The “A day in the world” section of 20 Heures looks back on the international news of Sunday April 9.
In the Taiwan Strait, China continues impressive military exercises. On sea and in the air, an exercise of total encirclement of the island is carried out by Beijing. This show of force sounds like a warning, after the visit of the Taiwanese president to the United States. Washington called on China for restraint on Sunday, April 9.
In Iran, new malicious gas poisonings have plagued schoolgirls. They suffer from shortness of breath and headaches. Parents protested against the government’s inaction in the face of this scourge, which has been raging for several months.
Exchanges of fire between Israel and Syria
On the Syrian Golan Heights, occupied by Israel, Syria fired missiles. Israel retaliated and broadcast footage of the shooting on television. Tension is very high in the region, where 15,000 people gathered at the foot of the Western Wall for Passover in Jerusalem. On the esplanade of the Mosques, on the Muslim side, the police presence is very strong.
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