Category: Regions
Indonesia seeks a Chinese solar boom in the shadow of US tariffs
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. With billions of dollars in Chinese pledges and regulatory reforms, Jakarta is betting big on solar – with a weather eye on US trade policy. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3295253/indonesia-seeks-chinese-solar-boom-shadow-us-tariffs?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreKushner’s fund to double stake in Israeli firm financing settlements
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Jared Kushner is set to double his investment firm’s stake in one of the Israeli regime’s major financial firms, which funds the construction of illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/18/741126/Jared-Kushner-investment-firm-illegal-settlements-Affinity-Partners
Read MoreSen. Sanders urges US to halt ‘endless supply’ of arms to Israel
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. US Senator Bernie Sanders has repeated his call for the US to stop continuously supplying weapons to Israel. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/18/741122/Stop-endless-supply-of-weapons-to-Israel-Sanders
Read MoreHezbollah chief: Palestinians, resistance foiled Israel’s big plan
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Hezbollah Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem says the Palestinian people and resistance fighters foiled Israel’s “big plan” by accepting a ceasefire agreement to end the regime’s war on the besieged Gaza Strip. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/18/741129/Hezbollah-Sheikh-Naim-Qassem-resistance-fighters-ceasefire-agreement-
Read MoreCambodia extends mine-free deadline as villager, 2 deminers killed
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The villager ‘ran over an anti-tank landmine’ on his farm in northwestern Battambang province. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3295320/cambodia-extends-mine-free-deadline-villager-2-deminers-killed?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreNetanyahu ‘vows to continue Gaza war’ after cabinet OKs truce deal
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows to continue his war on Gaza in a bid to stop far-right finance minister Bezalel Smotrich from exiting his coalition cabinet. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/18/741121/Netanyahu–vows-to-continue-Gaza-war–to-garner-support-for-ceasefire-deal
Read MoreRussia Attacks Kyiv With Ballistic Missiles
New York Times A countrywide alert had warned of incoming ballistic missiles. Four of them, and 39 attack drones, were used in the attack, which killed at least four people, officials said. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/world/europe/ukraine-kyiv-russia.html
Read MoreMalaysian police confirm dead Pinkfish concertgoers had drugs in blood
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Toxicology analysis revealed the presence of drugs in the bodies of the four victims who attended the event in Selangor. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3295314/malaysian-police-confirm-dead-pinkfish-concertgoers-had-drugs-blood?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreJan. 17: ‘Axis of Resistance’ operations against Israeli occupation
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Amid Israeli genocide in Gaza, resistance groups continued their operations against the regime and its Western backers on Friday, January 17. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/18/741124/jan-17-axis-resistance-ops-against-israeli-occupation
Read MoreAs Japan marks Kobe quake anniversary, fears of another major disaster mount
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Tremors in the Nankai Trough, south of Kobe, have increased recently as seismologists flag higher risks of a major quake in the area. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3295292/japan-marks-kobe-quake-anniversary-fears-another-major-disaster-mount?utm_source=rss_feed
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