ASIA TODAY Israel also attacks the hospital area in new attacks against Beirut

Today’s news: agreement between New Delhi and Beijing on patrols on the Himalayan border. China, an ally of Myanmar’s military junta, condemns the attack on the consulate in Mandalay. In Moldova the yes vote won in the referendum to enter the EU, despite Russian pressure. The South Korean economy is growing again.

ISRAEL – LEBANON – SYRIA

The Israeli army confirms an airstrike in Syria, in which it claims to have killed the head of Hezbollah’s financial armresponsible for sending money from Iran. The area of ​​a large hospital in Beirut was also hit in a new wave of raids. This morning, Hezbollah has launched barrages of rockets against two military bases near Tel Aviv and a naval base west of Haifa. Diplomatic efforts – US Secretary of State Blinken arrives in Israel today – have so far failed to put an end to the escalation.

INDIA – CHINA

India and China agree to patrol to ease tensions along disputed Himalayan borderwhich has been the scene of deadly hand-to-hand combat in recent years. Vikram Misri, Indian Foreign Minister, stated yesterday that both sides had agreed “on the withdrawal and resolution of the problems that arose in these areas in 2020 (with the June 15 confrontation).” The first deadly confrontation between the two sides dates back to 1975. Since then, relations between the neighbors have been tense.

CHINA – MYANMAR

China reminded the Myanmar authorities after the attack with an explosive device against the Beijing consulate in the city of Mandalay. “China expresses its deep shock for the attack and strongly condemns it,” said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian. China is a major ally and arms supplier to Myanmar’s junta, but analysts say it also maintains ties to ethnic groups fighting the military in Shan state.

MOLDOVA – EU – RUSSIA

In Moldova, which faces major challenges, including external pressure from Russia, Yes won with 50.2% in the referendum to enter the European Union. In addition, the outgoing president, Maia Sandu, will run for re-election with 42.3%, going to the second round with the second, the pro-Russian Aleksandr Stoianoglo, with 26.1%.

SOUTH KOREA

According to a survey of Reuters, the South Korean economy grew again last quarter, after a slight contraction in the previous quarterthanks to an export-driven expansion that offset rising financing costs. After an unexpected 0.2 percent contraction in the April-June quarter, Asia’s fourth-largest economy is expected to have grown 0.5 percent in the third quarter, according to the median forecast of 23 economists.

ARMENIA – AZERBAIJAN

The speaker of the Yerevan parliament, Alen Simonyan, claims that the reasons for not meeting with his counterpart from Baku, Sakhiba Gafarova, are related to her statements in Europe about the “search for the origins of the Armenian homeland”, which do not please the Azeris, and their insistence on changes in the Armenian constitution “lead all peace negotiations to a dead end”, also due to the will of “third countries hostile to us.”

GEORGIA

A week before the legislative elections, a massive demonstration was held in Tbilisi under the slogan “Georgia chooses the European Union”, which started from five rallies and converged on Freedom Square, organized by independent social organizations and supported by President Salome. Zurabišvili, with the presence of opposition politicians.