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April 09, 2023 at 19:46 PM

The Israel Defense Forces said three rockets were fired from the direction of Syria into the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on the evening of the 8th.

[China News Agency]Comprehensive news: According to Israel’s “Jerusalem Post” report, the Israel Defense Forces said that on the evening of the 8th, three rockets were fired from the direction of Syria towards the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights; in the early morning of the 9th, another three rockets Shooting from Syria to the Golan Heights. On the 9th, the Israeli army retaliated by shelling the Syrian area where the rockets were fired, and launched drone strikes.

According to the media report, on the evening of the 8th, a rocket landed in an open area of ​​the Golan Heights, one landed in Jordan, and the other landed in Syria. In the early hours of the 9th, a rocket landed in an open area of ​​the Golan Heights, one was intercepted by the “Iron Dome” defense system, and the third did not enter Israel. The Israeli army reported no casualties.

The Golan Heights region ordered the opening of shelters in southern towns, instructing residents to flee to escape the attack.

According to the “Times of Israel” and “Jerusalem Post”, the Israeli army launched shelling and drone strikes in southern Syria after the second rocket attack, with the aim of destroying the rocket launchers. Later, both Israeli and Syrian media stated that the Israeli army also launched air strikes near the Syrian capital Damascus.

The Associated Press and The Times of Israel quoted the Lebanese news media Al-Mayadeen as saying that a Palestinian militia group headquartered in the Syrian capital Damascus claimed responsibility for the rocket attack on the evening of the 8th. Raid on Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Recently, the situation between Palestine and Israel has heated up again. Israeli police clashed with Palestinians in the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the 5th; dozens of rockets were fired from Lebanon to the north on the 6th; the Israeli army subsequently launched air strikes on southern Lebanon and the Gaza Strip, claiming that the target was the Palestinian Islamic resistance movement (Hamas). According to the media, the Israeli military has strengthened its forces in the West Bank of the Jordan River and sent soldiers to reinforce the police.

April 07, 2023 at 19:20 PM

Severe freezing rain and strong winds on April 5 caused disasters in Montreal, the second most populous city in Canada, and Ottawa, the capital.

[China News Agency]As the Easter holiday is approaching, severe freezing rain and strong winds on April 5 caused disasters in Canada’s second most populous city, Montreal, and the capital Ottawa. At one point, more than one million households lost power, and 2 people die.

Montreal and surrounding areas in southwestern Quebec were hit hard. Hydro-Québec said on the 6th that in the morning of the same day, freezing rain mixed with ice particles and strong winds caused power supply interruptions to about 1.1 million customers at peak times. About half of the outage customers are in Montreal.

Hydro-Québec has invested more than 1,100 people in emergency repairs. Hospitals, nursing homes, and telecommunications infrastructure are priority locations for emergency repairs. The company stated that it is difficult to provide a specific time for restoration of power supply, and because the damage is severe and the weather event has not completely ended, new power outages cannot be ruled out while rushing to repair. As midnight approached on the 6th, the hydropower company stated that the power supply of about 700,000 households still had to be restored. Its goal is to restore power to one-third of the affected users on the 7th.

The pictures of the TV media showed that in the city of Montreal, there were blocks of trees and utility poles that were broken and collapsed, causing damage to vehicles and houses below or next to them. Tree branches and roads are still icy.

April 05, 2023 at 20:20 PM

Former U.S. President Trump appeared in court in New York on the 4th in the “hush money” case.

[China News Agency]Former US President Trump appeared in court in New York on the 4th in the “hush money” case. Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, New York prosecutors said after arraignment.

In the afternoon, Trump set off from Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, and arrived at the Manhattan Criminal Court under the escort of a convoy and tight security. After getting off the car, he waved to the assembled media and people, and then walked into the court building. After registering the information according to the procedure, he was taken to court.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said at a news conference after Trump’s court appearance that Trump was charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records because a grand jury found 34 documents against Trump in 2016. False statements were made on business records to conceal negative information and illegal activities from voters before and after the US presidential election in 2009. This involved paying $130,000 in “hush money” to “porn star” Daniels and falsifying business records.

Photos in the courtroom showed Trump sitting expressionless at the defense table with his hands in his lap and his lawyer sitting beside him. According to the Associated Press, Judge Juan Merchant warned Trump in court not to make inflammatory remarks. Trump made only a brief speech in court, saying he was “not guilty.”

Outside the Manhattan Criminal Court, a reporter from China News Agency noticed that more metal fences were set up around the building than in previous days, many nearby roads were blocked, and a large number of police officers were on guard at the scene. In the park opposite the courthouse and on both sides of the road around the courthouse, hundreds of Trump supporters and opponents kept gathering. Some Trump supporters from Florida were choked, which once sparked a conflict, but the conflict was stopped under the mediation of the police.

Dion Sini, a Trump supporter waving a flag, told reporters that Trump was unfairly prosecuted in New York, where the Democratic majority is fraught with political bias. Jennifer Fisher, a Trump opponent holding a placard, told reporters that if Trump is guilty, he should be held accountable, otherwise it will bring danger to democracy.

After the court appearance, Trump left the courthouse and returned to Florida by private jet. Speaking at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida that night, Trump said the felony charges against him were false, politically motivated and “an insult to the country.” He believes that the purpose of filing this “false case” lawsuit against him is to disrupt the 2024 US presidential election. He also accused Biden of bringing the United States to the brink of nuclear war.

According to US media, although polls show that most Americans support the lawsuit against Trump, the data show that Trump’s popularity has risen due to the turmoil, and donations from supporters to his campaign team have recently increased significantly. As of now, the details of the “hush money” case have not been made public. The next trial in this case that must be attended by Trump is scheduled for December this year.

Trump, 76, announced in November that he is running for president again. In addition to the “hush money” case, he also faces multiple criminal investigations for the Mar-a-Lago document case and the riots on Capitol Hill.

March 26, 2023 at 18:54 PM

The French government prohibits civil servants from installing and using “entertainment” apps such as TikTok on their work phones.

[China News Agency]The French government announced on March 24 local time that civil servants are prohibited from installing and using “entertainment” applications such as TikTok on their work mobile phones.

According to official information released on the same day, the ban was issued to government departments by binding instructions with immediate effect. Civil servants will have one month to delete the relevant apps they have installed from their work phones. The ban will not apply to personal devices of public servants.

France’s digital transformation minister, Barro, said the “entertainment” apps could hardly guarantee an “adequate level” of cybersecurity and data protection on government digital tools. In addition to TikTok, apps such as Candy Crush and Netflix are also affected by the ban, he said.

French Public Services Minister Grigny’s office clarified later in the day that “no specific security risk has been identified” in the apps covered by the latest ban.

Preliminary information disclosed by French officials shows that the banned applications include streaming services such as Netflix, entertainment applications such as TikTok, and social media programs such as Twitter. Civil servants who seek to apply the banned apps for projects such as government agency communications in the future will need “special permission” from their department.

French government spokesman Verand said this month that French government ministers cannot download apps such as Instagram or TikTok on their work phones. He added that the government was working on simplified policies for civil servants.

The United Kingdom and other countries have announced that government staff are prohibited from using the TikTok application on official mobile phones, but they have not introduced corresponding restrictions on related applications such as Netflix.