Rio Times · Asia Intelligence Brief July 22
—Hormuz talks Brent crude oil prices have dropped around twelve per cent from their war peak as Iran and the US negotiate a ceasefire.
—Kashmir bloodshed At least twenty-six tourists were killed in border area attacks hours after a US-brokered ceasefire between India and Pakistan began.
—Pakistan austerity Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif imposed a four-day workweek for government offices and shut all schools for two weeks to save fuel.
—Japan quake A magnitude-5.8 earthquake strongly shook Tokyo on Wednesday morning, causing transport delays but no tsunami or reported casualties.
