Today’s news: Hezbollah missiles over the north, seven dead, including four Thai citizens; Israeli bulldozers demolish UNRWA headquarters. In Japan, jail for cyclists who drive with a cell phone or while drunk. India and China complete the withdrawal of soldiers from sensitive points on the disputed Himalayan border. In Iran, finger amputations return for those convicted of robbery.
MYANMAR
The war in Myanmar between the military junta and rebel groups does not spare churches, mosques and monasteries. In recent days, armed drones have bombed the village of Mon Hla in the Sagaing region, the birthplace of Yangon Archbishop Cardinal Charles Maung Bo. In the raid the St. Michael’s Churchwith the “destruction of the entire right side”, according to an anonymous source. “The bell tower and the nave – he added – also suffered serious damage.”
ISRAEL – LEBANON – THAILAND
Two missile attacks Hezbollah against northern Israel, in Metula and the outskirts of Haifa, claimed seven lives, including four Thai migrant workers, on the deadliest day in recent months. In the West Bank, in the Nur Shams camp, Israeli bulldozers They destroyed the local office of UNRWA. Lastly, at least 47 Palestinians died overnight near Deir Al-Balah in Gaza, joining 46 of the attacks yesterday, which also reached a hospital.
JAPAN
Cyclists who use mobile phones while driving risk six months in jail, according to new rules Highway Code introduced today, and a fine of 100,000 yen (about $655). In addition to the telephone, those who drive under the influence of alcohol will also be punished with a sentence of up to three years in prison or a fine of 500,000 yen (just under $3,300).
INDIA – CHINA
India and China have completed the withdrawal of troops from two sensitive points – and the scene of clashes in the past – along the disputed Himalayan border. This was announced by a Delhi official, while Beijing did not make any official statement. Yesterday, the soldiers exchanged candy boxes as a gesture of good will, and then they began joint patrols.
IRAN
Iran has amputated four fingers on the right hands of two brothers convicted of robbery, in an increasingly frequent use of a punishment prohibited by the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to which Tehran is a signatory. The amputations of Shahab and Mehrdad Teimouri at Urmia Central Prison were carried out using a guillotine-like device.
RUSSIA – NORTH KOREA
In the Russian city of Khabarovsk, on the Pacific coast, the “Youth Association for the Study of the čučkhe Idea” was created in a school. It is the official ideology of North Korea and is based on the texts of the first leader Kim Il-Sung on the “world revolution”, thanks to the agreement between the historian Vladislav Kušnirenko and the consul in Pyongyang, Li Sen-Ir.
UZBEKISTAN – UAE
The crown prince of the emirate of Dubai, Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, posted photos of his summer excursions to Uzbekistan on social media. He traveled to the Central Asian country to carry out “ecological hunts” for birds, especially the rare species “Asian ubara”, to capture them with the help of falcons and take them to special reserves in the Emirates.
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