Category: Regions
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
Read More70 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
Read MoreBritpop’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
Read MoreIn 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
Read MoreThe 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
Read MorePrime 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
Read MoreUS 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-
Read MoreOver 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…
Read MoreCambodia’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
Read MoreSyria’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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