#theguardian.com. #Jan.29.2026 Albanese defends Isaac Herzog’s Australia visit as federal MP joins calls to rescind invitation. Independent MP Sophie Scamps joins Labor’s Friends of Palestine group and Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi in objecting to Israeli president’s visit
#Politics #Palestine #Australian continent #Australia #Asia × #Insular Oceania #Australia Group #Israel #Isaac Herzog
#theguardian.com. #Jan.29.2026 Thursday briefing: Will Keir Starmer’s cautious China gamble pay off?. In today’s newsletter: With China now central to the world’s green tech and economic future, the UK faces a series of strategic discussions it can no longer postpone
#Politics #Tech #United Kingdom #China #Europe #Asia ×
#aljazeera.com. #Jan.29.2026 Gold surges past $5,500 amid Iran tensions, weakening US dollar. Precious metal hits fresh record as US President Donald Trump renews threats against Iran.
#Asia × #Iran
#aljazeera.com. #Jan.29.2026 Exiled leader Hasina denounces upcoming Bangladesh polls after party ban. Ousted premier says the exclusion of her Awami League party "deepens resentment" on Muhammad Yunus's interim government.
#football #Asia × #Bangladesh #Premier League
#bbc.com. #Jan.29.2026 What could happen if the US strikes Iran? Here are seven scenarios. From regime change to retaliation, the BBC's Frank Gardner outlines possible outcomes of US strikes on Iran.
#Politics #USA #Asia × #North America #Iran
#aljazeera.com. #Jan.29.2026 ‘Finger on the trigger’: Iran warns of quick retaliation after US threats. Iran pushes back after Trump says Tehran can either negotiate 'a fair and equitable deal' or face a US 'armada'.
#USA #Asia × #North America #Iran
#aljazeera.com. #Jan.29.2026 China’s Xi Jinping, UK’s Keir Starmer agree to deepen economic ties. British PM Keir Starmer's China visit is the first by a UK leader in eight years and marks a thaw in frosty relations.
#Politics #United Kingdom #China #Xi Jinping #Europe #Asia ×
#theguardian.com. #Jan.29.2026 China executes 11 people linked to Myanmar scam operation. Beijing has stepped up cooperation with south-east Asian nations to crack down on the multibillion-dollar industry
#China #Asia × #Myanmar
#aljazeera.com. #Jan.29.2026 China warns Australia against taking back control of key port in Darwin. China's envoy says Beijing will 'take measures' to defend Chinese firm's interests if Canberra takes over Port Darwin.
#China #Australian continent #Australia #Asia × #Insular Oceania
#aljazeera.com. #Jan.29.2026 Bangladesh election: Is the military still a power behind the scenes?. Bangladesh's era of coups and military rule may be over for now, but the army remains a potent force impacting politics
#Politics #Asia × #Bangladesh
#aljazeera.com. #Jan.29.2026 How does US military build-up off Iran compare to the June 2025 strikes?. And could a sudden deployment of major US naval and air force assets indicate a strike on Iran is imminent?
#USA #Asia × #North America #Iran
#theguardian.com. #Jan.29.2026 Iran accused of ‘campaign of revenge’ as doctors arrested for treating protesters. US state department calls for the release of all detained healthcare workers as at least one arrested surgeon reported to be at risk of execution
#USA #Asia × #North America #Iran
#theguardian.com. #Jan.29.2026 Iran tries to confront ‘catastrophe’ of violent clampdown on protests. Calls for independent external inquiry into brutal crackdown that some estimates suggest killed more than 30,000
#Politics #Asia × #Iran
#theguardian.com. #Jan.29.2026 Starmer-Xi meeting live: UK prime minister says he wants ‘more sophisticated’ relationship with China. Starmer tells Xi Jinping during Beijing meeting that it has been ‘too long’ since a British PM has visited China. Follow the latest developments, live
#Politics #United Kingdom #China #Xi Jinping #Europe #Asia ×
#aljazeera.com. #Jan.29.2026 Aoun’s tightrope: Daily Israeli attacks and Hezbollah’s refusal to disarm. Pressures on the Lebanese president to disarm the group may soon escalate if his focus on diplomacy doesn't succeed.
#Politics #Asia × #Israel #Lebanon
#theguardian.com. #Jan.29.2026 UK probably needs large new factory to meet target of 1.3m cars a year, say industry boss. Mike Hawes casts doubt on Labour’s plan to double production by 2035, as Starmer visits China with carmaker delegation
#Politics #PublicHoliday #New Year's Eve #United Kingdom #China #New Year #Europe #Asia ×
#aljazeera.com. #Jan.29.2026 ‘Even the dead were not spared’: Israeli’s Gaza desecration compounds grief. Israeli search for last captive's remains defiled over 250 graves, leaving families uncertain about buried loved ones.
#Asia × #Israel
#bbc.com. #Jan.29.2026 China executes 11 members of Myanmar scam mafia. China executes 11 members of the Ming family that ran scam centres in Myanmar, state media report.
#China #Asia × #Myanmar
#aljazeera.com. #Jan.29.2026 Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda with 1.4m followers reports TikTok ban. Emmy-winning Owda points to changes in TikTok's US ownership, remarks from Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu to explain ban.
#Politics #Palestine #Benjamin Netanyahu #Asia × #Israel
#theguardian.com. #Jan.29.2026 Chinese man who filmed evidence of Xinjiang rights abuses is granted asylum in US. Lawyer for Guan Heng, whose exposed evidence of persecution of Uyghurs, says he is ‘textbook example of why asylum should exist’
#China #USA #Asia × #North America
#washingtonpost.com. #Jan.29.2026 South Korea’s former first lady jailed for bribery ahead of husband’s verdict. Kim Keon Hee, the wife of former president Yoon Suk Yeol, was handed a 20-month sentence in a country where high-level prosecutions have become standard fare.
#Politics #Yoon Suk Yeol #Asia × #South Korea
#theguardian.com. #Jan.29.2026 South Korea’s ‘world-first’ AI laws face pushback amid bid to become leading tech power. The laws have been criticised by tech startups, which say they go too far, and civil society groups, which say they don’t go far enough
#Tech #Asia × #South Korea
#huffingtonpost.co.uk. #Jan.28.2026 Veteran Senator Destroys JD Vance After He Compares Her To Forrest Gump. The vice president's attempt to mock Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), who earned a Purple Heart and served in Iraq, did not go well for him.
#Politics #USA #Asia × #North America #Iraq
#wikipedia.org. Asia. Asia ( AY-zhə, UK also AY-shə) is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometres, about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area. The continent, which has long been home to the majority of the human population, was the site of many of the fir
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