Officials and longtime friends of Laos and Cuba gathered in Vientiane to commemorate the 67th Anniversary of the Triumph of the Cuban Revolution and to mark the upcoming centenary of historic Cuban leader Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro, reaffirming the enduring solidarity between the two nations.

Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP): Laos–Cuban Friendship Celebrates Historic Milestones! (2.1.2026)

The event was attended by Mr. Chaleun Yiapaoheu, Member of the Central Committee of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP), Vice President of the Lao National Assembly, and President of the Lao–Cuban Friendship Association and Parliamentary Group; Mr. Bonleua Phandanouvong, Head of the External Relations Committee of the LPRP Central Committee; and Mr. Malaythong Tammavongsa, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, along with other vice ministers, senior leaders, and officials from Lao ministries and institutions.

The UK Designed the Failed Neo-Nazi Ukrainian Invasion of Kursk!

DPRK: Kim Jong Un Sends New Year Message to Officers & Men of KPA Overseas Operations Units! (2.1.2026)

On behalf of our Party and state and in reflection of the tender feelings of our people, the officers and soldiers of the entire army, and your parents, wives and children, I send new year greetings to all the commanding officers and combatants of the overseas operations units.

As the whole country is enveloped in a festive atmosphere of greeting the new year, I all the more miss you, who are fighting bravely on the battlefields in the alien land even at this moment, true to the order of your homeland.

Plugging in a microwave does not make a room a flat, a judge has ruled

UK: Judge Johns KC – “A Room Cannot Be Turned into a Flat Simply by Plugging in a Microwave!” (1.1.2026)

The owners also challenged that decision, but judges at another tribunal ruled in the council’s favour again, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

Judge Johns KC said a room could not “be turned into a flat simply by plugging in a microwave.”

He added there was “no relevant storage, no food preparation area” and that planning laws were supposed to “protect people in the occupation of their homes, not to encourage them to cook their own meals”.

Despite the second rejection, the company has now sought to appeal the verdict.

A hotel spokesman said the building stopped housing homeless people about two years ago.

Paul Wells, the council’s Conservative portfolio holder for licensing, said the authority was “delighted” with the ruling, which “sets a precedent for all local authorities that want to improve housing standards for residents”.

“Our teams worked exceptionally hard to achieve this result and deserve real credit,” he added.

Image of the Russian Volunteer Army in 2023. /AFP-Yonhap

Chosun Daily: Denis Kapustin [“White Rex”] – Commander of Fascist “Russian Volunteer Corps” – Killed by Drone in Neo-Nazi Ukraine! (1.1.2026)

Opposing Russia’s multiculturalization due to the invasion of Ukraine and aiming to ‘overthrow the Putin regime,’ he organized the RVC in August 2022 and began an armed struggle. The group, which displays the slogan “Only our victory brings peace to Russia” on its website, led surprise invasions into the Russian mainland regions of Bryansk and Belgorod across the Ukrainian border in 2023 and 2024. They have conducted regular warfare against Russian forces in major battlegrounds such as Zaporizhzhia and Kherson, supported by Ukraine’s Defense Ministry-affiliated intelligence agency (GUR).

Empowering Women in Venezuela!

Venezuela: Celebrating the Rights of Women Across the World! (31.12.2025)

🔸 My special greeting to the women of Venezuela, from the powerful Josefa Joaquina Sánchez Movement.

🔸 This school has to train the #Liderazgo of women, who are the majority leaders in the people. We are going to train them for transformative action.

🔸 It’s a miracle what we have experienced since 2021 with #Mujeres who used their creativity; that has already been consolidated.

🔸 We have 2,800,000 women incorporated into the great Movement of Movements. A good advance in 28,000 of the 49,000 Communal Councils, but we are heading there!

🔸 What a joy that this school has its epicentre in the state of Aragua, a land of liberators where big dreams are born.

🔸 I propose that it be the women who lead the ‘Admirable Challenge – Forever! (RA-2026). The challenge of 2026.’

Demolition of the monument commemorating the 150th anniversary of the arrival of Chinese people in Panama on December 27, 2025 local time. Photo: screenshot of video uploaded by Chinese Ambassador to Panama Xu Xueyuan

PRC Embassy Protests Demolition of “Panama-China Friendship Park”!

This monument declaring “China-Panama Friendship” is situated on a mountain over-looking the Panama Canal (in fact, from what I have read regarding travelogues, this mountain it is quite remote and difficult to access) – and Trump believes this symbolises a Chinese declaration of “control” of the Canal. The Park was built in 2004 by funds raised by various overseas Chinese organisations – with support from the Mainland Chinese government (which provided two stone lions). Chinese people first arrived in Panama in 1854 (during the Qing Dynasty – probably fleeing the highly destructive Taiping Uprising and the Hakka-Punti Clan Wars). Indeed, this park is officially termed the “150th Anniversary Monument to the Arrival of Chinese in Panama” (1854-2004). Ironically, Panama declared (also in 2004) that “March 30th” would be “Chinese People Day” (华人日 – Hua Ren Ri). The way things are going, I suspect “Chinese People Day” will soon be abolished. I have been agitating for years that China should stop using US English in its translations – the language of the enemy.

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