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BATTLEGROUND 404 / EUROPE

THE GOBLIN TOURS THE BALTICS

– 404: Lithuania : Surprise visit to discuss war, NATO integration ( CNN )

– 404: Estonia : Air defense shot down 12 aircraft at a time, 26 helicopters a day ( presser )

– 404: Kallas : Estonia will not expel Ukraine citizens, Ukraine has to invite them back ( EESTI )

– 404: Latvia : 11 million pensioners will simply die, without US aid ( presser > RIA )

THEN HOSTS GUESTS AT HOME

– 404: Japan FM visits Bucha; will provide Ukraine with $37m Drone Detection System ( Japan Times )

– 404: Welcomes France’s new FM Stéphane Séjourné for similar cooperation agreements ( pres. office )

– 404: Welcomes Rishi Sunak in Kiev, signs ‘historic’ defense cooperation agreement ( president office ) 

Context : Guarantees only in text once, referring to Ukraine guaranteeing safety of intellectual property.

COLD HARD REALITIES

– 404: Fetid sewage floods Borshchogovka street in Kiev ( photos, videos )

– 404: Ukraine’s Ministry of defense clams only 8 of 47 Russian missiles intercepted ( Ukro MD )

– 404: Russian missiles tore Kiev‘s Air Defense apart ( Mysl Polska )

– 404: Former Ukraine Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko : 500K kia, 30K / month ( Strana )

– 404: Ukraine urges people to make drones at home – Digital Transformation Minister ( RT )

– 404: Ukrainians are resorting to extreme lengths to flee the war – mobilization bill withdrawn ( The Times )

– 404: Hospital sees 30% rise in seriously wounded Ukrainian soldiers, doctor ( ABC )

– 404: Ukrainians are closing bank accounts en masse, withdrawing money ( Rezident TG )

– 404: Ukraine‘s Patriot defenses at work: Shuddering booms and bursts of light ( NYT )

Context : They cost $2m – $4m a missile, US soon unable to keep them supplied.

BEGGING, ATTENTION, BLAME GAME

– 404: Ukraine needs assault aircraft like American A-10s – Ground Forces Commander ( Ukro Pravda )

– 404: Amid war in Middle East, Ukraine fights to keep US and allies’ focus ( WSJ )

– 404: Ukraine adds Subway, Mars and Pepsi to the list of international war sponsors ( Strana )

– 404: Ukrainians told to ‘chill’ over US aid cuts – Kuleba ( Instagram > RT )

– 404: Kuleba: Frozen Russian assets can cover 80% of Ukraine‘s reconstruction needs ( Kyiv Ind )

– 404: Ukraine top general wanted counteroffensive a year earlier, US: too risky ( Business Insider )

– 404: Ukraine to issue ‘Reparation bonds’ to unlock $300 billion, to be paid from Russian assets ( Reuters )

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SOBERING SPONSORS 

– USC: ‘We’re out of money’: US exhausts security funds for Ukraine – Defense spox. Pat Ryder ( Defensenews )

– USC: So now Washington tells Us – Even the blob doesn’t believe in Ukraine’s victory ( American Conservative )

– USC: Neo-Nazis in the US no longer see backing Ukraine as a worthy cause ( Guardian )

– EUK: Military briefing: Russia has the upper hand in electronic warfare with Ukraine ( FT )

– EUK: Ukraine lacks men, weapons and ammunition, morale is at its lowest ( Le Point FR )

– EUK: Russia needs security guarantees, and Ukraine is incapable of new counter-offensive – Fico ( Ukro Pravda )

– EUK: Tired Zelensky looks too weak to achieve Victory – Sir Richard Kemp ( Telegraph )

– EUK: Ukraine shouldn’t count on EU membership – Solve problems first ( The Times )

– EUK: Boris Johnson denies Kremlin claim that he sabotaged Ukraine peace deal ( The Times )

– EUK: Embargo on Ukrainian agri products will be indefinite – Polish Agro. Min ( Ukro Pravda )

– EUK: Crushing blow for Rishi Sunak, ex-Polish PM Morawieczki declares Ukraine failure ( Express )

– EUK: Gen. Waldemar Skrzypczak: We can’t do anything that could hurt the Kremlin ( RP PL )

DEMILITARIZED SPONSORS

– EUK: Germany unsure where its Ukraine weapons ended up ( Der Spiegel )

– EUK: Kiev‘s problem with broken down German Tanks – no spare parts, breaks down easily ( Spiegel )

– EUK: Danish F-16 Jets to Ukraine Will Be Delayed, Berlingske Says ( Bloomberg )

– EUK: Prices for ammunition increased 5-10 times – Swedish Chief of Staff ( Sverige Radio )

DRUNK SPONSORS

– USC: How Ukraine can win through defense – a new strategy to protect Kyiv and stop Moscow ( FA )

– USC: US Congress has removed a ban on funding Neo-Nazis from its year-end spending bill ( Nation )

– USC: Is Biden trying to lose the war in Ukraine? Appeasement risks catastrophe ( National Review )

– USC: US failure in Ukraine encourages Iran, North Korea and China – Ben Hodges ( ERR Estonia )

– EUK: Bundeswehr is preparing for a Putin attack – secret leaked document ( Bild )

– EUK: North Korea‘s gonna pay ‘high price’ for aiding Putin with Weapons, UK warns ( Politico )

– EUK: Bulgarian Def Minister Todor Tagarev – on visit to US – wants to purge history of Russia ( Atlantic Council )

– EUK: Sweden to send troops to Latvia – PM Announces ( Kyiv Ind )

– EUK: British Army to become Europe‘s first line of defense if Vladimir Putin invades ( Express )

– EUK: ‘There could be war in Sweden’ – Civil defense minister urges nation to act ( Local SE )

– EUK: Suddenly, a Ukrainian breakthrough is within reach again – Hackensberger ( Welt )

– EUK: Germany‘s Markus Söder ( CSU ) demands Taurus cruise missile for Ukraine ( T-online )

– USC: Ukraine and allies secret Riyadh meeting tried to rally support for Peace Talks ( Bloomberg )

context : Russia not invited, UAE, China, Brazil no show. Support is “sputtering”, next stop : Davos

ON TO DAVOS!

– USC: US set to push Elensky at Davos for clearer war plan ( Bloomberg )

– USC: Elensky’s Money Mission Heads to Davos ( Bloomberg )

– EUK: Ukrainian Peacekeeping efforts in Davos: the prospects are vague ( Swissinfo )

– EUK: Ukraine promotes ‘peace plan’ at Davos, China does not attend ( FT )

– EUK: Elenskiy to meet Dimon in Davos as Ukraine seeks aid rebuilding ( Bloomberg )

– EUK: The official theme of the 2024 Davos gathering: Rebuilding Trust ( WEF )

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THE UNION OF SLAVES

– USC: White house throws support behind seizing frozen Russian assets, aligned with G7 ( Bloomberg )

– EUK: Lagarde says Trump represents ‘a threat’ to Europe ( FT, Politico )

– EUK: Trump vowed he’d ‘never’ help Europe if it’s attacked, top EU official says ( Politico )

– EUK: EU parliament launches ‘historic’ push to sanction Hungary, suspend voting rights ( RT )

– EUK: Charles Michel to run for EU election, triggering top job scramble – otherwise Orbán ( Politico )

– EUK: Thierry Breton aims for ‘huge’ €100B defense fund ( Politico )

PERFIDIOUS ALBION – MILITARY

– EUK: Chinese Super aircraft carrier Fujian is nearly ready for a China-Taiwan war. US Navy, stand by ( Telegraph )

– EUK: British Aircraft carrier can’t be sent to Red Sea because of Navy staffing crisis ( Telegraph )

– EUK: British navy withdrew two Type-23 warships from Red Sea due to crew shortages ( Global Eye News ) 

– EUK: Female army recruits are key to solving UK recruitment crisis – Shapps ( Daily Mail )

– EUK: British Navy sailor sacked after making OnlyFans content on ship ( Mail )

– EUK: United Kingdom recruiting nuclear submarine chief on Social Media ( LinkedIn > RT ) 

PERFIDIOUS ALBION – ECONOMY

– EUK: Another foreign brawl? Oh grow up, we can’t even fix our roads – Hitchens ( Mail on Sunday )

– EUK: Disruption to shipping caused by Houthi rebels risks driving up prices on UK supermarket shelves ( Sun )

– EUK: Millions more Brits will claim disability benefits as mental illness soars ( Times )

– EUK: UK preparing secret dossier on Trump 2.0 amid security fears ( inews )

– EUK: Liz Truss urges UK to get tough over ‘sham’ Hong Kong trial ( Politico )

GERMANIA

– EUK: Germany brought to its knees by train strikes and farmers’ road blocks ( Telegraph )

– EUK: There’s no more money, German minister tells rowdy farmers – but freedom and respect ( Reuters )

– EUK: German industry shrinks for sixth month as recession looms ( Bloomberg )

– EUK: EON Energy prices will almost double in Germany ( Der Westen )

– EUK: Tesla Berlin to stop output for two weeks due to Red Sea disruption ( Reuters )

– EUK: German government resumes arms deliveries to Saudi Arabia ( DW )

– EUK: Habeck‘s secret plans : Germany to rely on dirty coal ( Berliner Zeitung )

– EUK: Apparently more and more UFOs are being spotted in Germany ( Welt )

‘KOSOVO’

– USC: US State Department approves sale of missiles to Kosovo ( N1 Belgrade )

– USC: As Bosnian Serbs mark national day, US warns celebration amounts to ‘criminal offense’ ( AP > WaPo )

– USC: US fighter jets to fly over Bosnia as warning to ‘secessionist’ Serbs ( Reuters )

– EUK: Republic of “Kosovo“ fully supports attacks on Yemen ( K-MFA )

MISC

– EUK: French Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne resigns ( France 24 )

– EUK: France’s ‘baby Macron’ faces stiff test as prime minister ( FT )

– EUK: Polish police arrest MPs in presidential palace ( BBC )

– EUK: We now have our first political prisoners since 1989 – Polish police arrest PiS politicians ( Remix PL )

– EUK: Poland agrees to station German troops – Deputy FM ( Rzeczpospolita )

– EUK: Danish Queen Margarethe II abdicates throne, her son Frederik X proclaimed king ( Euronews )

– EUK: Finland says power supply stable amid cold weather, record price ( Reuters )

Context: €890 per MWh, 20x higher than average in spot prices

BATTLEGROUND WEST ASIA

THE ICJ CHECKMATE

– AFR: South Africa submits 83-page case notes, recites officials, soldiers statements ( documents, no MSM )

– AFR: South African lawyers prepare lawsuit against US, UK for complicity in war crimes in Gaza ( IRNA )

– GLO: International Criminal Court says probing Israeli killing of journalists in Gaza ( statement > PressTV )

Declarations of support:

– Türkiye, 

– Iran

– Saudi Arabia,

– Malaysia, 

– Jordan, 

– Venezuela, 

– Nicaragua, 

– Bolivia, 

– Brazil,

– Colombia,

– Venezuela,

– Bangladesh, 

– Comoros, 

– Djibouti, 

– Morocco,

– Maldives, 

– Malaysia,

– Namibia, 

– Pakistan, 

– OIC ( 57 members ) 

– 900 movement organizations

INSANE REACTIONS

– ISR: Inside Israel‘s plan to quash South Africa’s Gaza genocide case ( Axios )

– ISR: Israel names judge who ‘legitimized occupation’ for ICJ genocide case ( Press TV )

– ISR: ‘Nobody will stop us’ Netanyahu vows, marking 100 days of war ( X > WaPo )

– ISR: Foreign Ministry: South Africa is ‘legal arm of Hamas’ ( Times of Israel )

– USC: Blinken: Genocide charge against Israel is ‘Meritless’ ( Haaretz )

– EUK: Germany says will intervene at the Hague on Israel’s behalf – Scholz ( Times of Israel )

HORRIFIED REACTIONS

– USC: The US can’t blindly support Israel and prevent escalation in the region at the same time ( Mondoweiss )

– USC: US government employees plan walkout over Biden’s Gaza policies ( Al Monitor )

– EUK: Over 500 artists, filmmakers, writers push to boycott German cultural institutions over Gaza ( Al Jazeera ) 

– EUK: EU and UK slam Israeli ministers’ call for ‘voluntary emigration’ from Gaza Strip ( Politico )

– EUK: Finnish musicians demanded to exclude Israel from the Eurovision Song Contest ( BBC )

– EUK: ‘Shocking abdication of responsibility’: UN rapporteur raps German support for Israeli genocide ( PressTV )

– AFR: Namibia blasts Germany’s support or Genocidal Intent of Israel ( President’s office )

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BOMBING YEMEN

– USC: Blinken wraps up 10-stop Middle East tour, says he wants to avoid escalation ( WaPo )

– USC: Antony Blinken and the test of American Leadership ( Time Magazine Cover!! )

– USC: Hit the Houthis – and Iran – Where it counts – Stavridis ( Bloomberg )

– USC: Biden backs far-reaching Yemen strikes despite fear of wider war ( Bloomberg )

– USC: US defense secretary Lloyd Austin ordered Yemen strikes from hospital bed ( CNN )

– USC: Much of Houthis’ offensive capability remains intact after US-led airstrikes ( NYT )

– USC: Two US Navy SEALS missing after night mission off coast of Somalia – Officials ( ABC )

– EUK: US military figures left ‘frustrated’ when UK news of Houthi attacks leaked ( Telegraph )

– EUK: Shapps warns Iran: Patience is running out with your Houthi thugs ( Telegraph )

IMMEDIATE EFFECTS

– WEA: Ships advertise Chinese links to avoid Houthi attack in Red Sea ( Politico )

– WEA: US and UK ships will now be targets of Houthis in Red Sea ( Ansar Allah )

– WEA: Qatar pauses gas shipments via Red Sea after US airstrikes – to Europe ( Bloomberg )

– WEA: US bulk cargo ship MV Gibraltar Eagle attacked near city of Aden ( Reuters )

– WEA: A new batch of American troops is preparing to head to Iraq and Syria ( CBS )

– WEA: US asked all cargo ships and oil tankers not to approach Bab al-Mandab until further notice ( Pentagon )

THE AFTERMATH

– WEA: Iran says Revolutionary Guards attack US consulate and Israel‘s spy HQ in Erbil, Iraq ( Reuters )

– WEA: IDF clashes with armed gunmen near Egypt border, casualties reported ( Jordan News )

– ISR: Bombing Yemen does not benefit America, but It boosts Iran, Russia and China ( Haaretz )

– USC: Statement from Joe Biden marking 100 days of Gaza – no mention of Palestinians ( White House )

– USC: Biden “running out” of patience with Bibi as Gaza war hits 100 days ( Axios )

– USC: Biden says he wants Israel to leave Gaza – he has been ‘quietly working’ on this ( Newsweek )

– USC: America stands to lose in a Middle East World War ( Foreign Affairs )

– USC: America has a new axis of evil to ‘prevent‘ – US diplomacy must separate CN-RU-IR-NK ( Bloomberg )

– EUK: Should the British Parliament be consulted before military action? – PM: Legal, proportionate ( BBC )

– EUK: Cameron: UK ready to strike Houthis again if Red Sea attacks continue ( Telegraph )

– EUK: Scholz and Macron’s strained relations threaten to derail EU action against Houthis ( Telegraph )

– EUK: Germany will join US and UK in Red Sea, sending Hessen Frigate ( DW )

– EUK: Why the Houthis’ advanced arsenal means this fight could be long and tough ( Telegraph )

– EUK: The US isn’t the biggest power in the Middle East any more. Iran is – Tisdall ( Guardian )

ISRAEL STILL IN CRISIS

– ISR: Israel reportedly ‘very concerned’ with US recruitment crisis – no confidence ( Fox )

– ISR: Minister storms out of cabinet as Netanyahu attempts to push through wartime budget – cuts ( T.O.Israel )

– ISR: Bank of Israel expects the war against Hamas to cost about 49 billion euros ( Channel 12 )

– ISR: Staggering 12,500 IDF soldiers to be classified as disabled ( Ynet ) 

– ISR: Israeli army ordered mass Hannibal Directive on 7 Oct ( Yedioth Ahronoth )

– ISR: Israel admits killing Hamas leader in Syria as Blinken arrives ( Times )

– ISR: Why ex-Mossad chief says Netanyahu must go – Efraim Halevy : failed against Hamas ( Times )

– ISR: West Bank land theft doubled in 2023 ( Cradle )

– ISR: Israel admits Hezbollah strike caused extensive damage to Mt Meron Strategic Air Base ( Haaretz )

– ISR: Israeli police unable to verify ‘Hamas rape’ stories ( Haaretz > Cradle )

– ISR: Israeli war cabinet cracks at the seams over possible 7 October Probe ( Cradle )

– ISR: Gaza : Survivors recount harrowing Israeli field executions ( MEE )

– ISR: Another Israeli minister calls for encouraging Palestinians to leave Gaza ( AA )

Context : ‘We must find ways for Gazans that are more painful than death’ – Amichai Eliyahu

MISC

– WEA: Iran‘s navy seizes US oil tanker with court order ( PressTV )

– WEA: Greece asks US to retake ship seized by Iran ( Cradle )

– WEA: Iraqi government prepares to end presence of US-led coalition ‘permanently’ ( Shafaq )

– WEA: Washington has ‘no plans’ to withdraw from Iraq ( Pentagon > Cradle )

– WEA: Kerman prosecutor says 32 perpetrators of terror attacks arrested ( IRNA )

– WEA: Israelis taking their last breaths, snubbed globally more than ever for horrible crimes – Iran DM ( PressTV )

THE HEGEMON

ELECTION YEAR

– USC: Trump wins every county in Iowa caucus ( over 50% ), Vivek drops out and endorses him ( various )

– USC: Fears grow that Trump will use military in ‘dictatorial ways’ if reelected ( NBC )

– USC: Biden’s approval rating drops to new 15 year low, 33%: Poll ( The Hill )

– USC: American satisfaction with democracy at record low: Gallup ( The Hill )

– USC: Joe Biden’s chances do not look good. The Democrats have no plan B ( Economist )

– USC: Red Sea bungling will cost Biden the 2024 election ( NYP )

– USC: White house staff were evacuated after pro-Palestine protest in Washington ( Fox )

– USC: Ramaswamy wants the US out of NATO ( Politico )

ELECTION ECONOMICS

– USC: Why are Americans so gloomy about their great economy? Glummer than numbers suggest ( Economist )

– USC: Americans are no mood for good news – ‘good news’ on economy not cutting through ( The Times )

– USC: The economy is improving under Biden, but many voters don’t give him credit ( WaPo )

– USC: Trump is promising to reduce inflation. His plans may reignite it. ( WaPo )

ECONOMICS

– USC: US imported Russian oil in November, 1st time since spring 2022, $75/b ( Forbes )

– USC: Xi, Biden and the $10 trillion cost of war over Taiwan ( Bloomberg )

– USC: Do venture capitalists want forever war? – peace is against bottom line ( Responsible Statecraft )

– USC: Congress agrees to $1.66tn deal on US spending averting shutdown – no Ukraine or Israel ( FT )

– USC: The $34 trillion mountain of national debt is a ‘boiling frog’ for US economy – Jpmorgan ( Business Insider )

– USC: Egg prices are rising again. Why are they so expensive? Bird flu.. ( ABC )

– USC: Fast-food giants overwork teenagers, driving America’s child labor crisis ( NYT )

– USC: Yellen declares US economy has achieved Soft Landing ( Bloomberg )

– USC: What happened to the artificial-intelligence investment boom? ( Economist )

– USC: McDonald‘s CEO : ‘misinformation’ about company’s stance on Israel-Hamas war hurting sales ( NYP )

– USC: Boeing CEO fights back tears and admits ‘Our Mistake’ in 737 Address ( Bloomberg )

– USC: For some young people, a College Degree is not worth the debt ( NYT )

– USC: Buying Home and Auto Insurance Is Becoming a Nightmare ( WSJ )

– USC: Largest US banks set to log sharp rise in bad loans ( FT )

WHERE’S AUSTIN?

– USC: Pentagon keeps Austin‘s hospitalization under wraps for days – Ryder ( Reuters )

– USC: The Lloyd Austin fallout is growing: ‘Someone’s head has to roll’ ( Politico )

– USC: White house not told for days defense secretary in hospital ( BBC )

– USC: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Must Resign ( Newsweek )

– USC: Biden won’t accept a Austin resignation if offered ( Politico )

– USC: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III released from Hospital, will work from home ( Pentagon )

SPACE

– USC: NASA‘s Peregrine 1 has ‘no chance’ of landing on moon due to fuel leak ( Guardian )

– 404: The mission failed, was supposed to carry Ukraine flag to the moon, headed for Earth ( Ukro Pravda )

– USC: Bad day in space: Moon mission fails and NASA program delayed ( Phys Org )

– USC: US delays mission to send humans to the moon until 2026 ( Bloomberg )

THE SOUTH

– LAT: Ecuador erupts in violence, emergency and martial law declared ( various )

– LAT: Buyers shun Argentina reconstruction bonds for second straight week ( Bloomberg )

– LAT: Homes empty and tenants homeless as Argentina‘s peso crisis hit rentals ( FT )

– LAT: Guyana rejects quest for US military base as tensions with Venezuela rise ( AP )

THE HEARTLANDS

CHINA’S TAIWAN

– RUC: DPP’s Lai-Ching Te wins Taiwan election with 40% vote, loses legislature ( SCMP )

– USC: Taiwan voters defy Beijing in electing new president ( WSJ )

– USC: Taiwan‘s next president is a man China has called ‘an instigator of war’ ( Bloomberg )

– EUK: Taiwan election: global leaders draw Beijing’s ire for congratulating new president ( Guardian )

– RUC: Nauru breaks diplomatic ties with Taiwan after election, leaving 12 ( Guardian )

– RUC: Delegation of Lithuanian parliamentarians will visit Taiwan shortly after the elections ( statement )

– RUC: China is firmly against visits of US lawmakers to Taiwan – Embassy ( TASS )

CHINA’S DIPLOMACY

– RUC: China sanctions five US defense companies over Taiwan arms deal ( GT )

– RUC: Why China is siding with Palestine in Israel-Hamas War – aimed at Washington ( Haaretz )

– RUC: China‘s COSCO halts shipping to Israeli ports ( Globes Israel > Cradle, Reuters )

– RUC: MI6 spy detailed in China, authorities claim ( BBC )

– RUC: Chinese military officials visit Pentagon for first time in 4 years ( Politico )

– RUC: Slower Nvidia chip out in Q2 but China firms ‘Don’t Want It’ ( Asia Financial )

– RUC: China probes EU liquor, sinking shares as trade spat worsens ( Bloomberg )

Context : French Pernod, Remy sink 10% in value

CHINA’S ECONOMY

– RUC: China launches three satellites with first solid-fuel rocket from offshore platform, Yellow Sea ( TASS )

– RUC: China becomes the World’s biggest Auto exporter – With help from Russia ( WSJ )

– RUC: China‘s EV Onslaught – cover with cars coming in like meteors ( Economist Cover )

– RUC: China’s central bank boosts gold reserves for the 14th consecutive month to 2,037 tons ( GT )

– RUC: China‘s shipbuilding capacity is 232 times greater than that of US ( American Manufacturing )

– RUC: China, Russia among nations with real wage growth in 2023 : UN ( Al Mayadeen )

– RUC: Chinese shipyards working all-out to make vehicle-carrying vessels ( GT )

RUSSIA

– RUC: Putin tours Russian far East, hardest work is done, massive investments with China ( RT )

– RUC: Behind the new Iron Curtain – Caviar, counterculture and the cult of Stalin reborn ( Harpers cover story )

– RUC: Nigerien PM Ali Lamine Zein arrived in Moscow for partnership talks ( Ru MFA )

– RUC: North Korean FM Choe Son Hui pays official visit to Moscow, at invitation of Lavrov ( TASS )

– RUC: Russian Gas deliveries to China reach new level – Gazprom ( RT ) 

– RUC: Russia discovers largest gold field since 1991 in Chukotka ( Rosatom )

– RUC: Russia and Iran have completely abandoned SWIFT ( Fars )

– RUC: St Petersburg Hyundai plant resumes work after two year hiatus ( TASS )

THE RIMLANDS

– ASO: Australia spent billions on jet F-35 fighters, having trouble flying them ( Conversation )

– ASO: Maldives president paid state visit to China 8-12 January, snubbed India ( GT )

– ASO: Maldives asks India to withdraw its troops from the country ( Sun Online )

– ASO: Indian tourists vow to #BoycottMaldives after ministers call Modi a ‘clown’ ( SCMP )

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APPENDIX : Legend

USC = United States + Canada

EUK = Europe + United Kingdom | 404 = Ukraine

WEA = West Asia, formerly Middle East | ISR = Israel

ASO = Asia + Oceania

AFR = Africa

LAT = Latin America