#washingtonpost.com. × #Mar.30.2025 Aid groups struggle to provide for thousands displaced in West Bank. An Israeli military operation has displaced 40,000 people from refugee camps, but restrictions on humanitarian access are complicating the response.
#Asia × #World Bank #Israel
#washingtonpost.com. × #Mar.30.2025 Taliban releases American woman detained in Afghanistan. Faye Hall is one of four Americans known to have been released by the Taliban this year. She called on President Trump to help other women jailed in Afghanistan.
#Politics #USA #Asia × #North America #Americas #Afghanistan
#washingtonpost.com. × #Mar.29.2025 Syria announces a new transitional government. Syrian’s interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa promised a “new phase” as he appointed the 22-member cabinet.
#Politics #Asia × #Americas #Syria
#washingtonpost.com. × #Mar.29.2025 Turkish opposition stages rally, announces campaign to defeat Erdogan. Turkey’s leading opposition party is trying to channel anger over the arrest of a key Erdogan challenger into a sustained political movement.
#Politics #Turkey #Asia ×
#washingtonpost.com. × #Mar.29.2025 Academy apologizes for muted response to Palestinian director’s assault. Olivia Colman and Joaquin Phoenix were among more than 600 Academy members who criticized leaders after Israeli settlers reportedly attacked “No Other Land” director Hamdan Ballal.
#Business #Showbiz #director #academy #Palestine #Asia × #Israel
#washingtonpost.com. × #Mar.29.2025 Secret Pentagon memo on China, homeland has Heritage fingerprints. An secret memo from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth focuses on deterring China’s seizure of Taiwan and shoring up homeland defense. The guidance mimics language of a report from the conservative think t
#China #Asia × #Taiwan
#washingtonpost.com. × #Mar.29.2025 China wants to lead the world in robots — from dogs to dancers. Beijing is promoting China’s robotics sector as part of its drive to own the technologies of the future. It is fast closing the gap with the United States.
#Tech #China #USA #Asia × #North America
#washingtonpost.com. × #Mar.29.2025 Death toll in Myanmar quake jumps to over 1,000 as damage comes into focus. An additional 2,376 people were injured, according to the country’s military junta. At least eight people were killed in neighboring Thailand.
#Asia × #Myanmar #Thailand
#washingtonpost.com. × #Mar.28.2025 Israel strikes Beirut suburb in first attack on capital since ceasefire. Fears are mounting that the months-long ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah is at risk of collapse, as conflicts elsewhere in the region expand.
#Asia × #Israel #Lebanon
#washingtonpost.com. × #Mar.28.2025 At least 144 dead after earthquake strikes Myanmar, a country in crisis. The 7.7 quake in Myanmar hit an isolated nation already reeling from civil war. Across the border in Thailand, dozens were trapped under a collapsed building.
#Asia × #Myanmar #Thailand
#washingtonpost.com. × #Mar.28.2025 See the aftermath of the 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand. The epicenter of the quake was in Myanmar’s second-largest city of Mandalay and was felt as far away as 600 miles away in Bangkok.
#Asia × #Myanmar #Thailand
#washingtonpost.com. × #Mar.28.2025 Live briefing: Mass evacuations as Israel strikes Beirut suburb. It is the first time Israel has struck the Lebanese capital since Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire late last year.
#Asia × #Israel #Lebanon
#washingtonpost.com. × #Mar.28.2025 Taiwanese soldiers guarding president’s office were spying for China. Four Taiwanese soldiers have been jailed for passing information to China in a case that analysts say shows the extent of Beijing’s infiltration of Taipei.
#China #Asia × #Taiwan
#washingtonpost.com. × #Mar.28.2025 China offers ‘safe’ place for investment, Xi tells execs amid trade war. In a rare meeting with heads of 40 multinational companies, Chinese leader Xi Jinping sought to strike a contrast with protectionist President Donald Trump.
#Politics #China #Xi Jinping #Asia ×
#washingtonpost.com. × #Mar.28.2025 7.7-magnitude earthquake hits Myanmar and neighboring Thailand. The quake hit 10 miles from Myanmar’s second-largest city. The number of dead could not be immediately verified, but buildings as far away as Bangkok collapsed.
#Asia × #Myanmar #Thailand
#washingtonpost.com. × #Mar.28.2025 North Korea claims to have made ‘suicide attack drones’ that use AI. Kim Jong Un’s regime is trying to update its weapons capabilities, as its soldiers learn about modern warfare in Russia’s war against Ukraine.
#Tech #Russia #Ukraine #North Korea #Europe #Asia ×
#washingtonpost.com. × #Mar.28.2025 For exiled Tibetans, U.S. funding was always about more than just aid. U.S. funding has helped Tibetan refugees from China establish a thriving community in India. The future of that support is now in doubt after Trump’s aid cuts.
#China #USA #Asia × #North America #India
#washingtonpost.com. × #Mar.28.2025 Column | Trump’s war on universities puts U.S. in an autocratic club. Rumeysa Ozturk’s arrest reflects a wider global trend of nationalist leaders targeting universities as hotbeds of radicalism, such as in Hungary, India and Turkey.
#Education #Politics #Hungary #Turkey #Europe #Asia × #India
#washingtonpost.com. × #Mar.27.2025 Netanyahu’s budget victory gives him room to pursue political agenda. The Israeli leader bought himself a form of insurance for up to 18 months as he navigates a constellation of conflicts at home and in Gaza.
#Politics #Asia × #Israel #politician
#washingtonpost.com. × #Mar.27.2025 Japan, a car-making giant, mulls ‘appropriate’ response to Trump tariffs. A strong U.S. security ally with a large trade surplus, Japan has few options for retaliating against the tariffs. Instead, it is bracing for an economic hit.
#Japan #USA #Asia × #North America
#washingtonpost.com. × #Mar.27.2025 South Korea admits to adoption fraud and babies taken without consent. The findings of a government probe confirm what many adoptees attested to for years: Babies were sent abroad for profit, often with falsified backstories.
#Asia × #South Korea
#washingtonpost.com. × #Mar.27.2025 Why was Yemen bombed? What leaked chats reveal about Trump team’s strategy.. A secret group chat on Signal among top Trump administration officials provided an unfiltered look at how the team decided to bomb Houthi militants in Yemen.
#Asia × #Yemen
#washingtonpost.com. × #Mar.26.2025 Amid rubble of Gaza, protesters decry Hamas. Rare demonstrations against Hamas, which has long repressed dissent, came amid widespread despair after Israel resumed the war in Gaza following a two-month ceasefire.
#Asia × #Israel
#washingtonpost.com. × #Mar.26.2025 As war in Gaza continues, Israeli reservists weigh their return to battle. After 17 months, Israeli reserve soldiers are questioning their leaders’ decision to restart the war against Hamas.
#Asia × #Israel
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