🕎🤝🇮🇱 — 📰 Israeli Newspaper Bhol News reported something interesting: There was a major split within the Shas Party, which traditionally represents the interests Haredi Jews in Israel, after Chabad-Lubavitch declared support for the Kahanist Otzma Yehudit party

According to Bhol, in Kiryat Gat city in Southern Israel, the Chabad-Lubavitch community, which is by far one of the largest Ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities in all world, declared support for the Otzma Yehudit, causing a breakup inside the traditional Haredim Shas party

Such agreement was signed on the last July 18, 2023 night in the office of the Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir. In exchange for such thing, alongside the votes and infrastructure, the Kahanists and Chabad agreed to form a "Monarchist Coalition" to run together on the local elections

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🇨🇳🗳📃— 📰 Global Times: China's top legislature convened a session on Tuesday to review a draft criminal law amendment and a decision on official appointment and removal. Qin Gang has been removed of his position as Foreign Minister and Wang Yi has been appointed as Foreign Minister.

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🇨🇳🤝🇰🇭 — 📰 Financial Times: Chinese base in Cambodia nears completion in challenge to US naval power

— "China has made significant progress building a naval base in Cambodia and is close to completing a pier that could berth an aircraft carrier, according to satellite imagery.

Images taken by BlackSky, a US commercial imagery company that has been monitoring the construction at Ream Naval Base, show a nearly complete pier that is strikingly similar in size and design to a pier that the Chinese military uses at its only overseas base in Djibouti.

The Pentagon believes China is building a facility in Cambodia to boost its ability to project naval power. China and Cambodia have denied that the People’s Liberation Army will have access to the base."

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🇰🇭🗳📃 — 📰 Khmer Times: CPP wins 80% of votes, Funcinpec gains 5 seats

— "The Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) secured 80% of the vote from 8,213,260 eligible voters, accounting for 96% of the 125 seats in the National Assembly, while Funcinpec is believed to have obtained five seats.

CPP spokesman Sok Eysan yesterday said, “The CPP received support from 80% of the 8,213,260 voters who went to the polls. The CPP will receive 96% of the total seats in the National Assembly for the seventh mandate.”
The results of the National Election reflect the people’s trust in the self-sacrificing efforts and the CPP’s ability to lead with firmness and maturity, he said."

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