Category: Nations
2025 Alishan Cherry Blossom Festival begins March 10
Taipei, Feb. 23 (CNA) Chiayi County’s annual Alishan Cherry Blossom Festival begins on March 10, with peak bloom expected in mid-to-late March, the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) said Sunday. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202502230009
Read MoreGrapevine February 23, 2025: Kudos to Hebrew University faculty members
Jerusalem Post Movers and shakers in Israeli society. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-843368
Read More‘Russia is the aggressor’: Ukrainians in Taiwan tell the world at protest
Taipei, Feb. 23 (CNA) Around 100 Ukrainians and supporters protested outside the de-facto Russian embassy in Taipei on Sunday to remind the world that “Russia is the aggressor” ahead of the third anniversary of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202502230008
Read MoreIsrael’s missed opportunity: Integrating immigrants amid the Ukraine-Russia War
Jerusalem Post If we fail to act now, we risk losing a tremendous growth engine for the economy, and we may no longer be able to claim that immigration absorption remains a core value for Israel. https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-843366
Read MoreIran reaffirms support for Lebanon, resistance amid Hezbollah leaders’ funeral
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Iranian officials, who are in Beirut to pay tribute to martyred Hezbollah leaders Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and Sayyed Hashem Safieddine, reiterate Tehran’s support for Lebanon and the resistance. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/02/23/743331/Iran-reaffirms-support-Lebanon-resistance
Read MoreThe world’s longest tunnel between Iran and Qatar
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The tunnel project could become a component for regional convergence through streamlining trade relations. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/02/23/743335/The-world%E2%80%99s-longest-tunnel-between-Iran-and-Qatar-
Read MoreThree people injured in Russian Shahed drone attack on Odesa – photo
Pravda Ukraine Russian forces attacked the Odesa district with loitering munitions on the night of 22-23 February, leaving three people injured. Source: Odesa Oblast Military Administration; Ukraine’s State Emergency Service in Odesa Oblast Details: Odesa Oblast Military Administration reported that a house had caught fire due to a drone strike. Three people were injured. Later,…
Read MoreAvera is ‘still not talking about what happened,’ family says
Jerusalem Post “Avera is able to recall memories from the past; he’s relatively well. He’s a bit weak, but his physical condition is good,” they said. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-843362
Read MorePragmatism, not emotions: The case for Russian security integration with the West
Jerusalem Post Failures to engage Moscow before 2022 led to isolation, bolstered by growing Russia-China ties. This isolation can be deescalated. https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-843361
Read MoreTech giants learn to share Trump’s zeal for fossil fuels
Washington Post As Trump moves to unleash more gas and coal, even some of the greenest companies are taking advantage in their pursuit of power to fuel AI and factories. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/02/23/ai-gas-trump-climate-fossil/
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