Giorno: 14 Febbraio 2023

Chinese leader Xi Jinping expresses support for Iran during meeting with Ebrahim Raisi

Chinese leader Xi Jinping expressed support for Iran during a visit by its president on Tuesday as Tehran tries to expand relations with Beijing and Moscow to offset Western sanctions over its nuclear development. The official Chinese account of Xi’s meeting with Ebrahim Raisi gave no indication whether they discussed Russia’s attack on Ukraine. Tehran […]

Thailand prime minister candidate hits campaign trail in Bangkok

The campaign for this year’s general election in Thailand has not yet officially begun, but aspirants for the prime minister’s job are already angling for auspicious photo ops. If symbolism won elections, one of the main contenders, Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan, would be a shoo-in. Prawit hit the campaign trail on Tuesday at a […]

Good Samaritan in China climbs out window to save child dangling from building

A man in China is being praised for his heroism after video surfaced showing him climbing out of a multi-story building’s window and rescuing a child who was dangling from a glass panel last week. The daring rescue reportedly happened on a building in Tangshan, a coastal city in Hebei province on Feb. 6. Bystanders […]

Gunmen storm Syrian hospital where baby born in earthquake rubble is recovering

Gunmen stormed a hospital in north Syria where a baby girl is receiving care after being born under the rubble of her family’s earthquake-shattered home, a hospital official said Tuesday, adding that the attackers beat the clinic’s director. The official denied reports on social media claiming that the Monday night attack was an attempt to […]

Trump camp reacts to Nikki Haley becoming first official opponent: ‘Just another career politician’

The top pro-Trump super PAC acknowledged Tuesday former ambassador Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign announcement, dismissing her as a “career politician.” Haley, who served as the US Ambassador to the United Nations, announced Tuesday that she was seeking the Republican nomination for the 2024 presidential election. NIKKI HALEY ANNOUNCES PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN: ‘IT’S TIME FOR A NEW […]

Japan Names Academic Ueda as Next Central Bank Governor

Read More TOKYO—Japan’s government named academic Kazuo Ueda as its pick to become next central bank governor, a surprise choice that could heighten the chance of an end to its unpopular yield control policy. Ueda, a 71-year-old former Bank of Japan (BOJ) policy board member, will succeed incumbent Haruhiko Kuroda, whose second, five-year term ends […]

Eskom state of disaster to force Creecy’s hand on Karpowership decision

Read More President Cyril Ramaphosa‘s declaration of a state of disaster because of the energy crisis will force the hand of forestry and fisheries minister Barbara Creecy to make a decision on the Karpowership environmental ruling on 7 March. Last week, during his State of the Nation address (Sona), Ramaphosa declared a state of disaster […]

Objects shot down by US fighter jets may be ‘benign’ balloons, White House says

Read More Three unidentified objects shot down by US fighter jets since Friday may turn out to be balloons connected to “benign” commercial or research efforts, a White House official said on Tuesday. The US has not found any evidence to connect the objects to China’s balloon surveillance program nor to any other country’s spy […]

Politicians express condolences on five-year anniversary of Parkland shooting

Politicians on both sides of the aisle expressed their condolences to the families and victims of Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting Tuesday on the tragedy’s fifth anniversary. The reactions come on the heels of another deadly shooting at Michigan State University Monday night. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) called for “a moment of […]