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Khaled Mashal is a Palestinian politician who served as chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau from 1996 until May 2017, where he was succeeded by Ismail Haniyeh. He has also covered duties as the de facto leader of Hamas twice, from July 2024 until August 2024 and from August 2024, after both leaders was assassinated/killed by Israel. He was regarded as one of the most prominent leaders of Hamas since the death of Ahmed Yassin, alongside Ismail Haniyeh and Yahya Sinwar

Israel's occupation of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip during the 1967 Six-Day War forced Mashal's family to flee and he has since then lived in other parts of the Arab world in exile. For that reason, he was considered part of Hamas' "external leadership". After the founding of Hamas in the wake of the First Intifada against the Israeli occupation in 1987, Mashal became the leader of the Kuwaiti branch of the organization.

Under his leadership, Hamas secured a surprise majority of the seats in the Palestinian legislative election in 2006. He does not believe that there is a contradiction between Hamas' and religious diversity He views the goal of Hamas to be to "end the Zionist occupation; to liberate the land and the holy places; to reclaim Palestinian rights; to secure the return of the refugees to their nation, lands, and homes; and to reclaim Jerusalem." Mashal wants the future Palestinian state to be one that "is open to the world, far from fanaticism, and one that promotes tolerance and accepts all.

Mashal believes that peace with Israel requires two things: that the Palestinian refugees that fled from, or were expelled by, Israeli forces in the 1948 Israeli War of Independence in which the Jewish State was established are allowed to return and that Israel withdraws from the territories it occupied in the 1967 war. Israel has said it would never agree to let all of the refugees return. In a meeting with former U.S. president Jimmy Carter in 2008, Mashal clarified that any agreement with Israel would have to be ratified with the Palestinian people in a referendum. Mashal later suggested a 10-year-truce (hudna) if Israel withdrew to the 1967 border. He considered this a proof of recognition: "We have offered a truce if Israel withdraws to the 1967 borders, a truce of 10 years as a proof of recognition".

Mashal was a vocal critic of the Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat, often refusing to follow directives issued by the PA regarding ceasefires with Israel. Mashal was considered a key force behind this policy, along with Sheikh Ahmed Yassin. However, Mashal did attend Arafat's funeral, in Cairo on 12 November 2004.

Vietnam’s Prime Minister and Chinese one are met to implement the “six plus” guideline which includes greater political confidence, cooperation in defence and security, deeper collaboration, a stronger social base, closer multilateral coordination, and better control and resolution of disagreements.

China seeks to strengthen its development collaboration with Vietnam by implementing a plan that will generate synergies between the Belt and Road initiative and Vietnam’s strategy of Two Corridors and One Economic Circle, according to statements by the Chinese Prime Minister, Li Qiang.

Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang began an official visit to Vietnam on Saturday, at the invitation of his counterpart Pham Minh Chinh. During his visit, Li highlighted the long friendship between both countries and how, in recent years, bilateral relations have developed positively thanks to the leadership of their leaders.

Since the beginning of this year, China and Vietnam have had high-level exchanges and have achieved successful cooperation in several areas, thus starting to build a community of shared future. Li highlighted the importance that China attaches to its relations with Vietnam, expressing China’s willingness to strengthen traditional friendship, improve strategic communication and deepen mutual cooperation.

Tran Thanh Man, for his part, congratulated China on its recent development achievements and expressed confidence that under the leadership of the Communist Party of China and Xi Jinping, the country will make significant progress in its modernization process. Vietnam considers China a strategic priority in its foreign policy based in the two countries leaders which exchanges at all levels and in all areas will be strengthened, traditional friendship deepened, political confidence consolidated and mutual cooperation strengthened.

National Assembly of Vietnam seeks to strengthen ties with the Chinese National People’s Assembly in order to share experiences in building the socialist rule of law and foster friendship between both peoples, thus promoting a strategic community of shared future, According to the information of Thanh Man.

Is it me or have the Dems just gone totally mask-off in recent months? Like they were obviously complicit in the genocide before, but they seem to just be fully onboard with genocide and war with Iran now. I guess this is just more posturing for the election, sort of like how they approach the border issue now.

And you know what? Maybe it'll pay off for them. It seems we're in a period of this sort of resignation to barbarism now. Maybe people will embrace fascism with woke characteristics. I certainly have no faith in my fellow Americans. Sure, maybe some polls show opposition to Israel, and there were (emphasis on were) some impressive protests, but what did they accomplish in the end? Americans don't think that deeply about these things anyway. If it does come to war with Iran, you know most Americans will fall in line like the bloodthirsty little hicks they are. They are an eternally pissed off people who love to feel vicariously badass by blowing up those damn Muzzzlums. You certainly won't see any mass protests against an Iran war. Even liberals accept the idea of Iran as being the ultimate bad guy, or a henchman of Putler's Russia. It'll be 2003 all over again - first as tragedy, then as farce, then as farce, then as farce, then as farce....

Plus maybe it'd shake off the malaise that seems to have set it.

Everything is so fucked. I guess this is history, though. Entire peoples can just be wiped out, unjust wars are waged and framed as heroic adventures, and in a thousand years none of it will fucking matter.