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Hero of Oct. 7 aims to revive Israel's moribund left
It was around two hours after Gazan militants launched an onslaught on Israel’s southern border communities that major general in the Israeli reserves Yair Golan began to understand the gravity of the attack on Israeli soil. He got in his car and sped down south, stopping only to get an… Read
Gazan paramedic recounts alleged mistreatment in Israeli detention
His right leg heavily bandaged because of a gunshot wound, Palestinian Tamer Ossama Salem al-Hafy lies in an Egyptian hospital recalling his ordeal in Gaza, where Israel accused him of being a terrorist. A paramedic at the Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza, 40-year-old al-Hafy said he was shot below the… Read
South Sudan's president sacks finance minister, sixth since 2020
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has sacked the country's finance minister who was just four months into the job, state-owned television reported, the sixth replacement in the post since 2020. Kiir gave no reason for firing Awow Daniel Chuong, who was appointed in mid March this year, the report said… Read
Kurdish oil smuggling to Iran flourishes
Heading for Turkey to the north and Iran to the east, hundreds of oil tankers snake each day from near Kurdistan's capital Erbil, clogging the Iraqi region's often winding and mountainous highways. The tankers are the most visible aspect of a massive operation to truck oil from the semi-autonomous region… Read
Bank of France head hopes political gridlock clears by September for budget vote
arliament of the euro zone's second-largest economy must vote on the country's budget. Last Sunday's parliamentary election plunged France into uncharted waters, with three politically divergent blocs emerging and no obvious path to forming a government. The New Popular Front (NFP), a hastily assembled alliance of the hard-left France Unbowed… Read
Mitsui & Co. to buy 10% stake in $5.5 bil. UAE natural gas project
Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co. said Thursday it will buy a 10 percent stake in a $5.5 billion liquefied natural gas project in the United Arab Emirates as part of efforts to ensure a stable supply of the natural resource for Japan. The project, which will start production in… Read
Nikkei stock index tops 42,000 for 1st time on tech gains
The Nikkei stock index rose above the 42,000 mark for the first time Thursday, boosted by buying of Apple Inc. suppliers and other technology issues as well as optimism about corporate earnings. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 347.85 points, or 0.83 percent, from Wednesday to 42,179.84, after climbing to… Read
Leaders of South Korea, Japan share concerns over Russia-North Korea ties
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida shared concerns over growing ties between Russia and North Korea and agreed to continue their security cooperation, a statement from Yoon's office said on Thursday. The two leaders, who are attending the NATO summit for the third consecutive… Read
2 Vietnamese arrested for stealing Tokyo bikes, 70 thefts suspected
Two Vietnamese nationals have been arrested for allegedly stealing two bicycles in Tokyo, investigators said Thursday, in what is believed to be a larger operation involving the theft of some 70 bikes from the capital. Suspects Vu Quang Quyen, 33, and Bui Duy Cong, 31, were arrested by Tokyo police… Read
Store owner killed, robbed in Wakayama Prefecture
A 66-year-old store owner was found dead and money stolen from his cash register in Kainan, Wakayama Prefecture, on Wednesday. Local media reported that at around 8:30 a.m., an employee of the store found the owner, Masatomi Daido, lying face down in the store's kitchen with blood coming from the… Read
