Cooperation to help improve livelihood of Syrian people after turmoil
Xi, Assad announce China-Syria strategic partnership
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Leaders of Syria and China announce strategic partnership as part of Asian Games diplomacy
Assad’s visit parallels in some ways that of Russian President Vladimir Putin last year for the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics.
AP trying to draw parallels between Russia-Ukraine and China-Taiwan.
Nguema heads the Gabonese Presidency’s Republican Guard, the country’s most powerful security unit.
Who is Brice Oligui Nguema, Gabon’s interim leader?
H/T: Liu Sivaya.
Previously:
MILWAUKEE — TMJ4 News has learned that Pvt. Travis King, the American soldier who sprinted across North Korea’s heavily fortified border, used to live in Racine, Wisconsin, and his family still lives there, according to his brother.
American soldier detained in North Korea used to live in Racine, brother tells TMJ4 News (archived)
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Russia plans to establish a branch of its Israeli embassy in Jerusalem, the Russian Foreign Ministry revealed on Friday. The new outpost, which an official statement described as a “branch office of the Consular Section of the Russian Embassy in Israel,” cements Moscow’s claim to the land on which it is situated.
In an Expected Move, Russia Decides to Open Jerusalem Embassy Branch
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrived in Beijing this week to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, becoming the first Arab leader to visit China this year.
Abbas visits China as Beijing seeks to grow influence in the Middle East
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China, Palestine upgrade ties to ‘milestone’ strategic partnership
N.B. Some commentators allege that this announcement is solely from the Palestinian side and does not in fact represent the policy of the Mexican executive. IC has a call into the Mexican Embassy for reaction. In the meantime, this article has been revised to reflect that our information on this issue only comes from the PA. As noted below, the Mexican Senate did vote to recognize Palestine in November 2022.
In wake of Mexican Senate Vote to Recognize Palestine, Palestinians seek to upgrade to Full Embassy in Mexico City
The first shock is the title of the combined completed G7 statement. Take a look:
G7: Coercive with a side of dishonest false charm, they start the war against the Global South
The CIA has begun posting recruitment videos to a newly-created Telegram account in Russian to try to attract potential agents.
The CIA launched a Telegram channel to get Russians to spy for them, with one former spook saying now is ‘probably the best period of recruiting Russians that we’ve had’
Video via Independent.ie
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CIA creates own Telegram channel aimed at recruiting Russians to spy for US
A massive new US embassy complex in a tiny Middle East nation is raising eyebrows
Sprawling over a 43-acre site, the complex in the Beirut suburb of Awkar is almost two-and-a-half times the size of the land the White House sits on and more than 21 soccer fields.
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Plans for the embassy complex were announced in 2015 and it is reported to have cost $1 billion.
Lebanon is part of the Belt and Road Initiative.
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