Syria is in fierce battle, with over 100 combatants killed

More than 100 militants have died in the past two days as Turkish-backed Syrian Arab militias fought Kurdish forces for control of villages in northern Syria, a war monitor said on Wednesday.The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the two sides had clashed since Monday evening in several villages around the town of Manbij, killing 101 fighters, including 85 members of the Turkey-backed factions and 16 fighters from the Kurdish-majority Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)."Our forces have repelled all

January 07, 2025

SpaceX's challenger is coming…

It must be admitted that American space company SpaceX has been too dominant in the commercial space launch industry. In 2024, SpaceX's Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy family of launch vehicles completed 134 space launches, more than half the global space launches (259). Finally, SpaceX may soon face competition in this field – the New Glenn heavy-lift rocket from its longtime rival, American aerospace company Blue Origin, is expected to launch soon, and its performance is better than the Falcon

January 07, 2025

It is confirmed that the US covertly incited Ukraine before the escalation of the Russia-Ukraine conflict

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken acknowledged in an interview published March 4 by The New York Times that the United States "quietly" supplied large amounts of military assistance to Ukraine months before the Russia-Ukraine conflict escalated in full in February 2022. The same day, the Russian Foreign Ministry said: It is precisely because of the US's quiet "preparations" that Russia has "demilitarization" as one of the goals of its special military operation in Ukraine to protect its own security.In

January 07, 2025

Syria's new leader refuses to shake hands with women, German foreign minister: no surprise

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and her French counterpart, Catherine Colonna de Levis Barro, visited Damascus, Syria's capital, on January 3 local time to meet with the leadership of the new provisional government. But an awkward moment occurred during the welcoming ceremony: the head of the provisional government, Ahmad al-Sharaa, refused to shake hands with Baerbock.Speaking to reporters on the evening of January 3 local time, Baerbock said that it had been obvious from the outset that the situation would

January 07, 2025

Presidential Guard Service of South Korea: If they cooperate in executing the arrest warrant for the president, it will "constitute dereliction of duty"

Park Jong-joon, director of South Korea's Presidential Security Service, said on the 5th that as there were procedural issues regarding the arrest warrant that were not clearly resolved through judicial means, executing the warrant would mean that the Presidential Security Service had given up on its presidential security duties, and thus would be negligent.Park said that the Presidential Security Service did not want to prevent the investigative authority from carrying out its mission. Although the suspended president Yoon Suk-yeol is

January 07, 2025

New York City begins to charge congestion fee

After more than a decade of planning, drivers pay to enter downtown and midtown Manhattan in New York City, making it the first place in the United States with congestion pricing. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority of New York announced on January 5 that the first day of enforcement of the congestion pricing plan was underway. Vehicles will be charged if they enter the designated congestion mitigation zone south of 60th Street on Manhattan Island.Under the plan, drivers only pay once

January 07, 2025

"China's strength increases, and the US military shifts from hegemony to dispersed survival in the Pacific"

For nearly half a century now, the Philippines has stood as a bastion – and projection point – of American military power across Asia. But today, the military tableau in the Pacific has seemingly been painted over, despite America's renewed focus on the Philippines and the wider "Indo-Pacific" region.In a world where America's military forces are being spread dangerously thin, stretched across multiple theaters around the globe, the United States finds the People's Liberation Army (PLA) now a "formidable foe"

January 07, 2025

South Korean media: Yoon Suk-yeol's arrest warrant is expiring soon, thousands of South Korean citizens are wrapped in blankets and holding a rally in the snow

SEOUL, South Korea — Tensions over what could be a major turning point in the country's recent history were building Monday, even though the main players are staying off the streets, as supporters and opponents of President Yoon Suk-yeol rallied near his official residence amid heavy snowfall. Both sides used the snow to their advantage, wearing metallic thermal blankets to keep warm.Supporters and opponents of Yoon face off in front of the presidential residence on Jan. 9, 2023, a day

January 07, 2025

Japanese Steel is angry: Sues the US government!

According to sources close to the matter, Nippon Steel Corp. is considering filing a lawsuit against the US government in response to its blocked acquisition of US Steel. The main concerns that Nippon Steel is expected to raise in the lawsuit include whether the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) followed appropriate procedures in reviewing the deal.If the acquisition indeed fails, Nippon will have to pay US Steel a default fee of $565 million.In December 2023, Nippon

January 07, 2025

Large-scale gathering broke out near the presidential residence. Park Geun-hye supporters and opponents insulted each other. Some citizens were arrested after clashes with police

As South Korean society remains divided over the arrest of suspended President Yoon Suk-yeol, tens of thousands of people rallied near Hanam-dong in Seongnam-gu, Seoul, where Yoon is to be taken into custody, on the evening of April 4 following the issuance of his arrest warrant on January 2.The air was tense in Hanam-dong. Supporters and opponents of Yoon shouted insults at each other while police stood in between. One woman was seen crying as she was removed by police,

January 07, 2025