(2024-08-29). Typhoon causes transport cancellations in Japan. ecns.cn Typhoon Shanshan struck Japan's southwestern main island of Kyushu on Thursday morning, bringing heavy rain and powerful winds, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
(2024-08-28). Japan issues emergency warning as Typhoon Shanshan approaches. aljazeera.com Authorities on Kyushu and Honshu islands order evacuations and carmaker Toyota suspends operations at 14 plants.
(2024-08-28). US Starts Another Round Of War Games In Korean Peninsula. popularresistance.org The US and South Korea began yet another military drill in the Korean Peninsula this week, further heightening the possibility of nuclear confrontation and threatening peace and stability in the region. The Ulchi Freedom Shield, as the exercise is called, allegedly aims to strengthen both countries' joint "defense capabilities" against nuclear power North Korea, as stated by the spokespersons of both nations earlier this month.
(2024-08-28). Afghanistan's Communist Rulers: A Study in Secular Radicalism. muslimskeptic.com The emergence of state communism within societies that are commonly considered to be the most religiously observant is a particularly puzzling reality of the Muslim world's modern political history. I am referring, of course, to the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen and the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. Both, while beginning roughly around the same time …