It is hard to think of a United Nations agency with a more glaring failure in its core mission than the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, more commonly known as UNIFIL — and there has certainly been no shortage of contenders this year.
While global leaders pressure Israel to explain its plans for Gaza after its war with Hamas ends, Palestinian leaders are doing their own planning for that day – and recent developments on that front should raise concerns about prospects for long-term peace between Israel and a future government in Gaza.
Hong Kong installs thousands of surveillance cameras;
Teachers and public sector workers must hand in their passports;
Beijing gives local governments $28 billion to meet targets;
Baloch suicide bomber kills 2 Chinese near Karachi airport;
China’s Chery assembles cars in Russian plants vacated by Western rivals
Violence surges anew in India's Manipur;
The Tapi gets a new lease on life;
Another win for the Taliban;
Decision time in J&K
Three jailed for sedition mark the end of free speech in Hong Kong;
U.S. Coast Guard tracks Chinese, Russian vessels off the Alaskan coast;
China spends $2 billion per month on Iranian oil;
U.S. concerned about China's lending to indebted countries;
South Korea probes China’s manipulation of public opinion