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Thursday, 20 April 2023 2:51 AM [ Last Update: Thursday, 20 April 2023 2:51 AM ]

Call for Islamic unity

Iran's president says enemies of Muslim societies use division, terrorist groups, occupation and insulting sanctities as the main strategies to weaken those societies. Ebrahim Raeisi made the remarks in an Iftar banquet attended by ambassadors and charge d'affaires of Islamic countries in Iran. He called on Muslim states to become united in order to counter such conspiracies. The Iranian president also strongly condemned Israel’s criminal acts and its recent attacks on the al-Aqsa Mosque compound and defenseless Palestinian worshippers. He, however, added that mere condemnation is not enough and practical steps must be taken in the face of Israel’s crimes to support the Palestinian people. The occupied Palestinian territories have been the scene of growing tensions in recent weeks due to Israel’s atrocities and repeated raids on the al-Aqsa Mosque compound. In response, Palestinians have also launched several retaliatory attacks.

French President "booed"

French President Emmanuel Macron has been loudly booed by crowds in eastern France. This came after he embarked on his first trip out of Paris since signing his unpopular pension reform into law. As Macron arrived in Selestat in the Alsace region, locals chanted slogans, calling on him to resign, while booing and jeering him as well. A local man said Macron’s government was corrupt on a scale never seen before, telling the president he will fall soon. On an earlier stage of his trip, the French police pushed back dozens of protesters banging kitchenware ahead of Macron’s arrival in a village. Macron, however, seemed undeterred, telling reporters that such incidents would not stop him making visits across France and going on walkabouts. Macron signed into law the controversial pension reform on Saturday, which increases retirement age from 62 to 64.

Russia-Ukraine war

Staying with the Ukraine war, Russia has warned South Korea against sending weapons to Ukraine after Seoul raised the possibility. Russia’s former president Dmitry Medvedev warned that Moscow would send weapons to North Korea if Seoul provided military assistance to Kiev. The Kremlin spokesman also made similar remarks, saying South Korea’s arms supplies to Ukraine would mean its indirect involvement in the war. Dmitry Peskov added that Seoul has taken a rather unfriendly stance. South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Wednesday that his country might consider sending weapons to Ukraine if there is a situation the international community cannot condone.

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