The World & Vietnam Newspaper highlights some notable world news this morning, January 8.
Asia
DHAKA TRIBUNE. Nearly 40% of the total eligible voters in Bangladesh turned out to vote in the 12th general election to directly elect 300 members of the National Assembly.
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| According to pre-election polls, incumbent Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League (AL) party is likely to win for the fourth consecutive time. (Source: AP) |
CNN. The US has invited India to join a multinational naval coalition called Operation Prosperous Guardian to counter threats posed by Yemen's Houthi forces in the Red Sea.
INDIAN EXPRESS. Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited the UK from January 8-9 to discuss bilateral issues with his host counterpart Grant Shapps.
MINT. The Indian government has confirmed that it and Mauritius will jointly develop a small satellite , which is expected to be launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) early next year.
DAWN. Ahead of the general elections scheduled for February 8, Pakistan's Senate passed a resolution seeking to postpone the crucial event due to " security concerns ."
PTI. Sri Lanka is installing an automated facial recognition system at Bandaranaike International Airport to catch suspects in drug trafficking and other criminal activities.
YONHAP. Military sources said that the North Korean army conducted live-fire drills north of the South Korean border island of Yeonpyeong from around 4 p.m. on January 7.
“I would like to make it clear once again that the Korean People's Army (KPA)'s safety pin has been opened… The KPA will launch an immediate military strike if the enemy makes even the slightest provocation.” (Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader) |
Xinhua News Agency. Ishikawa Prefecture has declared a state of emergency after an earthquake in the Noto Peninsula killed 126 people and damaged many buildings and roads.
AL JAZEERA. UAE Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid announced a cabinet reshuffle , with Maktoum bin Mohammed appointed Deputy Prime Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs.
AP. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Hezbollah to “learn a lesson from Hamas,” after the group’s leader vowed revenge for the killing of a Hamas leader in Hezbollah-controlled territory in Lebanon.
Europe
UKRAINSKA PRAVDA. Japanese Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko made a surprise visit to Ukraine and announced that Tokyo has pledged to contribute $37 million to NATO's fund to supplement defense assistance to the Eastern European country.
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| Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko and his Ukrainian counterpart Dmitro Kuleba at a press conference in a bomb shelter in the capital Kiev on January 7. (Source: Reuters) |
DPA. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni spoke by phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, assuring that Rome will continue to support Kiev in its conflict with Russia.
NPR. The Polish government has signed an agreement with farmers to end the blockade of its border with Ukraine.
AFP. European Council President Charles Michel announced that he will resign after running in the European Parliament (EP) elections scheduled to take place next June.
EURO NEWS. The EU should create its own military force that could play a role in peacekeeping and conflict prevention, according to a new idea put forward by Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani.
BBC. The British government will invest £300 million ($382 million) to develop a low-enriched uranium program, becoming the second European country, after Russia, to produce uranium fuel for commercial use.
GUARDIAN. The share of electric cars sold in the UK fell for the first time in 2023, raising concerns that the country's carmakers may miss regulatory green targets.
REUTERS. The Swiss Air Force was the target of a recent cyber attack on the US security company Ultra Intelligence & Communications, the Swiss Ministry of Defense confirmed.
America
AP. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with senior Jordanian government officials in the capital Amman as part of a Middle East visit aimed at preventing the Hamas-Israel conflict from spreading to the region.
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| When receiving Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Jordan's King Abdullah II said that Washington played an important role in urging Israel to join the ceasefire agreement immediately, while warning of dire consequences if the Hamas-Israel conflict continued. (Source: X) |
REUTERS. US President Joe Biden has been invited to deliver the annual State of the Union address to Congress on March 7, US House Speaker Mike Johnson announced.
CNN. The severe snow shortage that has plagued New York City for the past two years may continue despite a snowstorm that hit on January 6.
NBC NEWS. After an Alaska Airlines (USA) Boeing 737 MAX 9 plane's window exploded and it had to make an emergency landing, United Airlines and Turkish Airlines suspended operations of all of these types of planes.
AP. Bolivian police seized about 8.8 tons of drugs, estimated to be worth $224 million, that were being transported to the port of Antwerp in Belgium and then to the Netherlands.
BLOOMBERG. Brazil's trade surplus in 2023 reached more than 98.8 billion USD , up 60.6% compared to 2022, a record trade surplus ever recorded in Latin America's largest economy.
Africa
EGYPT NEWS. Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry called on France, as President of the UN Security Council, to push for the implementation of Resolution 2720, which provides for the creation of a mechanism to expedite the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.
AL JAZEERA. Rwanda, Chad and the Democratic Republic of Congo have denied reports of negotiations with Israel to relocate Palestinians from Gaza to their countries.
Xinhua. The electoral authority of the Democratic Republic of Congo has annulled the recent election results of three ministers and four provincial governors, citing fraud, voter intimidation and illegal possession of voting machines.
EWS24. Kenya welcomes first batch of visa-free tourists, hoping to encourage more.
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| Immigration and Citizenship Services Minister Julius Bitok meets Kyung Sang Yoo, one of the first visa-free visitors to Kenya. (Source: Kenya Times) |
AGENZIA NOVA. Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) has declared force majeure at the country's largest oil field, Sharara, days after it was shut down by protesters.
XINHUA. Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has nullified an agreement between Ethiopia and Somaliland that would have given Addis Ababa access to the port in exchange for recognition of Hargeisa.
Oceania
ABC. Police in the Australian state of Victoria have arrested a 31-year-old man in connection with a series of stabbings that left four people injured in the city of Melbourne.
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