Today’s news: India’s anti-terrorism branch has arrested four Sri Lankans for pro-ISIS propaganda. At least two dead and 10 injured in a knife attack on a primary school in southern China. The heat wave also affecting Myanmar has claimed at least 100 lives, including children. Seoul bans a North Korean propaganda video that went viral glorifying Kim Jong-un.
IRAN
The president’s “first” funeral Ebrahim Raisi (died in accident helicopter together with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian) is held today in Tabriz. The supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, has proclaimed five days of national mourning, the solemn funeral scheduled for tomorrow in Tehran and the burial at night in the place of his birth, the holy city of Mashhad (northeast). However, citizen participation is limited and many activities are regularly open.
INDIA – SRI LANKA
The anti-terrorism section of the Indian police stopped in Ahmedabad, in the west of the country, to four Sri Lankan citizens suspected of having links with the Islamic State. The arrests date back to the night of May 19 and took place at the city airport. The agents seized an Isis flag that they had in their possession. Photos and videos linked to the militant group were found on the phones.
CHINA
At least two people died and about ten were injured yesterday in a stroke with a knife in a primary school in the southern province of Jiangxi. The attacker, a 45-year-old woman armed with a knife, attacked around noon local time at a school in Guixi. Parents denounce censorship and omertà : “The school did not inform us of anything and kept everything hidden.”
JAPAN
The city of Fujikawaguchiko, famous for admiring the famous Mount Fuji, has erected a large net barrier to block the view and discourage people, especially the increasingly numerous tourists, from stopping to take photos. Pedestrians block traffic, park in prohibited places, smoke in disregard of prohibitions and provoke the anger of locals. Hence the 2.5 m by 20 m fence.
MYANMAR
At least 100 people have died in the last four days in Myanmar due to the high temperatures, within the framework of an exceptional heat wave that has been hitting several Asian nations for weeks. Among the victims are mainly the elderly, the sick and also several children, some of them only four or five months old. The maximum temperature was 45 degrees in Monywa.
KOREA
Seoul wants to ban a video of North Korean propaganda that has gone viral on social networks, especially among young people, in which Kim Jong-un is praised, calling him “father friend” and “great leader.” The Government Security Law blocks access to Pyongyang’s websites and media and punishes behavior and speech favorable to the Kim regime, considered a crime in the South.
RUSSIA
The Rosstat statistical institute reported that at least two million workers in various sectors are currently missing in Russia. In addition, more than 15% of the country’s companies have begun to hire prisoners who have not yet served their entire sentences, with a special permit from the Moscow authorities similar to that of hiring for the “special military operation” in Ukraine.
UZBEKISTAN
Uzbekistan is selling a large part of its gold reserves, taking advantage of its high price, to reduce state debt and cover budget deficits, although economists consider this measure imprudent to avoid depleting strategic reserves. In March, Uzbeks ranked first in the world in gold sales.
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