Category: Regions
Myriam Ullens, Philanthropic Baroness With a Disputed Fortune, Dies at 70
New York Times She started charitable institutions in Belgium, Nepal and China, including a major museum. Her stepson fatally shot her after a fight over money. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/10/arts/myriam-ullens-dead.html
Read MoreUS sharing of intelligence with India in border clash with China seen as pivotal in partnership
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Real-time information, including satellite imagery, about Chinese positions was provided and ‘enraged’ Beijing, according to report. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3216606/us-sharing-intelligence-india-border-clash-china-seen-pivotal-partnership?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreEgyptian minister to visit Turkey as ties improve – Ankara
Jerusalem Post Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told private broadcaster A Haber that his counterpart would come soon, with details to be given on Wednesday. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-738887
Read MoreOpinion poll shows dramatic drop in support for Netanyahu’s Likud party
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. A new poll shows Netanyahu’s Likud political would lose more than a third of its seats if an election were held now. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/04/10/701304/Poll-shows-dramatic-drop-in-support-for-Netanyahu%E2%80%99s-right-wing-Likud-party
Read MoreRussia Has Adopted ‘Scorched Earth’ Tactics in Bakhmut, Ukraine Official Says
New York Times Gen. Oleksandr Syrsky visited Bakhmut on Sunday and said the situation is difficult but under control. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/10/world/europe/russia-bakhmut-scorched-earth-ukraine.html
Read MoreDalai Lama Apologizes Over an Exchange With a Boy
New York Times In a video, the 87-year-old Tibetan spiritual leader sticks out his tongue and asks the child to “suck” it. His office said the actions had been lighthearted. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/10/world/asia/dalai-lama-boy.html
Read MoreUkraine’s forces say they have so far thwarted Moscow’s efforts to sever supply lines around Bakhmut.
New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/10/world/europe/ukraines-forces-say-they-have-so-far-thwarted-moscows-efforts-to-sever-supply-lines-around-bakhmut.html
Read MoreChina Brandishes Military Options in Exercises Around Taiwan
New York Times The People’s Liberation Army’s ships, planes and troops held three days of drills in a spectacle designed to warn Taiwan against challenging Beijing. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/10/world/asia/china-military-exercises-taiwan.html
Read MoreIsraeli forces kill Palestinian teenage boy during raid in occupied West Bank
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Israeli forces kill a 15-year-old Palestinian teenager during a military aid on a refugee camp in the eastern occupied West Bank city of Ariha, as scores of extremist settlers storm the Al-Aqsa Mosque…
Read MoreRussia says China has right to conduct Taiwan military exercises
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Kremlin spokesman said ‘you and I have witnessed actions provocative toward China’, which has ‘sovereign right to respond’ according to ‘international law’. https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3216589/russia-says-china-has-right-conduct-taiwan-military-exercises?utm_source=rss_feed
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