The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

China's independent oil companies are ramping up operations in Iraq, investing billions of dollars in OPEC's number two producer even as some global majors have scaled back from the market https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/04/markets/china-oil-firms-iraq/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #china #iraq #oil #fossilfuels
Trans Rescue
@trans_rescue@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago
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There has been a crackdown on trans people in Kurdish Iraq.
We have had several recent occurances of trans people suddenly told their lease was cancelled/wouldn't be renewed. Landlords were always apologetic, told they were forced to by authorities, and, oddly, that the landlords said they were told Trump was behind it.
Yes, this is a bit difficult to make sense of. We are reporting.
#trans #kurds#Iraq #transrightsarehumanrights
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Trans Rescue
@trans_rescue@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago
@lgbtqia
@lgbtq
@lgbtq_plus

There has been a crackdown on trans people in Kurdish Iraq.
We have had several recent occurances of trans people suddenly told their lease was cancelled/wouldn't be renewed. Landlords were always apologetic, told they were forced to by authorities, and, oddly, that the landlords said they were told Trump was behind it.
Yes, this is a bit difficult to make sense of. We are reporting.
#trans #kurds#Iraq #transrightsarehumanrights
#USPol
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

U.S. Vice President JD Vance says America’s strikes on Iran show military power succeeding where diplomacy failed — but history since the Cold War shows most such attempts flop. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/18/world/trump-doctrine-is-wishful-thinking/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #us #defense #diplomacy #iran #iraq #serbia