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- Faces Behind The Numbers: People Killed In Iran’s Protestson February 1, 2026
Thousands of Iranians lost their lives after taking to the streets. These are the people behind the statistics.
- Jimmy Lai severely sentenced despite Trump calling for his releaseon February 9, 2026
Hong Kong media entrepreneur and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai Chee-ying was sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment by a Hong Kong court on charges of colluding with foreign forces, partly because he had called on Washington to speak up for Hong Kong protesters and pressure Beijing in trade talks in mid-2019. The jail term was handed The post Jimmy Lai severely sentenced despite Trump calling for his release appeared first on Asia Times.
- The anatomy of India’s trade capitulation to Trumpon February 9, 2026
In the high-stakes world of trade diplomacy, agreements are usually forged quietly through painstaking negotiations behind closed doors, dense legal texts and carefully calibrated “reciprocity” and “give and take.” The recently announced India-US “interim trade deal” departs radically from that tradition. It was unveiled not through a signed document or a jointly released legal framework The post The anatomy of India’s trade capitulation to Trump appeared first on Asia Times.
- A controlled opening: China redraws the line on tokenized assetson February 9, 2026
The latest policy adjustment reads less like a crackdown than a structural re-ordering. On the surface, it tightens around cryptocurrency activity again. In design terms, it also places a second category inside a framework that can be defined, approved and supervised. The door closes. A narrow gap remains. That is the signal. On February 6, The post A controlled opening: China redraws the line on tokenized assets appeared first on Asia Times.
- Ukraine needs help in forcing Putin to show interest in peaceon February 9, 2026
Can you remember how you felt when the last Winter Olympics opened? President Vladimir Putin certainly does, for February 4th 2022 saw him flying memorably to Beijing to meet President Xi Jinping, wishing China a successful Olympics and signing a joint statement pledging that Russia and China would work together to end Western leadership in world affairs. Just The post Ukraine needs help in forcing Putin to show interest in peace appeared first on Asia Times.
- ARMENIA: Prime Minister seeks to change leadership of legally autonomous Armenian Churchon February 10, 2026
Since at least May 2025, Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has led a campaign to oust the head of Armenia's largest religious community, Catholicos Karekin of the Armenian Apostolic Church. Pashinyan has also tried to subjugate the Armenian Church to the state, despite the Constitutional separation of the state from religious communities. State agencies have pressured clergy to cut ties with the Catholicos and targ
- (MICO2026)ITALY-MILAN-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SPEED SKATING-WOMEN'S 1000Mon February 9, 2026
(260209) -- MILAN, Feb. 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Jutta Leerdam of the Netherlands celebrates after the match of speed skating women's 1000m at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 9, 2026. (Xinhua/Wu Wei)
- Chabahar Port symbol of India-Iran partnership, vital for regional connectivity: Iranian Envoyon February 9, 2026
New Delhi [India], February 9 (ANI): Iran's Ambassador to India, Mohammad Fathali, on Monday stated that the Chabahar Port project stands as a symbol of the strong partnership between India and Iran and plays a vital role in promoting common development and regional connectivity.Speaking at a reception on the occasion of the Iranian National Day hosted by the Iranian Embassy in India, Ambassador Fathali said tha
- Kazakhstan to allocate over 16 bln USD to develop coal-fired power generationon February 9, 2026
ALMATY, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- Kazakhstan plans to allocate more than 8 trillion tenge (about 16 billion U.S. dollars) for the development of coal-fired power generation, the country's Ministry of Energy said Monday. The ministry has drafted a national plan for the development of coal generation through 2030, aimed at providing a long-term solution to energy shortages and modernizing the country's aging power capaci
































