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Gaza ceasefire and prisoner exchange deal agreed to by Israel and Hamas (15 January 2025) 

----> I don't believe that the Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas will last for long: 

  - Hamas wants the total destruction of Israel and the extermination of all Jews, 

  - "Hamas has replaced all militants killed in Gaza, warns US",  

  - Israel wants the destruction of Hamas.

(@AzadehSepehri · Jan 15, 2025) 

Gun-armed drones against Russia's infantry 

<---->  The West does not intend to give up the war against Russia. With the introduction of more advanced weaponry, Ukrainian losses will decrease, while Russian losses will increase. (@AzadehSepehri · Jan 17, 2025) 

Ukraine’s ‘Winchester’ Shotgun Drones Are Hunting Individual Russian Soldiers Now, Forbes, 11 January 2025: 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2025/01/11/ukraines-winchester-shotgun-drones-are-hunting-individual-russian-soldiers-now/

"Zelensky says Trump's strength can end war in Ukraine" (AP, 03/01/2025) 

----> No, really... The war in Ukraine may end because: Ukraine has suffered major losses; Russia is significantly weakened; the cost of continuing the war is for Nato very high; ‘total victory’ not possible... (@AzadehSepehri · Jan 4, 2025)

"Trump says he sympathizes with Russia's opposition to NATO membership for Ukraine" (Reuters, 07 Jan 2025) 

"Trump says NATO members should raise defense spending to 5% of GDP" (France24, 07 Jan 2025) 

---->  Two things Ukraine does not have: a proper army, money. 🧐 

(@AzadehSepehri · Jan 7, 2025) 

"Syrians accuse rulers of imposing Islamist agenda in new curriculum" (FT, 03/01/2025) 

---->  Sure, the fall of Assad regime was only the first step. You have a long way to go. Syria’s fight against tyranny and for freedom continues… (@AzadehSepehri · Jan 4, 2025) 

"China's diseases control authority said on Friday that it was piloting a monitoring system for pneumonia of unknown origin" (Reuters, 27/12/2024) + reports of rise in deaths due to pneumonia in China

- WHO and media response: no, it's only the flu-like, non-dangerous HMPV. 🧐 

(@AzadehSepehri · Jan 8, 2025) 

 

"Russia is being set aflame by hundreds of arson attacks" (The Economist, 12/01/2025) 

---->  I would interpret it as "unrest in Russia" 

(@AzadehSepehri · Jan 14) 

"South Korea's import prices surge at fastest pace in five months as won weakens" (Reuters, 15/01/2025)

---->  What about export prices? Do they become cheaper? And will the export amount gradually decrease due to inflation? 

(@AzadehSepehri · Jan 15)