• 03/17/2025

India’s Modi faces no-confidence vote over deadly clashes where women were paraded naked through the streets

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The opposition wants to trigger a debate about the violence in Manipur state, in which at least 130 people have been killed and 60,000 displaced since May. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3228993/indias-modi-faces-no-confidence-vote-over-violent-clashes-where-women-were-paraded-naked-through?utm_source=rss_feed

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70 Years Along the Zone Where the Korean War Never Ended

New York Times The Korean War Armistice was signed seventy years ago, separating the two Koreas and putting an end to the fighting, but not the war itself. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/26/world/asia/korea-dmz-north-south-border.html

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Britpop’s Back. But What Happened to Cool Britannia?

New York Times Some of the biggest ’90s bands are playing major gigs across Britain again, and headlining festivals abroad. Yet Britpop’s swaggering sense of national self-belief feels like a distant memory. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/26/arts/music/britpop-blur-pulp.html

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In Milan, Giving Aperitivo a New Twist

New York Times The nightly cocktail ritual is central to the Italian city’s culture. Here’s where to find both the classic bitters-based drinks and new spins on them. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/26/travel/in-milan-giving-the-aperitivo-a-new-twist.html

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The Fight for the Right to Trespass

New York Times A group of English activists want to legally enshrine the “right to roam” — and spread the idea that nature is a common good. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/26/magazine/right-to-roam-england.html

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Prime Minister Hun Sen of Cambodia Says He Will Resign

New York Times Mr. Hun Sen, whose party won stage-managed parliamentary elections on Sunday, has been prime minister of Cambodia since 1985. He said he would hand power to his son. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/26/world/asia/cambodia-pm-resigns-hun-sen.html

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US says drone damaged by flares from Russian jet over Syria

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The US Air Force says one of its drones was damaged by flares from a Russian fighter jet over Syria. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/26/707751/US-drone-Russian-jet-Syria-

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Over 1 in 25 Tokyo residents are now foreign as Japan population tumbles for 14th year in a row

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. More than 580,000 of a record 2.99 million foreign nationals now living in Japan call the capital home, while the number of Japanese residents fell for the first time ever in all 47 of…

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Cambodia’s Hun Sen resigns as prime minister after 38 years

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The 70-year-old Hun Sen has led Cambodia with an iron fist for nearly four decades. He said on Wednesday he will resign and hand power to his eldest son Hun Manet. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3228972/cambodias-hun-sen-resigns-prime-minister-after-nearly-four-decades?utm_source=rss_feed

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Syria’s Assad: US, allies destabilized world to undermine Russia

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad holds the United States responsible for “a state of global instability.” https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/26/707746/Syria-Assad-US-allies-destabilized-world-undermine-Russia

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