The JournalismPakistan Global Media Brief | Edition 27 | July 3, 2026

• A Moscow court has ruled that Russia's only liberal, anti-war party is barred from participating in the parliamentary elections scheduled for next month. • The decision effectively eliminates the only organized political opposition focused on ending the conflict in Ukraine from the electoral process.

• A Moscow court has ruled that Russia's only liberal, anti-war party is barred from participating in the upcoming parliamentary elections. • The ruling effectively eliminates the only organized political opposition focused on ending the conflict in Ukraine from the ballot.

• Poynter tracked over 100 federal actions over 18 months to document the Trump administration's systemic campaign against the press and news access. • Key incidents include the Department of Homeland Security stopping and questioning journalists at the border and detaining noncitizen writers, such as Mario Guevara and Rümeysa Öztürk.

• A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia, resulting in at least 111 confirmed deaths. • A new military deployment scheduled for 2029 is projected to cost an additional $1.4 billion.

• DeepSeek claims its refreshed V4-Flash model outperforms the V4-Pro preview in coding tasks while costing only a third of the price. • In a real-world test involving three coding jobs, V4-Flash proved to be the superior model in terms of performance.

• A former Thai lawmaker was arrested on Monday for the alleged fatal shooting of a local official. • The incident occurred shortly after a separate school shooting caused widespread shock across Thailand.

• Former Thai lawmaker Chalong Riewrang fatally shot the chairman of the Provincial Administrative Organization in Nonthaburi on Friday. • Police report that the shooting was triggered by a dispute regarding borrowed money between the two men.

• Former MP Chalong Riewrang has surrendered to authorities following the shooting of the Nonthaburi Provincial Administrative Organization (PAO) chief and his driver. • Riewrang claims the attack was motivated by a dispute involving an alleged debt of THB 11 million.

• The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has announced a review of the Nifty 50 index, resulting in the inclusion of BSE and the exclusion of Wipro. • These index changes are scheduled to become effective starting September 30, 2026.

• Former Thai MP Chalong Riewrang was arrested after allegedly shooting a local official and a driver in Nonthaburi province, north of Bangkok. • Nonthaburi police chief Dejrapee Kongdee confirmed the arrest following the attack, which has sparked further security concerns in the region.

• A former lawmaker was arrested following a shooting attack at a government office outside Bangkok on Monday. • The incident resulted in one fatality and left another person injured.

• Chalong, a former Member of Parliament from Nonthaburi, shot and killed government official Thongchai Yenprasert outside the victim's office. • Following the attack, Chalong contacted political commentator Anchalee Paireerak and confessed to the shooting via a YouTube broadcast.