The island nation exports more than 50 per cent of its tea to Iran, Iraq, and Palestine. Attacks in the Red Sea have already slowed deliveries, but exporters have not noticed major price increases for now. However, as the war continues, small farmers will likely pay a heavy price.
Not only Gaza and the war in Ukraine: the global arms race is also driven by Chinese pressure on Taiwan.. The 6.8% growth represents "the highest year-on-year growth since 2009". China, Russia, India and Saudi Arabia among the world's top five with the United States. Beijing's investments are affecting the other Asia-Pacific nations, especially Japan and Taiwan. Israel recorded an increase of 24%.
In the state shaken by ethnic conflict for a year now, even the vote for the federal parliament has become an occasion for confrontation with assaults and accusations of fraud against the local government led by the BJP. Extraordinary re-opening of the polls today in 11 polling stations. In tribal-inhabited areas, many polling stations remained completely deserted in protest.
According to a study by German researchers, the large quantities of dust originating from the drying out of what was once the great lake between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan are causing a cooling of the ground during the day, and a warming effect at night. Making desertification caused by drying out a problem not only local
Today's news: rockets from Iraq against an American base in Syria; Seven Japanese soldiers after a collision between two helicopters during an exercise; In the Maldives, the party of pro-Chinese president Muizzu wins the parliamentary elections; In Vietnam, the assistant to the president of the National Assembly was also arrested; Azerbaijan is eliminating traces of the Armenian presence in Nagorno Karabakh.
The hope is that "the ways of dialogue, of diplomacy" will prevail; the latter according to the Pontiff "can do so much". After the recitation of the Regina Caeli, the prayer for the peoples of Palestine and Israel: "May they soon stop suffering". On the 61st Day of Prayer for Vocations: "Church polyphony of charisms and vocations at the service of the Gospel".
