Cambodian Army, Wang Bisheng, received the visiting Chief of Staff of the Philippine Armed Forces, Romeo Brauna, in Phnom Penh. The Cambodian side stated that this visit will further strengthen and expand the long-term cooperative relationship between the two countries' armies, especially in enhancing exchanges between the military leadership of both sides, in order to promote the sustained development and deepening of military cooperation between the two countries.

The Cambodian side also suggests that the two armies continue to effectively implement the Military Cooperation Agreement, strengthen exchanges and training at all levels, and promote cooperation between the navy and air force units. The Philippines promises to seriously consider the various suggestions put forward by the Cambodian side and strengthen cooperation with Cambodia in military training, troop cooperation, high-level visits, and combating transnational crime and terrorism.

01Singapore's tax revenue increases by 17% in fiscal year 2023

The Lianhe Zaobao reported that recently, the Singapore Internal Revenue Service released its annual report for fiscal year 2023. The data showed that corporate tax, personal income tax and consumption tax all increased, but stamp tax revenue decreased because of the continued decline in real estate transactions.

Specifically,In the fiscal year 2023, Singapore's corporate tax revenue increased by 25.6%, reaching 29 billion yuan, accounting for 36.1% of the overall tax revenue. Due to wage increases and an increase in the number of taxpayers, the personal income tax increased by 2 billion yuan compared to the previous fiscal year, reaching 17.5 billion yuan, accounting for 21.8% of the overall tax revenue. Singapore's consumption has been adjusted from 8% in 2023 to 9%, and the increase in consumption tax rate has also driven the growth of national tax revenue.