• 02/01/2025

The lessons after ten days of Iran-Israel conflict – analysis

Jerusalem Post Key questions remain about whether the Syrian regime’s normalization and other trends will reduce the instability caused by the recent round of fighting. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-738997

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Singapore teen arrested after being caught humping cat

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Footage posted online shows the boy pulling his pants down before performing the obscene act on the animal. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3216732/singapore-teen-arrested-after-being-caught-humping-cat?utm_source=rss_feed

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Paul Whelan Calls Home For the First Time In Nearly Two Weeks, Family Says

New York Times Mr. Whelan, a former Marine, has been serving a 16-year sentence in Russia on what the United States says are fabricated charges of espionage. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/11/world/europe/paul-whelan-russia-call.html

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Egypt Denies Report on Leaked Document That Said It Planned to Ship Arms to Russia

New York Times The Washington Post said the document describes an Egyptian plan to secretly produce rockets, artillery rounds and gunpowder for Russia. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/11/world/europe/egypt-russia-leaked-pentagon-documents.html

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Volcano Erupts in Russia, Spewing Ash Into the Stratosphere

New York Times The eruption of Shiveluch, on a remote peninsula in eastern Russia, sent a giant cloud of debris into the sky and smothered villages in a thick layer of brown volcanic dust. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/11/world/asia/russia-volcano-eruption.html

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Across Middle East, Ramadan is used for Iftar diplomacy – analysis

Jerusalem Post The Saudi-Iran reconciliation and Turkey’s outreach are two cornerstones of how the region is changing and putting diplomacy first. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-738988

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Israeli forces kill two Palestinians, injure another in Nablus raid

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Israeli military forces have shot dead two Palestinians and injured another during a raid on a village near the West Bank city of Nablus. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/04/11/701364/Palestine-Israeli-forces-kill-Palestinians-raid-West-Bank-Nablus

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Vivan Sundaram, 79, Dies; a Pivotal, and Political, Figure in Indian Art

New York Times Veering from European-inspired abstraction, he embraced multimedia forms to reflect the realities of a country torn by ethnic and religious violence. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/11/arts/vivan-sundaram-dead.html

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In a multipolar world, the US must craft a better grand strategy beyond ‘shared values’

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. With the US withdrawal from world affairs in past years and growing weaponisation of the dollar, more countries are choosing to prioritise their own needs. Washington must take the cue and craft its own…

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Analysis: Japan’s upbeat wages may keep new BOJ chief on hook for policy tweak 

Reuters In a proprietary analysis, Reuters suggests when Japan’s new central bank governor Kazuo Ueda may take the country out of the previously established accommodative monetary settings. The post Analysis: Japan’s upbeat wages may keep new BOJ chief on hook for policy tweak  appeared first on Reuters News Agency. https://www.reutersagency.com/en/reutersbest/article/analysis-japans-upbeat-wages-may-keep-new-boj-chief-on-hook-for-policy-tweak/

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