Assam: Hindus accuse Muslims of ‘flood jihad’
The other news of the day: Russia’s foreign minister arrives in Myanmar. Iran expels nearly 6,000 Afghan refugees. Crown prince dissolves Kuwait’s parliament. In Odessa petitioners want to replace the statue of Russian Tsarina Catherine II with that of a gay porn actor.
INDIA
Hindu radicals blame Muslims for recent floods in the north-eastern Indian state of Assam, claiming that they declared a “flood jihad” and are thus guilty of environmental disaster. Police arrested some men on suspicion of damaging riverbanks, while Hindu radicals began making false accusations on social media. Floods in May and June killed at least 192 people.
MYANMAR – RUSSIA
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov landed in Myanmar today for talks with the country’s military government. Lavrov said he had arrived in the capital Naypyidaw “for a working visit”. His next stop will be Cambodia for a meeting of ASEAN foreign ministers, from which Myanmar was excluded.
SOUTH KOREA
According to the latest data, South Korea’s population has begun to shrink with 91,000 fewer people in 2021 over 2020. Deaths have exceeded the number of births and very few foreigners have moved to South Korea permanently due to the pandemic. South Korea's birth rate of 0.81 is the lowest among OECD member countries.
AFGHANISTAN – IRAN
While the Taliban continue to demand recognition for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan by the international community, almost 6,000 Afghans fled to Iran last week but at least 5,600 were sent back in violation of international law on the right of asylum. Likewise, 66 Afghan families were expelled from Pakistan in recent weeks.
KUWAIT
Crown Prince Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad Al Sabah dissolved Kuwait’s parliament with the election set for two months from now. This follows a standoff between the government and parliament over tax reform. Several attempts to strike a deal led to a government reshuffle, failing which the legislature was dissolved, hindering investment and reforms.
UKRAINE
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky asked the City of Odessa to consider removing the statue of Russian Tsarina Catherine II. A petition was addressed to the president signed by more than 25,000 Ukrainian citizens. Most signatories asked that it be replaced by US gay porn actor Billy Herrington.
RUSSIA – INDIA
At the invitation of the Catholicos of the Malankara Church, Baselios Marthoma Mathews III, a representative of the Patriarchate of Moscow, Hieromonk Stefan (Igumnov), took part in an important Christian ceremony in India, namely the consecration of new bishops, an event that is held every 12 years in this Church with the participation of the entire Synod of Bishops.
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