Ethiopia acquires Russian fighter jets and air defence systems amid war in Tigray
The acquisition of the warplanes comes amid ongoing fighting in northern Tigray region that started last month.
Hello Kitty company cuts ties with Japanese spy show after China outcry
Sanrio ends association with TV drama Vivant after China says portrayal of ruthless Chinese agents is ‘deliberate smear’
The company behind the successful Hello Kitty franchise has apologised and ended its commercial tie-up with a Japanese TV drama after Chinese state media and netizens condemned the show’s “deliberate smears” against China.
Sanrio, a Japanese firm whose characters are popular around the world, said in a post on the Chinese social media site Weibo that it had decided to end its association with the TV drama Vivant after concluding that it “contained elements inconsistent with Sanrio’s core values”.
Continue reading...‘If you don’t stop, they’ll kill all of us’: Somali pirates are back with a vengeance – CNN
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Hello Kitty maker cuts ties with Japanese spy drama after China backlash – BBC
- Hello Kitty maker cuts ties with Japanese spy drama after China backlash BBC
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Hello Kitty maker cuts ties with Japanese spy drama after China backlash
Sanrio has apologised after its merchandise line with Japanese TV series Vivant drew criticism.
South Korean prosecutor seeks death penalty for ex-President Yoon over martial law debacle – AP News
Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, Who Helped End One-Party Rule in Mexico, Dies at 92 – The New York Times
Pope: ‘There Is No Such Thing as a Holy War’ – Newser
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El Salvador sends 2,000 troops to Haiti to rescue four missing soldiers
The troops are trying to recover four military personnel who went missing in an ambush on the outskirts of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince.
El Salvador sends 2,000 troops to Haiti to rescue four missing soldiers – BBC
- El Salvador sends 2,000 troops to Haiti to rescue four missing soldiers BBC
- El Salvador to send over 2,000 soldiers to Haiti for rescue while elections postponed Reuters
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Why is Egypt jumping into Houthi war? First, follow the money. – Responsible Statecraft
- Why is Egypt jumping into Houthi war? First, follow the money. Responsible Statecraft
- Egypt approves military support for Saudi Arabia after Houthi attacks escalate Reuters
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- Houthis: Egypt’s decision to give military support to Saudi Arabia is declaration of war The Times of Israel
Hello Kitty maker Sanrio cuts ties with TV spy show after China backlash – Reuters
Outcry after Call of Duty maker uses real footage of deadly Seoul crowd crush in new video game
Bereaved families have urged the publisher of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 to remove a clip from the game that shows a figure performing CPR and bodies lying in the street
Bereaved families in South Korea have demanded that the makers of Call of Duty remove harrowing footage of the deadly 2022 Seoul crowd crush from the latest instalment of the video game.
The clips, which are seconds-long, appear in the opening moments of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, and are used to represent a scenario of civilian casualties during a fictional North Korean invasion.
Continue reading...Brussels wants industry to ditch Chinese suppliers. Businesses are pushing back – South China Morning Post
- Brussels wants industry to ditch Chinese suppliers. Businesses are pushing back South China Morning Post
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- EU business opposes plan to diversify supplies away from China — South China Morning Post UA.NEWS
A popemobile exhibition is unveiled at the Vatican, featuring the vehicle popes have used since 1930 – CNN
Activists accuse Israeli settlers of assault in occupied West Bank – Al Jazeera
- Activists accuse Israeli settlers of assault in occupied West Bank Al Jazeera
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‘Like cutting up a Picasso’: AI microdrama edit of Neighbours worries actors and crew
A micro-drama will use AI-assisted technology to edit old episodes of the Australian TV soap to focus on Margot Robbie's character.
Activists accuse Israeli settlers of assault in occupied West Bank
Footage shows men, some armed, beating a US journalist and an Israeli-Russian activist in Umm al-Khair.
Ukraine’s 25th Brigade Targets russian Drone Mothership Carrying FPVs (Video) – Defense Express
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30-year sentence in Minnesota fraud that drew Trump backlash
Government says Salim Said hit the jackpot in a scheme claiming to feed needy children during the COVID-19 pandemic.