Australia’s Labor government has moved to assure Israel there will be no change to the previous government’s policy of recognising West Jerusalem as the capital of the country. On Oct. 18, the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs was forced to respond to media reports that key sentences on its website related to Australia-Israel relations had…
Australian Foreign Minister Says No Change to Recognition of Jerusalem
Australian Foreign Minister Announces Change to Recognition of Jerusalem
Australia’s Labor government has announced that they will be walking back the previous government’s policy of recognising West Jerusalem as the capital of the country. This comes after a spokesperson for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, on Oct. 18, told The Guardian that “no decision to change” had been made by the government…
Sydney Pro-Democracy Activists Voice Support for ‘Bridge Man’
Pro-democracy Chinese activists held events at four landmarks in Sydney to support the “bridge man” who protested in Beijing last week. On Oct. 16, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s 20th national congress, several pro-democracy activists from the Federation for a Democratic China gathered in front of the Chinese Consulate in Sydney to kick off the pop-up…
After Fighter Jet Purchase, Poland Now Buying 300 Multiple-Rocket Launchers From South Korea
Poland will sign a contract with South Korea to buy 300 K239 Chunmoo multiple-rocket launchers, the Polish defense minister said, as Warsaw seeks to bolster defense capability amid the ongoing Russia–Ukraine war. Polish Defense Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said the two countries had completed their negotiations and that a contract will be…
NATO Launches Nuclear War Games Amid Russia Tensions
NATO has launched its week-long annual nuclear exercises in Europe as Russia plans its own nuclear war games around the same time and as tensions simmer over the Russia–Ukraine conflict. Dubbed “Steadfast Noon,” NATO’s nuclear exercises kicked off on Oct. 17 and are “ongoing,” a NATO spokesperson confirmed to The Epoch Times. Fourteen of NATO’s…
NATO Begins Nuclear War Games Amid Russia Tensions
NATO has begun its week-long annual nuclear exercises in Europe as Russia plans its own nuclear war games around the same time and as tensions simmer over the Russia–Ukraine conflict. Dubbed “Steadfast Noon,” the NATO training kicked off on Oct. 17 and is “ongoing,” a NATO spokesperson confirmed to The Epoch Times. Fourteen of NATO’s…
Elon Musk Says Starlink Adding Donation Feature After Ukraine Funding Controversy
Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk said that SpaceX would be rolling out a feature letting people donate Starlink satellite internet units to places in need, after Musk said that the rocket company couldn’t continue to fund Starlink in Ukraine “indefinitely.” Musk said in an Oct. 17 post on Twitter that SpaceX would add a donate…
Russia’s Gazprom Says It Will Terminate Natural Gas Supplies If Price Cap Is Imposed
The CEO of Russia’s energy giant Gazprom has warned that energy supplies will be halted if Europe imposes price caps on Russian natural gas exports. “Such a one-sided decision is of course a violation of existing contracts, which would lead to a termination of supplies,” Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller said on Russian TV on Sunday, Reuters reported. Miller’s comments…
Saudi Arabia’s Defense Minister ‘Astonished’ by ‘False Accusations’ That Kingdom Sided With Russia
Saudi Arabia’s defense minister, Khalid bin Salman, has rejected claims that the kingdom has sided with Russia in its war with Ukraine following OPEC’s decision to slash oil production by 2 million barrels a day. Taking to Twitter on Oct. 16, the defense minister re-tweeted a post from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dated Oct. 14 in which the leader thanked…
Sri Lanka Seeks Trilateral Cooperation With India, Japan for Economic Recovery: Envoy
Sri Lanka has sought trilateral cooperation with India and Japan in the renewable energy, petroleum, telecoms, and port sectors to hasten its economic recovery, the Sri Lankan high commissioner to India said on Monday. “President Ranil Wickremesinghe discussed trilateral cooperation with India and Japan during his visit to Tokyo,” High Commissioner Milinda Moragoda said in…
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