Dario Salvi

Today's news: Chinese dissident journalist Sun Lin died at the hands of the police; Pyongyang puts 'Malligyong-1' military spy satellite into orbit, Seoul suspends military agreement with the North; 216 more landings, mostly women and children, of Rohingya Muslims on Indonesian coast; The murderer of Turkish journalist of Armenian origin Hrant Dink, recently released from prison, will face new charges (including terrorism).

Police agencies in the two countries have been working together against telecom scams since September. Some 63 alleged "financiers" and ringleaders top the list of people wanted in connection with Chinese nationals cheated out of lots of money. Fighting between Myanmar’s ruling junta and rebel forces is fuelling the problem.

Msgr. Imad Khoshaba Gargees received episcopal ordination in early November from the Chaldean Patriarch. In his mission he intends to look at the 'needs and expectations' of a community that has long been without a guide, basing his work on 'love and humility'. The wait is on for the date when he will be able to enter the country and the diocese. The 'many challenges' to which he will have to respond.

Today's news: Israeli army strikes a church in southern Lebanon, for Hamas close to agreement on a truce; Pyongyang prepares for a new launch of a spy satellite; Since the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan, abuses against women in politics have tripled; US-based NGO awards three imprisoned Vietnamese activists for their pro-human rights struggle; The first Iranian-built cars appear on the Russian market; In Yerevan an unknown person tried to set fire to the synagogue.

Sources told AsiaNews that at least 60 people in need of care are inside, from the severely disabled to the bedridden seniors. The IDF reportedly authorised the evacuation of the Missionaries of Charity, but not the residents or the staff. The women religious refused sharing a loaf of bread or an orange as a meal. Christian religious leaders in the Holy Land speak out against attacks by Jewish settlers on the Armenian Quarter.

Recent landings have raised the alarm over the situation of 'boat-people' fleeing Myanmar. On 17 October, at least 249 refugees were turned back off the coast of Aceh. In just a few days more than 600 have landed on Indonesian territory. An eight-point proposal to deal with the emergency, following the dictates of international law.

Today's news: at least 10 killed in shelling against Indonesian hospital in Gaza, truce negotiated in exchange for release of Hamas hostages; After Apec China resumes military activities along the Taiwan Strait, alert in Taipei; Demonstrations in Pakistan against the deportation of Afghans; Record property purchases in Spain among Russian citizens; Erdogan against Armenia who 'for years' tried to steal 'other people's land'.

This morning Francis received Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid at the Vatican. At the centre of the "cordial talks" were "good" bilateral relations and "themes of common interest", starting with freedom of action "particularly in the Nineveh plain". For months there has been a bitter clash between Baghdad and Card. Sako, who has temporarily transferred the patriarchal see to Erbil.

The victims were also joined by 269 (failed) attempts. In five cases, young people tried to take their own lives inside educational institutions. The peak of cases in May and October. Experts see difficulties in resuming the normal academic rhythm after four years of Covid-19 restrictions. New aid and support measures are under consideration.

Today's news: Washington will export nuclear technology to Manila; Xi Jinping and Fumio Kishida intend to promote mutually beneficial relations between China and Japan, but tensions remain; Over 26,000 displaced in renewed fighting between army and Arakan in Rachine State; Taliban minister in Islamabad to mediate on the return of goods and property to Afghans expelled from Pakistan; Hanoi continues its expansion plan in the South China Sea; Since the beginning of the year, only 20 foreigners have applied for a 'golden visa' to Russia.

A plot of land in the Cows’ Garden area is at the centre of the controversy. The group of settlers also includes a radical who was involved in a past terror attack and is close to Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. In a press release, Armenian Christian leaders say that "unprecedented" threat puts at risk the very presence of the community and of all Christians in the Holy Land.

Ogün Samast spent just under 17 years in prison. He was a minor at the time of the crime whose motives and principals remain unknown. For the Dink family’s lawyer, his release is a "secret amnesty". For an opposition leader, he “was supposed to stay for life". According to the Human Rights Association, a "murderer" is free.