Tehran is ready to return to the pre-agreement situation, with an acceleration on atomic production.  Rouhani holds the door of dialogue open.  Pompeo confirms the hard line.  For the former British ambassador to the United States, Trump has canceled the Jcpoa out of "diplomatic spite" towards Obama.

 

| 15/07/2019
| IRAN - UNITED STATES
by Nirmala Carvalho

The local chapter of the Nationalist Congress Party organised a protest on behalf of parents whose children were excluded from the Holy Cross High School in Kurla. The latter had cut enrolment in its kindergarten programme to uphold state regulations.

 

| 15/07/2019
| INDIA
by Sumon Corraya

The Archdiocese of Dhaka organised a three-day seminar. Often minority Christians are the victims of forced expropriations by majority Muslims. Many legal disputes occur in mixed marriages or quick land sales. Spousal disputes are often due to non-consensual marriage in which brides are forced to marry grooms picked by their parents.

| 15/07/2019
| BANGLADESH

The group of more than 20 people was trying to visit a prison in the north-central province. The attackers, armed with helmets and clubs, hit indiscriminately. Several prisoners are on a hunger strike to protest against the poor conditions in prison.

| 15/07/2019
| VIETNAM

Han is the mayor of Kaohsiung and an outsider in national politics. Deemed a populist, he considers it necessary to resume contacts with mainland China. The presidential in Taiwan is scheduled for next January.

| 15/07/2019
| TAIWAN

The Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft was to launch this morning from the space base at Sriharikota.  The vehicle was to be the first to make a "soft landing" at the south pole of the terrestrial satellite.  Delhi's next goal: to bring an Indian to the moon by 2022.

 

 

| 15/07/2019
| INDIA
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