Today's headlines: US ready to send aircraft and warships to Taiwan Strait; Japanese minister visits controversial Yasukuni temple; Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto runs for president; India: we are not pressured to buy energy from Russia; Naval'nyj founds a union for inmates of the camp where he is imprisoned.
Created by China with the countries of Central, Eastern and Southern Europe, the group has gone from 17+1 to 14+1. China's military threats against Taiwan and its qualified support for Russia’s war in Ukraine have weighed heavily. The EU remains cautious about the crisis across the Taiwan Strait.
The other news of the day: China and Nepal agree on building trans-Himalayan roads and railways. Former NagaWorld Casino staff protest in Cambodia. Well-known mullah Sheikh Rahimullah Haqqani is killed in Afghanistan. Doubts remain about the pope's trip to Lebanon. Russia’s population continues to shrink.
The other news of the day: China ends military exercises around Taiwan. Vietnam is campaigning against "fake news". Militants attack Indian military outpost in Kashmir. The number of Russians and Ukrainians fleeing to Israel is up. The appeal for the release of Russian dissident Ilya Jashin was rejected.
The cardinal will be tried with five members of the pro-democracy movement for failing to register the charity of which they were trustees. The defence will invoke the right to associate as provided for by the Hong Kong’s constitution.
The other news of the day: China’s military exercises near Taiwan continue. Japan has 726,000 fewer inhabitants. Sri Lanka’s former president seeks refuge in Thailand. Modi's BJP loses power in Bihar. Pope Francis’s trip to Ukraine might happen soon.
After reunification, secessionist thoughts must be erased from their minds, this according to Lu Shaye, echoing Beijing’s repression in Hong Kong and Xinjiang. The Chinese envoy is no stranger to controversial statements.
The other news of the day: Chinese military exercises around Taiwan continue. Torrential rains hit South Korea. Political crisis breaks out in the Indian state of Bihar. Palestinian security officer is killed in a refugee camp in Lebanon. The Vatican and the Russian Patriarchate are working on a meeting between Pope Francis and Kirill.
China's drills around Taiwan in response to Nancy Pelosi's visit are continuing. In four days, 110 aircraft and 41 Navy ships maneuvered near the island. About 11 ballistic missiles were fired. Taiwan reacts with artillery exercises. Most Taiwanese expected a strong response from the mainland.
The other news of the day: COVID-19 cases are up on the Chinese island of Hainan. The row over the Chinese survey ship bound for Sri Lanka continues. Japan's trade surplus collapses. Ukrainian grain has not yet arrived in Lebanon. Armenia calls for international intervention on the future of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Dozens of ships forced to avoid the Taiwan Strait, used by almost half of the world's container ships as well as 88 per cent of the largest ships. Air traffic has also been affected. Japan reported that four missiles fired yesterday by China flew over the Taiwanese capital.
The launch of Dongfeng missiles as part of China’s military drills is a response to Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan. Beijing has added another zone of operation to the exercises. One zone overlaps with Japan's exclusive economic zone, which China does not recognise.
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