Category: Regions
Sydney pro-Palestine demonstrations
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Protesters in Sydney called for an end to US military aid to Israel, criticizing American foreign policy for supporting Israeli actions against Palestinians. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/22/741396/Protesters-gathered-outside-the-US-Consulate-in-Sydney-calling-for-an-immediate-end-to-US-military-aid-to-Israel-
Read MoreEx-Executive Who Oversaw South Korean Airport Renovations Is Found Dead
New York Times Son Chang-wan was in office while works were undertaken at Muan International Airport. Last month, a plane crashed into a concrete barrier there, killing 179 people. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/world/asia/south-korea-crash-executive-dead.html
Read MoreSingapore takes first step towards general election, analysts predict midyear polls
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The next election – the first since Prime Minister Lawrence Wong took office – is likely to centre on bread-and-butter issues, analysts say. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3295800/singapore-takes-first-step-towards-general-election-analysts-predict-midyear-polls?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreIsraeli veteran group warns regime forces ‘Gazafying’ West Bank’s Jenin
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. An Israeli army veterans group has warned that the West Bank city of Jenin is being “Gazified.” https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/22/741388/Palestine-Israel-forces-militray-offensive-Jenin-West-Bank-Gazified-Breaking-the-Silence-group-
Read MoreTrump Says He Plans to Impose 10% Tariffs on Chinese Imports on Feb. 1
New York Times The president said the planned duties were a response to China’s failure to curb fentanyl exports. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/business/trump-tariffs-china.html
Read MoreUN warns Thailand Uygurs face torture if deported to China
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Thailand’s government insists there are no immediate plans to deport the 48 detainees, who fled China and were arrested in Thailand in 2014. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3295786/un-warns-thailand-uygurs-face-torture-if-deported-china?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreIndonesia’s US$1.4 billion fish start-up faked most sales, report claims
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. EFishery was a darling of the nation’s start-up scene. Then a whistle-blower alleged that the company’s accounts weren’t accurate. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3295771/indonesias-us14-billion-fish-start-faked-most-sales-report-claims?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreJan. 21: Palestinian resistance operations against Israeli occupation in Jenin
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Amid the Israeli military aggression on the city of Jenin in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian resistance groups continued their operations against the occupation on Tuesday, Jan. 21. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/22/741386/jan-21-palestinian-resistance-ops-against-israeli-occupation-jenin
Read MoreSenior Hezbollah official assassinated in Lebanon’s Western Beqaa
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Unidentified gunmen have assassinated a senior Hezbollah official outside his home in Lebanon’s eastern town of Machghara. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/22/741384/Senior-Hezbollah-official-assassinated-in-Lebanon%E2%80%99s-Western-Beqaa-district-
Read MoreCat from New Zealand flies there and back again after being left on a plane in Australia
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Mittens, 8, was only supposed to take a one-way flight from Christchurch to Melbourne. She ended up being airborne for over 10 hours. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3295766/cat-new-zealand-flies-there-and-back-again-after-being-left-plane-australia?utm_source=rss_feed
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