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  • Wednesday January 26th, 2022

MORNING NEWS BRIEF [January 26, 2022]

MORNING NEWS BRIEF [January 26, 2022]

MORNING NEWS BRIEF [January 26, 2022] 150 150 Cambodia Development Center
HOT NEWS
  1. The Russian Permanent Mission to the UN condemned the U.S. policy to deter Russia and stressed that they misused its status and violated the norm of international law. Source: TASS
  2. Israel stressed their hopes to bolster its 2020 U.S.-brokered accords and establish diplomatic ties with Saudi Arabia and Indonesia though the process may take time. Source: Reuters
  3. Burkinabe pro-coup supporters staged a rally in the capital to express their support for their new military government while France and the UN denounced the country’s latest coup. Source: Al Jazeera
WORLD
  1. The U.S. warned Russia of the possibility of a personal sanction against Putin if Moscow continued their aggression in Ukraine as the tension appeared to be increasing. Source: France24
  2. The Taliban expressed optimism after holding discussion with the Western counterparts, as the parties vowed to provide humanitarian aid to safeguard human rights in Afghanistan. Source: TRT World
  3. Egypt and Algeria held bilateral talks to adopt comprehensive approaches and expressed the political will toward strengthening and promoting their distinguished relations. Source: China.org.cn
REGIONS
  1. DPRK fired two projectiles, presumably to be long-range cruise missiles, making it the fifth missile provocation and the first since they threatened to resume the nuclear tests. Source: The Chosun Ilbo
  2. Lithuanian will request Taiwan to change the Chinese translation of Taiwanese embassy in Vilnius from representing Taiwan to representing the Taiwanese people. Source: Reuters
  3. Thailand and Saudi Arabia sought to restore full diplomatic ties and agree on the trade Amb., putting an end to the three decades of distrust and hostility between the two nations. Source: AP News
CAMBODIA
  1. Timorese FM will pay her official visit to Cambodia as both sides will discuss regional and global issues, including Timor-Leste’s application for the ASEAN membership. Source: Khmer Times
  2. The NA rejected the accusation of APHR over the PM’s recent visit to Myanmar on Jan 7-8 2022, as the visit was an effort to foster a peace process in the conflict-torn country. Source: AKP
  3. The MoC revealed that the two-way trade between Cambodia-UK totaled more than USD 785 million in 2021, a year-on-year drop of more than 10.48 percent. Source: The Phnom Penh Post