(2023-09-07). Risk grows of open military clash erupting among nuclear powers in Asia-Pacific — diplomat. tass.com Sergey Ryabkov pointed out that progress in nuclear disarmament and nuclear arms control is impossible without respecting the principle of equal and indivisible security…
(2023-09-07). US wants G20 to help reshape, scale up multilateral development banks like IMF & World Bank. firstpost.com The US wants the G20 nations to collaborate in reforming and expanding multilateral development institutions such as the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, a top White House official has said. | John Kirby, the White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communication, stated on Wednesday that the United States will emphasize its commitment to the G20 as a vital platform for addressing global challenges during President Joe Biden's upcoming visit to India. | President Biden is scheduled to arrive in New Delhi on Friday to take part in the G20 Summit. | "One of our main goals headi…
(2023-09-07). NATO Chief Says No Sign Debris in Romania Indicates Deliberate Attack by Moscow. themoscowtimes.com "We are awaiting the outcome of the ongoing investigation," NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg told EU lawmakers.
(2023-09-07). Alarming Increase in Attacks on Education Worldwide. commondreams.org More than 3,000 attacks on education were identified in 2022, a 17 percent increase over the previous year, the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA) reported in a data release today. The data were released ahead of the fourth United Nations International Day to Protect Education from Attack, on September 9, 2023. Almost one-third of all attacks took place in just three countries: Ukraine, Myanmar, and Burkina Faso, with the war in Ukraine accounting for the majority. According to GCPEA, more than 6,700 students and educators were reportedly killed, injured, abducted, arrested, or otherwise…
(2023-09-07). Lavrov says West sought to undermine constructive work at East Asia summit. tass.com "As for the attempts to Ukrainianize anything and everything, which are being made by our Western colleagues, these attempts are increasingly tiring for countries that want to engage in concrete affairs rather than support propaganda in favor of the Kiev regime," Sergey Lavrov stressed…
(2023-09-07). Pashinyan changing country's politics to align with West — experts. tass.com It is believed that the Armenian prime minister is taking advantage of the situation in Ukraine, trying to sign an agreement with Azerbaijan with the help of the West…
(2023-09-07). LEAKED: CIA Front Preparing Color Revolution In Indonesia. scheerpost.com 
By Kit Klarenberg / MintPress News Documents passed anonymously to MintPress News reveal the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), a notorious CIA front, is laying the foundations for a color revolution in Indonesia. In February 2024, citizens will elect their President, Vice President, and both legislative chambers. Current maverick leader Joko Widodo, widely beloved by Indonesians, is …
(2023-09-07). LEAKED: CIA Front Preparing Color Revolution In Indonesia. scheerpost.com By Kit Klarenberg / MintPress News Documents passed anonymously to MintPress News reveal the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), a notorious CIA front, is laying the foundations for a color revolution in Indonesia. In February 2024, citizens will elect their President, Vice President, and both legislative chambers. Current maverick leader Joko Widodo, widely beloved by Indonesians, is …
(2023-09-07). Press freedom? Photojournalist in Myanmar gets 20 years in Jail for 'misreporting' on Cyclone aftermath. firstpost.com A Myanmar court has given a photojournalist a 20-year prison sentence with hard labor due to his reporting on the aftermath of a deadly cyclone. | This information comes from Myanmar Now, the media outlet he worked for. | Sai Zaw Thaike, a photographer for the independent online news service, received what seems to be the harshest punishment for any journalist detained since the military took control of the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021. | Myanmar Now, operating covertly, reported that a military tribunal conducted the trial, found Sai Zaw Thaike guilty, and issued the sentence on Wednes…
(2023-09-07). North Korea's chronic food shortages exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. internationalviewpoint.org The North Korean regime has faced a severely deteriorated economic situation due to international sanctions, floods, and the Covid-19 pandemic. In January 2020, the country blocked cross-border trade and expelled humanitarian workers and foreign diplomats facing the danger of the Covid-19 pandemic. The closure of the country delayed the arrival of the pandemic. However, as early as March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that a Covid-19 epidemic was developing in North Korea. Its strategy of sealing its external borders in January 2020 prevented essential supplies from entering the country, lead…
(2023-09-07). Protests continue against Japan's dumping of radioactive water. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-09-07). Protests continue against Japan's dumping of radioactive water. greenleft.org.au
(2023-09-07). US-backed SDF issues 'general amnesty' to rebelling Arab tribes in Syria. middleeasteye.net 
US-backed SDF issues 'general amnesty' to rebelling Arab tribes in Syria | Commander of Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces acknowledges 'flaws' in governance after bloody fighting between SDF and Arab tribes | Thu, 09/07/2023 – 19: 13 | Mazloum Abdi, commander-in-chief of the SDF, at a press conference near the northeastern Syrian Hassakeh province, on 24 October 2019 (AFP) | The US-backed Syrian Demo…
(2023-09-07). Turkey: World Bank agrees to provide $18bn in loans amid economic overhaul. middleeasteye.net 
(2023-09-07). Rossiya Segodnya Media Group Says Monitors Detention of Sputnik Armenia Columnist. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Rossiya Segodnya international media group ris monitoring the situation with the detention of Sputnik Armenia columnist Ashot Gevorgyan and expects that an unbiased investigation will be conducted into the matter.
(2023-09-07). Baku concentrates troops on border with Armenia, near Nagorno-Karabakh — Armenian PM. tass.com Nikol Pashinyan urged the international community and UN Security Council member countries to take serious steps to prevent another explosion of tensions in the region…
(2023-09-07). PM Modi unveils plan to strengthen ASEAN-India cooperation. plenglish.com Jakarta, Sep 7 (Prensa Latina) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who ended his visit to Indonesia on Thursday, presented a proposal to strengthen cooperation between his country and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
(2023-09-07). ASEAN Summit Concludes With Fruitful Outcomes. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the 43rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit concluded with a series of outcomes despite rising uncertainties globally. | RELATED: | "The Indonesian chairmanship has achieved a lot in terms of efforts in maintaining stability and prosperity in the region," Indonesian President Joko Widodo said, adding that the world needs a safe house, and ASEAN is on the track to be able to perform those roles. | This year's summ…
(2023-09-07). G20: What's in it for the Global South? peoplesdispatch.org Economist Dr Biswajit Dhar talks about what to expect from the forthcoming G20 summit being held in Delhi, India. He says the rhetoric about gains to developing countries from the G20 summits is hype…
(2023-09-07). Act East in action – Delhi to Dili: PM Modi announces opening of Indian embassy in Timor Leste. firstpost.com Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced to establish an Indian embassy in Dili, Timor-Leste during the ASEAN-India Summit in Jakarta on Thursday. | "The decision is a reflection of the importance India attaches to ASEAN, and its relations with Timor Leste," the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement. | "This decision was warmly welcomed by Timor Leste and ASEAN members," added the statement. | Timor Leste joined ASEAN in 2022 as an observer, before becoming its full member. | "Act East in action — Delhi to Dili! At the ASEAN-India Summit in Jakarta, PM @narendramodi announces decision to open our Em…
(2023-09-07). 'India showing global leadership at the right time': Rishi Sunak heaps praise on PM Modi. firstpost.com India's diversity and its extraordinary successes mean it is the "right country" at the "right time" to hold the G20 presidency, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday, as he hailed Narendra Modi's leadership over the last year, stressing that India's presidency of the bloc came when the world is facing innumerable challenges. | In an interview with the Press Trust of India, just days ahead of the G20 summit on September 9-10, Sunak, the first Indian-origin prime minister of Britain, said the relationship between the UK and India will define the future of the two countries, even more than it is defi…
(2023-09-07). Watch: Aditya-L1 shares an epic selfie with the Earth, Moon from its journey to the Sun. firstpost.com India's Aditya-L1 spacecraft recently took some remarkable pictures of Earth and the Moon from space while it was on its way to a special place called Lagrange Point 1. In addition to these pictures, the spacecraft even shared a selfie. | This spacecraft's main purpose is to study the Sun. Right now, it's making its way to a spot known as the Sun-Earth L1 point. This location in space is quite unique because it's where the gravitational forces of the Sun and Earth balance out perfectly. | #AdityaL1 — ISRO (@isro)
(2023-09-07). Japan aims for the Moon, Stars: Launches lunar mission, space telescope to fathom cosmos' origin. firstpost.com Japan has embarked on an important space mission as it successfully launched a rocket carrying two payloads for completely different missions — a groundbreaking lunar lander and a high-powered X-ray space telescope. | At 8: 42 AM, Japan Standard Time, a Japanese H-2A rocket successfully departed from the Tanegashima Space Center, albeit approximately 10 days later than initially scheduled due to weather-related setbacks. This launch carried both the SLIM lunar lander and the XRISM space telescope. | Japan's space odyssey | Following the liftoff, both spacecraft were deployed as planned, with the deployment s…
(2023-09-07). Japan Launches Lunar Lander aka 'Moon Sniper' Into Space. sputnikglobe.com TOKYO (Sputnik) – A Japanese H-IIA carrier rocket with Japan's Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) and a satellite dubbed the X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) launched Thursday from Tanegashima Space Center, according to the broadcast of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
(2023-09-07). UK: Undercover cop tricked woman for 19 years using backstopped identity, even had a kid with her. firstpost.com A police officer in the UK used a fake identity to trick a woman into a 19-year long relationship and even had a child with her. | As per a report by the Guardian, the officer never told the woman he was a policeman and lied about his identity on their child's birth certificate. | In 2020, when they were about to get married, she discovered the truth — that he was not a businessman but a cop who had been deceiving her for nearly 20 years. | The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) is now looking into senior officers at Avon and Somerset police who knew about this relationship back in 2013 but didn't…
(2023-09-07). Boeing, Airbus likely to stop supplying spare parts to Pakistan International Airlines. firstpost.com Marred by "serious cash flow problems," Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is expected to stop receiving supply of spare parts from Boeing and Airbus. | According to a report by The News, Boeing and Airbus, which are top aircraft manufacturers, are likely to discontinue the supply of spare parts to cash-strapped Pakistan by mid-September. | PIA, in a summary sent to the Economic Coordination Committee (EEC) for an emergency bailout, expressed its inability to pay its creditors, aircraft lessor, fuel suppliers, airport operators, and the International Air Transport Association (IATA). | Pakistan's largest airli…
(2023-09-07). Election Commission of Pakistan in 'no hurry' to announce poll dates. firstpost.com The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is in no rush to announce poll dates although it is holding meetings regularly to complete the process of delimitation of constituencies. | According to a report by The News, sources said, "It is unlikely that polling day will be determined any time soon and even before the end of the month as the specific question isn't on the agenda of the ECP's meetings as yet." | They added that the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja has been working out a way to ensure that the process of delimitation is undertaken in an unquestionable way. | Raja added that commi…
(2023-09-07). Sri Lankan government declares "security operation to wipe out underworld" wsws.org Confronting rising mass opposition to its severe austerity measures, the real target of the government's "anti-organised crime" operations are the working class and the poor.
(2023-09-07). Sri Lankan government declares "security operation to wipe out underworld" wsws.org Confronting rising mass opposition to its severe austerity measures, the real target of the government's "anti-organised crime" operations are the working class and the poor.
(2023-09-07). Fearab condemns U.S. blockade imposed on Syria and Cuba. plenglish.com Damascus, Sep 7 (Prensa Latina) The final declaration of the 50th Extraordinary Conference of the Federation of Arab Entities in Latin America (FEARAB) held in this capital, condemned on Thursday the economic blockade imposed on Syria, Cuba, Venezuela and other nations.
(2023-09-07). Rusia advierte riesgos de militarización del sureste asiático. telesurtv.net Moscú llamó a fortalecer la cooperación constructiva entre la Asociación de Naciones del Sudeste Asiático (ASEAN), la Organización de Cooperación de Shanghái (OCS) y la Unión Económica Euroasiática.