China-Belarus strengthen strategic cooperation, Ukraine changes war tactics, British Foreign Secretary prepares to visit the US

The World & Vietnam Newspaper highlights some notable world news this morning, December 5.

Asia

MANILA TIMES. Philippine police are investigating at least two suspects in connection with a bombing at a university in Marawi City, Mindanao state, that killed at least four people and injured more than 50.

TEMPO. Indonesian President Joko Widodo has instructed Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD to deal with the issue of the influx of Rohingya refugees into the archipelago nation.

THE STAR. Floods in the northeastern Malaysian state of Kelantan have forced more than 4,600 people to evacuate following prolonged heavy rain.

YONHAP. South Korea and Cambodia conducted their first joint exercise to enhance the technical capabilities of Cambodian peacekeeping forces under a UN cooperation program.

MFA. Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong will visit China from December 5-8, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin announced on December 4.

Xinhua News Agency. After talks with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping affirmed that China is ready to continue strengthening strategic cooperation with Belarus.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has hailed the "trustworthy" friendship with China as he held talks with host President Xi Jinping during his second visit to Beijing in 2023. (Source: Xinhua)

KOREA TIMES. The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) of South Korea has purchased large military transport aircraft C-390 , manufactured by Brazilian company Embraer, to equip its air force.

KYODO. Japan may have to postpone the launch of its probe to the moon Phobos , considered a moon of Mars, until 2026 due to problems with its latest generation H3 rocket.

JAPAN TIMES. Japanese automaker Toyota will increase the proportion of zero-emission vehicles in its European sales to more than 20% by 2026, offering at least 15 electric and fuel cell models.

FARS NEWS. Iran and Cuba signed seven agreements and memorandums of understanding on cooperation in science, technology, health, agriculture, energy, mining, communications and medicine during Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel's visit to Tehran.

Europe

REUTERS. Ukraine is changing its war tactics , moving to defense in some areas and continuing a counteroffensive campaign in others, Ukrainian Presidential Chief of Staff Adviser Mikhail Podolyak said.

DW. Germany is planning to extend border controls with Poland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland until December 15 to stem the flow of migrants and combat human trafficking, according to a spokesman for the German Interior Ministry.

AFP. German Foreign Ministry spokesman Sebastian Fischer urged Israel to ensure "realistic" protection for people in the Gaza Strip as Tel Aviv mobilized ground forces to the southern part of the territory.

WOAH. Belgium has detected an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza at a poultry farm in the north-west region, the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) announced.

BLOOMBERG. Eurozone inflation will continue to fall in the coming months but at a slower pace, according to Joachim Nagel, President of the German central bank (Bundesbank).

America

AP. Conservative politician Luis Petri has been appointed Argentina's defense minister in the incoming government, according to an announcement from the office of Argentine President-elect Javier Milei.

Mr. Luis Petri ran for Vice President with former presidential candidate Patricia Bullrich. (Source: R3)

REUTERS. The Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF) will invest more than $2 billion a year, with a total of $15 billion by 2030, to strengthen the region's resilience to climate change.

BBC. British Foreign Secretary David Cameron will arrive in the US on December 6, expected to meet his host counterpart Antony Blinken and figures from both the Democratic and Republican parties in the US Congress.

CNN. US forces discovered five bodies and an object that appears to be the main part of a V-22 Osprey military aircraft that crashed off the coast of Yakushima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture on November 29.

TELESUR. Peru's Interior Ministry says at least nine people were killed and 15 injured in an attack at the Poderosa mine in the northern province of La Libertad.

Africa

AFP. Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa attended a memorial service for 63 people killed in landslides and floods caused by heavy rains in the north, with the death toll expected to rise.

Floods are exacerbating a humanitarian crisis in Tanzania and neighboring East African countries as the region endures its worst drought in four decades that has left millions facing starvation. (Source: GCTN)

ANADOLU. Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo has decided to dissolve the National Assembly after a meeting with the Council of State - the president's advisory body.

XINHUA. The Libyan government and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) have reached a cooperation agreement to strengthen child protection and justice systems for children in Libya.

NEWS24. South African authorities have detected 40 buses carrying 443 unaccompanied children attempting to enter the country from Zimbabwe, according to the South African Border Management Agency (BMA).

IOL. Secretary General of the South African Communist Party (SACP) Central Committee Solly Mapaila has proposed that individuals involved in the manipulation of the local currency Rand be prosecuted on corruption charges.

AFRICA NEWS. Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio said the attacks on November 26 were a well-planned “coup attempt” that was foiled by government forces.

BBC. The East African Community (EAC) regional force has begun withdrawing from the Democratic Republic of Congo , following the bloc's announcement at its November 25 summit that the international force's mandate would not be extended beyond December 8, 2023.

REUTERS. France and Japan will lead an international effort to help African countries access financial support to fight climate change and overcome poverty.

The President of the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) made the announcement on social network X. (Source: COP28UAE)

Oceania

CNN. US Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Heidi Shyu revealed that the Pentagon plans to conduct joint hypersonic missile tests with the Australian military in 2024,

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