Column: Japan’s Dangerous Return To Militarism, And Why We Must Remember Its Past

by Zhang Yuebin and Xu Shijia In recent years, Japan has been steadily rebuilding its military power and rewriting the rules that long restrained it. This shift hit a worrying new note when Japanese Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi implied Japan could intervene militarily in the Taiwan Strait. To understand why…

Yemen Completed Evacuation Of Stranded Foreign Tourists From Socotra

ADEN, Jan 11 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s government, today announced the completion of an operation, to evacuate all foreign tourists stranded on Socotra Island, transferring hundreds of visitors to Saudi Arabia, amid recent security tensions in the country’s south. The Yemeni Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement, posted on…

Yemen Forms Supreme Military Committee Under Saudi-Led Coalition

ADEN, Yemen, Jan 11 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), announced yesterday, the formation of a Supreme Military Committee, under the command of the Saudi Arabia-led coalition, signaling a new phase of military preparedness, amid stalled peace efforts with the Houthis. In a televised address, the PLC’s chairman, Rashad…

Myanmar Begins Second Phase Of General Election

YANGON, Jan 11 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar kicked off the second phase of its multi-party democratic general election this morning, with polling stations opening across 100 townships. Voting began at 6.00 a.m. local time, in areas scheduled for the second phase, which include a mix of urban and rural constituencies, across…

Myanmar Begins Second Phase Of General Election

YANGON, Jan 11 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar kicked off the second phase of its multi-party democratic general election this morning, with polling stations opening across 100 townships. Voting began at 6.00 a.m. local time, in areas scheduled for the second phase, which include a mix of urban and rural constituencies across…

Japanese Protesters Criticise PM Takaichi’s Silence On U.S. Military Strikes Against Venezuela

TOKYO, Jan 11 (NNN-NHK) – Large numbers of Japanese residents rallied in Tokyo on Friday evening, to protest Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi’s evasive stance on U.S. military strikes against Venezuela, as well as, a series of dangerous recent military policy moves by her administration. The protest, jointly organised by multiple…

Syrian Interim Gov’t Accuses SDF Of Violating Withdrawal Deal, Launches Clearing Operation

DAMASCUS, Jan 10 (NNN-SANA) – The Syrian interim government, yesterday, accused the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) of violating withdrawal arrangements in Aleppo, and announced a military operation in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighbourhood. Pro-Damascus forces said, SDF-linked fighters targeted evacuation buses on three occasions, shelled army positions, and attacked soldiers,…

Urgent: DPRK Accuses South Korea Of Flying Drone In Its Airspace

PYONGYANG, Jan 10 (NNN-KCNA) – The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), accused South Korea of violating its airspace, by flying a drone on Jan 4, it is reported today, citing a press statement, dated Friday (yesterday).– NNN-KCNA  

Thongloun Elected General Secretary Of 12th Central Committee Of LPRP

VIENTIANE, Jan 9 (NNN-KPL) – The 12th National Congress of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP), concluded yesterday in the Lao capital, Vientiane, and Thongloun Sisoulith was elected general secretary of the 12th Central Committee of the LPRP, at the 12th Central Committee’s first meeting. The three-day congress elected 73…

Syrian Authorities Impose Curfew In Aleppo, Demand SDF Withdrawal

DAMASCUS, Jan 9 (NNN-SANA) – Syrian authorities imposed a curfew across several neighbourhoods in Aleppo yesterday, and demanded the withdrawal of Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) from parts of the city, citing escalating security tensions. The Internal Security Command in Aleppo announced the curfew in the neighbourhoods of Ashrafieh, Sheikh…
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