US officials believe there are signs that Iranian leadership is nervous about some of the actions of its proxy groups in Iraq, Syria and Yemen, according to multiple people familiar with US intelligence,
China seeks to encircle the Philippines’s Marcos at home and at sea
China is increasing pressure on the Philippines in the South China Sea and in Manila. It wants President Marcos corralled.
US State Dept OKs possible sale of 31 armed drones to India -Pentagon
The U.S. State Department has approved a potential sale of 31 armed MQ-9B SkyGuardian drones and related missiles and equipment to India for an estimated $3.99 billion, the Pentagon said on Thursday.
After Putin’s War, China’s Xi Could Move Next, Warns NATO Chief
“China is watching closely,” NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told the Heritage Foundation. “It is Ukraine today. Taiwan could be tomorrow.”
Ailing Myanmar Ex-Leader Suu Kyi in ‘Good Spirits’ in Solitary, Says Son – Media
(Reuters) – Myanmar’s detained former leader and democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi is in good spirits in solitary confinement “even if her health is not as good as it was in the past”, her son was quoted on Thursday as saying.
Dissident rock band Bi-2 leave Thailand after Russia deportation fears
Human rights groups had urged Thai government not to deport Russian-Belarusian band, who are now in Israel
Uproar in Thailand as two men walk around Phuket Airport in Budgy Smuggler swimmers: ‘100 per cent chance they’re Australian’
Two men in leopard print swimmers were captured outside Phuket airport, with the photo going viral on Thai social media this week.
Iran hired Hells Angels to assassinate dissidents, US says
Iran has been accused of hiring a Hells Angels biker to assassinate dissidents in the United States. Naji Sharifi Zindashti, who is based in Iran, conspired with two Canadian men to murder an unidentified Iranian defector and another person in Maryland in late 2020 and early 2021,
Soccer-Iran dump Syria out of Asian Cup on penalties to set up quarter-final with Japan
Iran survived going down to 10 men to beat Syria 5-3 in a penalty shootout in the Asian Cup last-16 on Wednesday after the game ended 1-1 after extra time, setting up a tasty quarter-final clash with four-times champions Japan.
JERA to check two thermal power plants in Japan after Wednesday fire
JERA, Japan’s biggest power generator, will check two thermal power plants which are using woody biomass fuel similar to the Taketoyo thermal power station which was hit by a fire on Jan. 31, it said in a statement.