AJMEDIA News Digest: July 20, 2024

Tokyo, 20 July, /AJMEDIA/ Quad nations to oppose South China Sea militarization in Tokyo talks TOKYO – The foreign ministers of Japan, the United States, Australia and India are expected… Read more

Azerbaijan to be represented in Paris 2024 by three parajudoists

Tokyo, 20 July, /AJMEDIA/ Azerbaijan will be represented by 3 parajudoists at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, the organization’s press service said, Trend reports via Idman.biz. Khatira Ismieva (J1,… Read more

Oil prices down in world markets

Tokyo, 20 July, /AJMEDIA/ Global oil markets experienced a decline in prices. The price of Brent crude oil on the London ICE (InterContinental Exchange Futures) dropped by $2.48 to trade… Read more

Participants of 2nd Shusha Global Media Forum arrive in Azerbaijan’s cultural capital

Tokyo, 20 July, /AJMEDIA/ Participants of the Global Media Forum entitled “Unmasking False Narratives: Confronting Disinformation” to be held in Shusha on the occasion of the 149th anniversary of the… Read more

Japan SDF scandals likely to hit tax hike plan, int’l security ties

Tokyo, 20 July, /AJMEDIA/ A series of scandals concerning the Japan Self-Defense Forces and the Defense Ministry, which resulted in the resignation of Japan’s top admiral on Friday, has dealt… Read more

Pacific island leaders agree to enhance Japan’s role in the region amid growing China influence

Tokyo, 20 July, /AJMEDIA/ Leaders of 18 Pacific island nations and areas agreed to an enhanced role of Japan in the region’s development while opposing any attempted coercive activity, in… Read more

11 dead, dozens missing after highway bridge in China crumbles in flooding and heavy storms

Tokyo, 20 July, /AJMEDIA/ Chinese authorities say at least 11 people have died in the partial collapse of a highway bridge in the northwest following heavy storms and flooding. The… Read more

Trump says he spoke with Zelenskyy; pledges to ‘end the war’

Tokyo, 20 July, /AJMEDIA/ U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Friday he had spoken by telephone with Ukraine leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and pledged to end the European country’s war… Read more

Majority of Democrats think Kamala Harris would make a good president, AP-NORC poll shows

Tokyo, 20 July, /AJMEDIA/ As President Joe Biden faces a growing drumbeat of pressure to drop his reelection bid, a majority of Democrats think his vice president would make a… Read more

Blinken points to wider pledges to support Ukraine in case U.S. backs away under Trump

Tokyo, 20 July, /AJMEDIA/ Ukraine is on its way to being able to “stand on its own feet” militarily, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday, noting that more than… Read more