1. The UN Security Council convened an emergency meeting on Russia’s latest missile attacks across Ukraine. One of the strikes on Monday heavily damaged a children’s hospital in Kyiv. The meeting was held on Tuesday at the request of France and other countries. Russia holds the council presidency this month.
2. Bank of Japan data shows the nation’s inflation accelerated again in June. Price pressures continued to mount, as the government reduced energy subsidies intended to ease gas and electricity bills. The central bank’s Producer Price Index last month rose 2.9 percent from a year earlier in a preliminary reading. The index measures the prices companies charge each other for goods and services.
3. Trails on Mount Fuji, Japan’s highest peak, are now fully open for climbers this year. The Fujinomiya, Gotemba and Subashiri trails on the Shizuoka Prefecture side opened on Wednesday, following the opening of another route in neighboring Yamanashi Prefecture last week. The mountain straddles the two prefectures.
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