Category: Regions
Malaysians rethink support for Palestinian refugees after viral incidents
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Public support for Palestinian refugees has waned after viral videos showing protests at a holding facility fuelled anti-migrant sentiment. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3296212/malaysians-rethink-support-palestinian-refugees-after-viral-incidents?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MorePhilippines halts South China Sea survey after ‘harassment’ from Beijing’s coastguard, navy
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The coastguard said a mission to collect sand samples was suspended due to the ‘disregard for safety exhibited by the Chinese maritime forces’. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3296253/philippines-halts-south-china-sea-survey-after-harassment-beijings-coastguard-navy?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHamas condemns US blacklisting of Ansarullah
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has condemned as unjustified a decision by the US to re-designated Yemen’s Ansarullah movement as a foreign terrorist organization. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/25/741544/Hamas-condemns-US-blacklisting-of-Ansarullah
Read MoreJapan’s strategic island airbase stalls, hurting its Taiwan crisis response
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Japan’s plans to transform the remote uninhabited island of Mageshima into a strategic military hub have hit a wall. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3296200/japans-strategic-island-airbase-stalls-hurting-its-taiwan-crisis-response?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreIsrael Says UNRWA Has 6 Days to Halt Operations in East Jerusalem
New York Times The directive came in a letter to the U.N., after the Israeli Parliament banned the relief agency that has aided Palestinian refugees for decades. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/world/middleeast/israel-unrwa-palestinian-refugees.html
Read MoreVoices from the Arab press: Trump’s opportunity to determine the Middle East’s future
Jerusalem Post A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-838842
Read MoreIn Asia’s forgotten war, a generation sacrifices its youth defying Myanmar’s brutal junta
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. For thousands of guerilla fighters, the dream of a free Myanmar still burns bright – even after four years of ruinous civil war. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3296205/asias-forgotten-war-generation-sacrifices-its-youth-defying-myanmars-brutal-junta?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreIsraeli protesters demand release of all captives in Gaza
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Israeli protesters have blocked a major highway in Tel Aviv to demand the release of all captives, held by Palestinian resistance groups in Gaza. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/24/741540/Israeli-protesters-demand-release-of-all-captives-in-Gaza
Read MoreDerek Humphry, Pivotal Figure in Right-to-Die Movement, Dies at 94
New York Times His own experience assisting his terminally ill wife in ending her life set him on a path to founding the Hemlock Society and writing a best-selling guide. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/health/derek-humphry-dead.html
Read MoreWhat We Know About the Hostage Release
New York Times Hamas said it would release four female soldiers as part of a hostage-for-prisoner swap set to take place on Saturday. https://www.nytimes.com/article/what-we-know-hostage-release.html
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