Category: Regions
Israeli 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
Read MoreMalaysians call out ‘blatant profiteering’ as Lunar New Year service charge rises at eateries
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Angry diners question whether the extra levy truly benefits workers or boosts profits of restaurant owners. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3295760/malaysians-call-out-blatant-profiteering-lunar-new-year-service-charge-rises-eateries?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreVietnam confident of US ties under Trump: ‘I can play golf all day long’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ‘We think we can handle it,’ Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said of Vietnam’s US ties at the World Economic Forum in Davos. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3295759/vietnam-confident-us-ties-under-trump-i-can-play-golf-all-day-long?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreTrump Is Said to Push for Early Reopening of North American Trade Deal
New York Times The president wants to begin renegotiating a U.S. trade deal with Canada and Mexico earlier than a scheduled 2026 review, people familiar with his thinking said. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/business/economy/trump-usmca-trade-deal-mexico-canada-autos.html
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