Category: Regions
Russia Strikes Ukrainian Grain Terminal, Kyiv Says
New York Times President Volodymyr Zelensky has promised to build up defenses around his country’s southern coast, but Kyiv must make tough decisions about where to put its resources. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/29/world/europe/russia-ukraine-war-grain.html
Read More‘The Agreement Is Broken’: Israeli Reservists Resign to Protest New Law
New York Times Military reservists are key to Israel’s defense capacity and a shared sense of national mission. But after a new law curbing judicial power, scores of reservists have resigned — reflecting a widening rift in Israeli society. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/29/world/middleeast/israel-reservists-judicial-overhaul.html
Read MoreHow Women’s World Cup football in New Zealand is leading the way for the LGBTQ community in sport
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. New Zealand striker Hannah Wilkinson is one of at least 95 flying the rainbow flag at the global sporting event, alongside fellow New Zealander Ali Riley and the Philippine’s Sarina Bolden. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3229362/how-womens-world-cup-football-new-zealand-leading-way-lgbtq-community-sport?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreNasrallah: Muslims ‘fully’ ready to act responsibly to defend Islam, Holy Qur’an
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The secretary general of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement says the Islamic community cannot condone the desecration of the Holy Qur’an, stressing that Muslims are fully ready to act responsibly to defend Islam…
Read MoreIsraeli, Palestinian support for two-state solution declines – poll
Jerusalem Post Both Israeli and Palestinian publics still prefer two states to any other democratic framework for resolving the conflict. https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/article-752542
Read MoreTrudeau Reshuffles His Cabinet
New York Times Canada’s prime minister revamped his cabinet, demoting some ministers and reassigning key portfolios to get in fighting form for an election. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/29/world/canada/justin-trudeau-cabinet-shuffle.html
Read MoreAustralia’s Penny Wong urges Julian Assange WikiLeaks case to conclude, says it has ‘dragged on for too long’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Assange, an Australian citizen being held in Britain, is battling extradition to the US, where he is wanted on charges of releasing confidential US records in 2010. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3229357/australias-penny-wong-urges-julian-assange-wikileaks-case-conclude-says-it-has-dragged-too-long?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreIsraeli court orders removal of Palestinian village to build Jewish neighborhood
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. An Israeli court has ordered Palestinian residents of a village in the Negev desert to destroy their homes and leave the area by next March to make way for the expansion of a…
Read MoreUS families sue French firm over financial aid to Daesh, other terrorist groups in Syria
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. French cement giant Lafarge has been sued by relatives of American soldiers and US aid workers over the company’s financial support to the Takfiri outfits in Iraq and Syria. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/29/707929/US-families-sue-French-firm-financial-aid-Daesh-terrorist-groups-Syria
Read MoreIsraeli Judicial Reform bill sparks more protests
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Israeli doctors declared a strike and more army reservists have asked to halt service in a public backlash to the ratification of the first stage of a judicial overhaul that critics say endangers…
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