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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 528

Asia

People react as they attend an event with members of the UK Jewish community in Hyde Park, central London on October 6, 2024, to mark the one-year anniversary of the October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas in Israel. (JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)
October 6, 2024, 11:23 pm
October 7 anniversary marked worldwide with memorials, pro- and anti-Israel protests
Pro-Israel demonstrators remember the victims of Hamas’s attack, urge the release of hostages while pope makes same plea, calls for day of prayer, fast on Monday
By ToI Staff and Agencies
A protester holds up a mock body to represent children killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza during an anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian rally outside the US Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, Dec 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
January 4, 2024, 2:53 am
Half a world away, Gaza is a burning topic for Southeast Asia’s domestic politics
The Oct. 7 massacre and the resulting Israel-Hamas conflict have powerful resonance in a region often divided by faith, with people — and governments — treading carefully
By Joseph Rachman
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, meets with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ahead of G7 ministerial meetings, in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, November 7, 2023. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool Photo via AP)
November 7, 2023, 3:17 pm
Blinken seeks G7 unity on Israel-Hamas war, as cracks emerge over Gaza policy
Important moment for G7 ‘to speak with one clear voice,’ says US secretary of state; Japan’s FM ‘unequivocally condemns’ Hamas onslaught, backs US efforts to find a way forward
By Matthew Lee
Sammy Samuels, the de facto leader of Myanmar’s remaining Jewish community, inside Yangon’s synagogue. (Charles Dunst)
January 14, 2019, 3:30 am
In repressive Myanmar, a tiny Jewish community hangs on to the past
Sammy Samuels, the de facto leader of the Southeast Asian nation’s remaining Jews, has hope for the future — but the country’s fraught politics are putting any growth at risk
By Charles Dunst
Illustrative: The Israel Navy launches its new 'Barak 8' missile defense system on November 26, 2015. (screen capture: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
May 2, 2018, 5:04 pm
Israeli arms sales skyrocket, increasing 41.5% in one year
Defense exports jump from $6.5 billion in 2016 to $9.2 billion in 2017; most weapons sold to Asian, Pacific countries, notably India
By Judah Ari Gross
Israel's Foreign Ministry building in Jerusalem. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 26, 2017, 12:38 pm
Security officer quits after locking consul in Israeli embassy in Asia — report
Envoy was trapped inside building for over an hour as officials tried to locate guard, who had gone home
By Stuart Winer
US President Donald Trump, center, reacts as he does the "ASEAN-way handshake" with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, left, and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on stage during the opening ceremony at the ASEAN Summit at the Cultural Center of the Philippines, November 13, 2017, in Manila, Philippines. (AP/Andrew Harnik)
November 13, 2017, 9:38 am
In Asia, Trump grapples with grasping group handshake
US president tangles with regional leaders in cross-body greeting at start of international summit
By AP
A South Korean soldier walks past a television screen showing a graphic of the distance between North Korea and Guam at a railway station in Seoul on August 9, 2017. (AFP Photo/Jung Yeon-Je)
August 11, 2017, 11:50 am
As tensions soar, S. Korean media urge nuclear arms
Seoul, host to 28,500 US troops to defend it from the North, is banned from building atomic weapons under 1974 deal
By Jung Ha-Won
A temple in Luang Prabang, Laos. (photo credit: CC BY-SA Jean-Marrie Hullot, Flickr)
May 30, 2017, 6:26 pm
Chabad opens in Laos, its 92nd country
Two-story villa in Luang Prabang has a dining facility, synagogue, lounges and a garden with a pond
By JTA
The Defense Ministry's "Eitan" ("Steadfast") armored personnel carrier. (Dana Shraga, Israeli Ministry of Defense)
March 30, 2017, 12:22 am
Israeli military exports to Africa jump 70%
Overall defense exports amounted to $6.5 billion in 2016, an $800 million bump from previous year
By Jacob Magid
This photo taken on February 27, 2017 shows Chinese military police attending an anti-terrorist oath-taking rally in Hetian, northwest China's Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region. (AFP Photo/STR)
March 4, 2017, 8:12 am
Official: China defense spending to rise around 7%
Bejing’s announcement comes days after Trump outlined plans to raise American military budget
By AFP
Jon Medved at the OurCrowd Summit (Courtesy)
November 28, 2016, 2:08 pm
OurCrowd opens Singapore office to tap Asia promise
Crowdfunding site sees Asian funding grow to over half of recent investments
By Shoshanna Solomon
An IAI Harop drone. (Screenshot from YouTube)
From the WebNovember 3, 2016, 10:01 am
Israel Aerospace wins $15m Asian cyber deal
Globes: Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (IAI) has signed a $15 million deal to supply a cyber intelligence system to a customer in Asia; under the terms of the deal, IAI will supply the customer with an advanced strategic solution that includes cellular and intelligence systems and sensors
In this file photo taken on Friday, July 10, 2015, Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov gestures at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Ufa, Russia. (AP/Ivan Sekretarev)
September 3, 2016, 9:24 am
President Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan dies at age 78
Death of one of the world’s most authoritarian rulers raises concerns predominantly Sunni Muslim country could face prolonged infighting
By Jim Heintz
Henry Winkler (L) and William Shatner in 'Better Late Than Never' (NBC/YouTube screenshot)
August 20, 2016, 10:21 am
The Fonz, Kirk set off on madcap Asian road trip
Henry Winkler, William Shatner and other senior celebrities team up in new globe-trotting reality show
By ToI Staff
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