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‘Prayer for the French Republic’ Heads to Broadway

New York Times The play, which is scheduled to open in January, joins a string of Broadway shows that confront antisemitism in the U.S. and abroad. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/01/theater/prayer-for-the-french-republic-broadway.html

China Wants to Set the Terms of Any ‘Thaw’ With the U.S.

New York Times China has pushed to set the terms of its re-engagement with the Biden administration, rebuffing a request for a defense meeting while urging Washington to drop sanctions. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/01/world/asia/china-us-relations-thaw.html

Iran to increase attacks on US by arming groups in Syria – report

Jerusalem Post The report says that the IRGC Quds Force oversaw “testing of one of the explosives, which reportedly sliced through a tank’s armored plating in a trial run.” https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-744911

Symbol of democratic decline: Turkey’s jailed opposition leader ‘retired’ from politics – analysis

Jerusalem Post Many opposition politicians and critical journalists have been jailed in Turkey, meaning politics is far from free. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-744907

Senegal’s Opposition Leader Is Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison

New York Times A case involving a rape charge against Ousmane Sonko has monopolized the country’s political life and raised concerns over the prosecution of political opponents. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/01/world/africa/senegal-ousmane-sonko.html

Japan’s growing problem with ‘trash homes’ prompts questions about lack of social support

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Trash houses or ‘gomi-yashiki’ are local eyesores whose owners spill mounds of rubbish onto the streets and surrounding properties, attracting pests, causing problems for local governments across the country. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3222587/japans-growing-problem-trash-homes-prompts-questions-about-lack-social-support?utm_source=rss_feed

Asia climate woes mount as heat shatters May records

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Highs were registered in China and Southeast Asia, including Singapore that was at its hottest for the month in 40 years. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3222633/asia-climate-woes-mount-heat-shatters-may-records?utm_source=rss_feed

US pilots ‘blatantly’ violate mutual safety protocols in Syria: Russia

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Russia insists that US pilots in Syria “blatantly violate deconfliction protocols” agreed to in a Russian-US memorandum on safe flights. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/06/01/704501/US-pilots–blatantly–violate-mutual-protocols-in-Syria–Russia

Seoul-Tokyo WWII sex slaves’ information will not be disclosed, top court rules

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. In 2015, the two countries signed a controversial deal on the sexual enslavement of South Korean women by Japan during World War II; this latest ruling is viewed as favouring President Yoon Suk Yeol,…

Australia ‘hopeful’ barley exports to China will resume soon as talks go ‘in right direction’ amid warming ties

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Australia’s trade minister said on Thursday that Beijing had indicated its review of anti-dumping duties, imposed in 2020 amid a deterioration in relations, would soon be complete. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3222605/australia-hopeful-barley-exports-china-will-resume-soon-talks-go-right-direction-amid-warming-ties?utm_source=rss_feed