China imposed sanctions on seven US military firms and their executives on Friday following a recent US arms sale to Taiwan. The Chinese Foreign Ministry stated that it froze the sanctioned firms’ and executives’ assets that were located within Chinese jurisdiction. The ministry also prohibited all Chinese organizations and individuals from engaging in any transactions [...]

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Thursday urged Israel to promptly withdraw from southern Lebanon, citing violations of a November 27 ceasefire agreement with the Iranian-backed Lebanese armed group Hezbollah. In a statement posted on both X and Telegram, UNIFIL stated: “Any actions that risk the fragile cessation of hostilities must cease.” [...]

South Korea’s National Assembly voted on Friday to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo, intensifying the political turmoil that has gripped the country since the impeachment of his predecessor, President Yoon Suk Yeol. The National Assembly unanimously approved the impeachment, with all 192 lawmakers supporting the motion. Members of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) boycotted [...]

A Cambodian court on Thursday sentenced opposition party leader Sun Chanthy to two years in prison for inciting social unrest, according to local media. The Phnom Penh Municipal Court also permanently banned Chanthy, the president of the Nation Power Party, from voting or running for office, and fined him four million riels (approximately $1,000). The [...]

Bosnia’s Serb Regional Parliament ordered its representatives on Wednesday to boycott votes in joint state bodies to hinder the reforms needed for EU integration. The order was made in an emergency session to discuss the response to the ongoing trial of the president of the Republic of Srpska, Milorad Dodik, for refusing to annul a [...]

Demonstrations erupted in several Christian neighborhoods of Damascus and other parts of Syria on Monday demanding protection for Christians in response to the arson of a Christmas tree near Hama, amid ongoing Christmas holiday celebrations. The protests followed the circulation of a viral footage on social media, which depicted hooded individuals setting fire to an [...]

Pakistan’s military courts on Thursday sentenced 60 civilians to prison terms ranging from two to 10 years for their involvement in violent protests that erupted following the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan on May 9, 2023. The announcement by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), comes amid heightened international scrutiny and criticism regarding the military’s [...]

Protests erupted in Katra, Jammu & Kashmir, on Thursday, with local stakeholders demonstrating against the proposed Vaishno Devi ropeway project, amidst a 72-hour shutdown called to express opposition to the ₹250 crore ($29.3M USD) project, which aims to connect Tarakote Marg to Sanjichhat, facilitating a quicker journey for pilgrims visiting the Vaishno Devi shrine. The [...]

The Taipei District Prosecutors Office (TDPO) on Thursday charged  Ko Wen-je, the former mayor of Taipei and leader of the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP), for bribery and other corruption offenses in connection with a real estate development project known as the Core Pacific City. The prosecutors sought an imprisonment sentence of 28 years and six [...]

A Russian court sentenced a Dutch citizen, Harry Johannes van Wurden, on Wednesday to three years in prison for assaulting a police officer.  The ruling was issued after van Wurden was found guilty of punching a police officer during an incident in central Moscow in October. Wurden was initially arrested and placed under house arrest [...]