(2025-01-07). Fourth death from Hawai'i fireworks explosion highlights illegal trade. asiapacificreport.nz RNZ Pacific Honolulu police have announced the death of a fourth person due to the New Year's Eve fireworks explosion in Aliamanu, Hawai'i — a 3-year-old boy who has died in hospital. Six people with severe burn injuries from the explosion were flown to Arizona on the US mainland for further treatment. "We're angry, frustrated…
(2025-01-07). Laos: States should ask "Where is Sombath?" at upcoming review of human rights record. fidh.org
(2025-01-07). Young Israelis 'don't want peace', warns former Israeli top diplomat. asiapacificreport.nz 
Asia Pacific Report A former director general of the Israeli Foreign Ministry, Alon Liel, has warned over a "dangerous" attitude of younger generations in Israel towards the war on Gaza. "They're accepting the fact that there is no alternative to fighting, and this is the majority, especially the young people today," he told Al Jazeera…
(2025-01-07). US-India: Diamonds Are Not Forever. Modi's Gift to Biden. asia-pacificresearch.com
(2025-01-07). Indonesia becomes a full member of BRICS, boosting Global South unity and economic cooperation. peoplesdispatch.org The world's fourth most populous country and Southeast Asia's largest economy, Indonesia, joined BRICS as a full member. The development was announced by Brazil which holds the presidency of the multilateral organization for 2025 on Monday, January 6. The move fosters hope for strengthening BRICS' efforts to democratize global politics and enhance South-South cooperation. | Indonesia, with a population of over 280 million, is the fourth most populous country in the world following India, China, and the US. It also boasts the largest economy in Southeast Asia, with a GDP exceeding USD 1.3 trillion. | Indonesia's m…
(2025-01-07). Laos/Thailand: United Nations body petitioned over the enforced disappearance of Thai dissident. fidh.org
(2025-01-07). Construction Workers in Delhi Struggle to Meet Their Basic Needs. asia-pacificresearch.com
(2025-01-07). Victoria Australia's Proposed Anti-protest Law a Fundamental Attack on Civil Liberties. asia-pacificresearch.com
(2025-01-07). India's 'Neighborhood First' Testament Fails Bangladesh. pressenza.com Ancient India's visionary strategist Chanakya gave six-fold policy deals on war and peace with the neighboring states, how a king should assess his power, and what actions he needed to take to deal with the states. | Nearly 2316 years ago, the Indian philosopher, economist, jurist, and royal advisor professed diplomatic principles that still have relevance in modern diplomacy. | Chanakya who lived around 300 BCE was a key figure in the establishment of the glorious Mauryan Empire and is known for writing Arthashastra, an ancient Indian treatise on politics and economics. | Unfortunately, the South Block in New De…
(2025-01-07). Despised: The Poor White Trash Manifesto, Part III. popularresistance.org "Despised: A Poor white Trash Manifesto" is a cry for help. We are not living well. The American dream that appears on your netflix and Hollywood movies is a brittle myth. We are so busy surviving the capitalist nightmare, most of us have never even had the opportunity to learn about your struggles in Nigeria, Bolivia or Indonesia. The earth's radius along the equator is almost 4,000 miles but the longest mile is between our two ears. When we are in our heads, we are in a bad neighborhood. We a shortsighted breed, but now at least you know the perplexing origins of our myopia.
(2025-01-07). Indonesia joins BRICS group of emerging economies. aljazeera.com Indonesia joins Russia, China and others in the group, which is viewed as a counterweight to the West.
(2025-01-07). UK politicians urge England to boycott Afghanistan at Champions Trophy. aljazeera.com In response, ECB proposes an 'ICC-wide' action against Afghanistan over the Taliban's crackdown on women.
(2025-01-07). Jimmy Carter Was Not a Peacemaker When He Was President, Only After. covertactionmagazine.com The former Georgia governor presided over the largest peacetime increase in the military budget in U.S. history and inspired the growth of Islamic terrorism by arming the Afghan mujahadin in order to provoke a Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The media predictably sugarcoated Jimmy Carter's record following his passing on December 28, 2024. The New York …
(2025-01-07). Delhi Election 2025: Polling on Feb 05, vote count on Feb 08. ummid.com The Election Commission of India (ECI) Tuesday January 07, 2025 announced February 5 to be the date of Delhi assembly elections.
(2025-01-07). Earthquake hits Tibet's Shigatse: What we know so far. aljazeera.com Rescue efforts are under way after the earthquake hits Tibet, with tremors felt as far as Nepal, India and Bhutan.
(2025-01-07). Three feared dead in northeast India mine accident. aljazeera.com Rescue operations still under way as nine others remain trapped in flooded Assam coal mine.
(2025-01-07). U.S.-India: Diamonds are not forever. strategic-culture.su By M. K. BHADRAKUMAR | Join us on , , and . | Contact us: | The US state department disclosed on Thursday in an accounting of gifts…
(2025-01-07). Bastar Journalist found murdered in Bijapur, Chhattisgarh. ummid.com New Year has brought sad news for the Indian media fraternity as a young scribe was found murdered in Bijapur locality of Chhattisgarh State on Friday January 03, 2025.
(2025-01-07). One Nation One Subscription — Steps to Join. ummid.com The Government of India has started online registration for One Nation One Subscription, popularly known as ONOS Scheme, through the official website onos.gov.in.
(2025-01-07). In a first, female teachers surpass males in India. ummid.com For the first time in India, female teachers have surpassed their male counterparts in terms of numbers, according to the latest government data.
(2025-01-07). India registers first HMPV positive patient in Bengaluru. ummid.com An 8-month-old baby was found to be positive with HMPV in Bengaluru, making it the first such case in India.
(2025-01-07). Remembering Madhu Limaye On His Death Anniversary. ummid.com Madhu Limaye (1st May 1922-8th January 1995) was one of the most distinguished personalities of modern India who played a pivotal role in the freedom movement and later in the liberation of Goa from the Portuguese.
(2025-01-07). The Maldives: The Future of Climate Change. fpif.org A prime example of the existential risks posed by climate change is the Maldives, a republic of 1,192 coral islands dispersed around the Indian Ocean. The Maldives, which have an average height of only 1.5 meters above sea level, are particularly susceptible to catastrophic weather events and increasing sea levels. | Rising sea levels, projected to increase by up to one meter by the end of the century, could submerge significant portions of the country. Approximately 80 percent of the islands are less than one meter above mean sea level, leaving them at risk of being entirely submerged or rendered uninhabitable d…
(2025-01-07). SOS-defenders platform: Expose arbitrary detention of human rights defenders worldwide. fidh.org A collective of local, regional and international human rights organisations unveils SOS-Defenders, an action platform that exposes the alarming scale of arbitrary detention of human rights defenders worldwide.
Geneva, 13 December 2024. This information hub, which will progressively expand to cover more countries, has already documented 274 cases of arbitrarily detained human rights defenders across 17 countries (Bahrain, Belarus, Cambodia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Iran, Jordan, (…) | – |
(2025-01-07). ASEAN will be an irrelevant sideshow with all the action in BRICS. onlineopinion.com.au In 2025, Malaysia became the chair of ASEAN, taking over from the Lao PDR. At the same time, Malaysia becomes a partner country under the new tier below full membership in BRICs.
(2025-01-07). At least 95 reported killed as powerful earthquake hits Tibet. aljazeera.com Many also injured as tremors felt as far away as Nepal's capital, Kathmandu.
(2025-01-07). North Korea says test of new hypersonic missile successful. aljazeera.com New intermediate-range hypersonic missile made with lighter materials making it more lethal, Pyongyang says.
(2025-01-07). South Korean investigators seek extension of arrest warrant for president. wsws.org As Yoon continues to stonewall efforts to investigate his martial law declaration last month, the political crisis in South Korea is deepening.
(2025-01-07). Israeli Soldiers Abroad Targeted By Dozens Of Criminal Complaints. popularresistance.org Pro-Palestine organizations have filed at least 50 criminal complaints in courts around the world targeting Israeli soldiers for their role in Tel Aviv's ethnic cleansing campaign in Gaza, according to reports in Hebrew media. | "About 50 complaints have been filed against reserve soldiers, 10 of which have been investigated without any arrests recorded so far," Israeli Broadcasting Corporation (KAN) reported on 6 January. | Hours after the news was broadcast, Israeli news outlet Yedioth Ahronoth revealed that the Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) filed a new complaint against an Israeli soldier vacationing in Thailand…
(2025-01-07). Thailand : Sixth conviction of pro-democracy activist Anon Nampa under "lèse-majesté" charges. fidh.org
(2025-01-07). Jimmy Carter's "Decency & Humanity" Came with Deadly U.S. Policies in Latin America: Greg Grandin. democracynow.org 
As the remains of Jimmy Carter arrive in Washington, D.C., as part of a weeklong state funeral, we speak with historian Greg Grandin about the former U.S. president's legacy. Carter, who served a single term from 1977 to 1981, promised to restore faith in government after the twin traumas of Watergate and the Vietnam War and to reorient U.S. foreign policy toward upholding human rights. "He came to power promising … a new kind of doctrine, that the United States was moving away from both the ideological excess and the support for dictatorships that led to wars like Vietnam or coups in Chile,"…
(2025-01-07). The Military to Prison Pipeline: Trading One Uniform for Another. counterpunch.org 
Like old soldiers around the country, a group of former service members gathered in Crest Hill, Illinois to remember fallen comrades on Memorial Day, 2024. Several months later, The Veteran, a newspaper published by Vietnam Veterans Against the War, ran a photo of the event they attended. It shows a multi-generational group of men—white, Black
(2025-01-06). Laos: States should ask "Where is Sombath?" at upcoming review of human rights record. fidh.org
reuters.com (2025-01-06). Indonesia dishes out first free meals in programme targeting 83 million peoplePresident Prabowo Subianto's ambitious multi-billion dollar programme to provide free meals to more than a quarter of his people was officially underway on Monday, officials said, with 570,000 mouths to feed on its opening day.
(2025-01-06). Much of US blanketed by snow. america.cgtn.com 
Large parts of the northern hemisphere were at a standstill this Monday, Jan. 6 after a polar vortex triggered a blizzard and record snowfalls. Much of the eastern and southern U.S. was hit a day after similar conditions in northern Europe and parts of Asia. Owen Fairclough reports.
(2025-01-06). Driving Hindutva and Culture of Commodification of Identity. asia-pacificresearch.com
(2025-01-06). 'Ghost of Suharto' marks Prabowo's new phase in West Papua occupation. asiapacificreport.nz 
SPECIAL REPORT: By Paul Gregoire United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) provisional government interim president Benny Wenda has warned that since Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto took office in October, he has been proven right in having remarked, after the politician's last February election, that his coming marks the return of "the ghost of Suharto"
(2025-01-06). Laos/Thailand: United Nations body petitioned over the enforced disappearance of Thai dissident. fidh.org
(2025-01-06). Italy: Draft bill 1236 targeting peaceful environmental activism. fidh.org
(2025-01-06). RCEP showcases success of open world economy. independent.co.ug 
Officially entering into force on Jan. 1, 2022, RCEP has fostered regional cooperation that shares benefits and promotes development. As a free trade area with the biggest population, the largest trade scale and the greatest potential for development, RCEP is set to inject more vitality into regional economic integration in the Asia-Pacific. SYDNEY | Xinhua | …
(2025-01-06). Pedro Almodóvar's 'The Room Next Door': Euthanasia takes a holiday. peoplesworld.org 
Whereas in 1934 Paramount released Death Takes a Holiday, starring Frederic March and co-written by playwright Maxwell Anderson, 90 years later, smack dab in the holiday season Sony Pictures Classics has unleashed a movie about death in Los Angeles and New York. In Spanish director/co-writer Pedro Almodóvar's The Room Next Door former combat correspondent Martha …
(2025-01-06). Indonesia kicks off first free meal programme for children, pregnant women. aljazeera.com By 2029 the programme hopes to reach 82.9 million people in efforts to counter malnutrition.
(2025-01-06). Indonesia sack football coach Shin in search of FIFA World Cup 2026 spot. aljazeera.com South Korean coach Shin Tae-yong is let go after four years as Indonesian football chief eyes World Cup qualification.
(2025-01-06). More than 260 Rohingya refugees arrive in Indonesia. presstv.ir More than 260 Rohingya refugees have arrived in Indonesia's westernmost province of Aceh after floating at sea for days.
(2025-01-06). Indonesia se adhiere a los BRICS como miembro de pleno derecho del grupo (+ Video). cubadebate.cu Indonesia se convirtió en un miembro de pleno derecho del grupo BRICS, comunicó el Gobierno brasileño, que ostenta la presidencia rotativa de la asociación a partir del 1 de enero de 2025. La candidatura de Indonesia fue respaldada por consenso de los líderes del grupo en la Cumbre de Johannesburgo en agosto de 2023.
(2025-01-06). Seven-wicket Rashid leads Afghanistan to Test series win over Zimbabwe. aljazeera.com Rashid takes 11 wickets in the match to give Afghanistan a 1-0 win in the series after the first Test ended in a draw.
(2025-01-06). 2024 in Review: Was It the Year of Democracy? pressenza.com The world bid farewell to 2024 which forged a phase marked by its democratic struggles, political reforms, and major shifts in power. From the streets of Dhaka to the battlefields of Myanmar, from election rallies of Washington to war-torn Syria and Ukraine, and to the polls of India and Russia, 2024 left behind a legacy that may reshape the global politics with tremendous effects and transformational reforms across the globe. | By Md. Abu Saim | As the last hospital of Gaza has been shut down, and Palestinians are on the verge of eternal extinction, hope remains the only beacon since the world has abandoned them…
(2025-01-06). Nine killed in roadside bomb attack in central India. aljazeera.com Police said eight policemen and a driver were killed in bomb blast set off by Maoist rebels in Chhattisgarh.
(2025-01-06). Why Trump's blow-hot, blow-cold on China worries India. aljazeera.com After a four-year-long border standoff, India and China arrived at a detente in October. But can it survive Trump?
(2025-01-06). Farm Laws Reborn: "Dismantling Food Security". Toxic Platter for India's Farmers and Consumers. globalresearch.ca India could see an authoritarian central government with subordinate state governments under the control of corporate interests and international finance capital. | So says the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), a coalition of 40+ farmers' unions. It contends that the Union Government …
(2025-01-06). NewsX (India) World Report: Russia's Retaliation Threat. gilbertdoctorow.com NewsX (India) World Report: Russia's Retaliation Threat Having spent some time as commentator on television news in various countries, starting with a year of stardom on Russian domestic talk show broadcasts on all national channels in 2016, I am not surprised at how the welcome mat at any one studio, in any given country can …
(2025-01-06). Unveiling How Modi Govt Manipulated India's Image. ummid.com The narrative of "New India" projected under the Narendra Modi Government has been a saga of meticulous curation, strategic concealment, and calculated misrepresentation.
(2025-01-06). One Nation One Subscription — Steps to Join. ummid.com The Government of India has started online registration for One Nation One Subscription, popularly known as ONOS Scheme, through the official website onos.gov.in.
(2025-01-06). India registers first HMPV positive patient in Bengaluru. ummid.com An 8-month-old baby was found to be positive with HMPV in Bengaluru, making it the first such case in India.
(2025-01-06). Two more HMPV+ cases detected in India. ummid.com Hours after reporting the first HMPV positive case in the country, India Monday January 06, 2025 found two more patients infected with the Human Metapneumovirus.
(2025-01-06). The Indians dividing MAGA. independent.co.ug 
To be sure, racism is not the only reason some Trump supporters oppose immigration COMMENT | SHASHI THAROOR | Perhaps it should not be surprising that India should feature so prominently in the "civil war" that has emerged within US President-elect Donald Trump's "Make America Great Again" movement. Surprising or not, that is what is …
(2025-01-06). Intensa tormenta invernal arroja frío, nieve y hielo desde el sur hasta el este de EEUU. cubadebate.cu Una intensa tormenta invernal de nieve, hielo, viento y temperaturas en descenso provocó condiciones peligrosas para viajar desde el centro y sur hasta la costa este de EE.UU. el lunes, lo que llevó al cierre de escuelas y oficinas gubernamentales en varios estados. La nieve y el hielo cubrieron las principales carreteras en Kansas, Nebraska e Indiana.
(2025-01-06). SOS-defenders platform: Expose arbitrary detention of human rights defenders worldwide. fidh.org A collective of local, regional and international human rights organisations unveils SOS-Defenders, an action platform that exposes the alarming scale of arbitrary detention of human rights defenders worldwide.
Geneva, 13 December 2024. This information hub, which will progressively expand to cover more countries, has already documented 274 cases of arbitrarily detained human rights defenders across 17 countries (Bahrain, Belarus, Cambodia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Iran, Jordan, (…) | – |
(2025-01-06). Japanese cabinet earmarks record 8.7 trillion yen for war. wsws.org Tokyo has all but thrown out the legal limitations set in Article 9 of the constitution, which bans Japan from acquiring military weaponry and waging war overseas.
(2025-01-06). Malaysia court grants jailed ex-PM Najib access to house arrest decree. aljazeera.com Three-member bench rules 2-1 to grant Najib Razak's appeal to use the decree to argue his case before the High Court.
(2025-01-06). North Korea fires missile as Blinken meets South Korean officials. aljazeera.com US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets South Korea's Acting President Choi Sang-mok in Seoul.
(2025-01-06). Selected Articles: Video: 'Globalisation of War: US-NATO Threats Directed Against Russia, China, Iran and North Korea'. globalresearch.ca 
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(2025-01-06). Kemi Badenoch's Refusal to Distance Herself From Elon Musk is an Act of Moral Cowardice. bylinetimes.com Spread dangerous misinformation about British people being victims of a "rape genocide" by British Pakistanis | Demanded the UK's current Prime Minister be imprisoned for facilitating "child rape" | Campaigned for a far-right criminal who was convicted of contempt of court to be released from prison | Demanded another UK Government minister be locked up instead as a "rape genocide apologist" | This is deeply dangerous behaviour, taking place as it does just months after raci…
(2025-01-06). Pakistan Taliban threatens military-run businesses amid rising violence. aljazeera.com The threat marks an escalation in the group's fight against the Pakistani military, warn analysts.
(2025-01-06). Fact Check: Has this Pakistani boy married his own mother? ummid.com A viral video showing a Pakistani boy arranging her mother's second marriage is being shared with a false claim that he himself has married his mother.
(2025-01-06). South Korea authorities seek extension of warrant to arrest impeached Yoon. aljazeera.com Former President Yoon Suk Yeol has defiantly refused questioning over a bungled martial law decree last month.
(2025-01-06). China imposes sanctions on U.S. defense contractors for selling arms to Taiwan. mronline.org 
China alleges that the U.S. approach to Taiwan is guided by "cold war zero sum mentality" which violates its own declared commitments to the "one-China policy" and agreements of non-interference in internal matters.
(2025-01-06). Taiwan's former presidential candidate Ko Wen-je charged with bribery. wsws.org Ko is the second major politician to face anti-graft investigations and charges since President Lai Ching-te took power in May 2024. Both have shown an interest in competing for president in 2028, and they were and continue to be Lai's political opponents.
(2025-01-06). Thailand : Sixth conviction of pro-democracy activist Anon Nampa under "lèse-majesté" charges. fidh.org
(2025-01-06). The Military To Prison Pipeline. popularresistance.org Like old soldiers around the country, a group of former service members gathered in Crest Hill, Illinois to remember fallen comrades on Memorial Day, 2024. Several months later, The Veteran, a newspaper published by Vietnam Veterans Against the War, ran a photo of the event they attended. It shows a multi-generational group of men ⚪ white, Black and Latino—lined up proudly between two flags. | In his dispatch to the newspaper, African-American Navy veteran Robert Maury explained why everyone in the Stateville Veterans Group was wearing government issued clothing of a non-military sort.