Asia and the Global South are the future, but I’d like to warn that relationship with India should be approached with utmost caution, as far as Asian countries and the Global South are concerned. Personally I…
SOUTH KOREA – An auto parts factory fire in South Korea’s Daejeon city on Friday left at least 50 people injured, according to local reports. The blaze broke out at a facility in the Munpyeong-dong area,…
ISRAEL – Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that Iran no longer have the capacity to produce ballistic missiles, claiming that the manufacturing capabilities have been destroyed in the 20 days of war. “We are winning,…
RWANDA – Rwanda is making progress in the development of the necessary infrastructure for a safe, secure and sustainable nuclear power program, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The assessment was released on Thursday…
RUSSIA – Russia on Thursday expressed concern over the escalation in the Gulf, and offered to broker a diplomatic solution to the ongoing Middle East crisis. The Russian Foreign Ministry said the scale of damage to…
USA – According to a court filing, the Pentagon said that the artificial intelligence (AI) firm Anthropic’s use of foreign workforce poses national security risks. In a March 17 declaration, Undersecretary of Defense for Research and…
ISRAEL – The cost of the Israeli military war with Iran in first 20 days reached approximately $6.4 billion, according to Israeli Haaretz newspaper, citing anonymous sources. The newspaper said daily spending averaged around one billion…
USA – A bill to limit Donald Trump‘s war powers was on Wednesday rejected by the US Senate. The bill, which aimed to limit Trump’s attacks on Iran, was put to a vote in the US…
ISRAEL – At least 3,924 Israelis have been injured as war with Iran continues, according to the Health Ministry on Thursday. It added that 79 people remain hospitalized. In the past 24 hours, hospitals received 177…
THAILAND – Anutin Charnvirakul was on Thursday re-elected as prime minister of Thailand under the Bhumjaithai Party, according to local reports. The House of Representatives re-elected Anutin, 59, after he secured support from some 293 lawmakers…
NIGERIA – Over 80 terrorists were on Wednesday killed by Nigerian army in the Malam Fatori axis of Borno State, in coordinated operation involving the air force and ground troops. The insurgents, members of the ISIS-affiliated…
SOMALIA – The South West State of Somalia on Thursday suspended all flights to and from all of its airports, claiming security concerns. Authorities said only United Nations and African Union flights will be allowed, limited…
CANADA – Two international fights bound for Montreal were on Wednesday escorted by fighter jets from Canada and US after a security situation was reported. The planes landed safely at Trudeau International Airport, where police arrested…
USA – Unidentified drones were spotted over Fort Lesley J. McNair, a military base in Washington, DC where US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reside, according to a report on Wednesday….
USA – The former director of the US National Counterterrorism Center Joe Kent, who resigned on Tuesday in protest over the Iran war, is currently under an FBI investigation on suspicion of leaking classified information, according…
USA – Donald Trump claimed on Wednesday that he wasn’t aware of the strike on Iran’s South Pars gas field, but according to American and Israeli officials who spoke to the Axios news site, Israeli Prime…
PALESTINE – Israel is exploiting the Middle East crisis to expand illegal settlements in occupied West Bank, according to a Palestinian diplomat. Speaking during a briefing to members of the diplomatic corps accredited to the State…
IRAN – As the Iran’s Operation True Promise 4 continues in retaliation to the US-Israeli strikes, Israeli media early Wednesday reported the deaths of 2 people in the Tel Aviv suburb of Ramat Gan after an…
RUSSIA – A report by The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday asserted that Russia is sharing satellite imagery and drone technology with Iran to facilitate the targeting of US forces in the Middle East. The WSJ…
SOMALIA – The South West State of Somalia on Tuesday announced that it had severed ties with the federal government in Mogadishu. The state has accused the federal government of interfering in its internal politics and…
CHINA – Power politics and unilateral bullying win no heart and have no future, according to the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday as he concluded Vietnam visit, while calling for a stronger cooperation in…
PALESTINE – Israeli settlers sexually assaulted a Palestinian man in a raid at northern Jordan Valley of the occupied West Bank, according to witnesses in a Tuesday report by Haaretz. Testimonies said dozens of masked settlers…
USA – Fire at US aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford left over 600 sailors sleeping on floors and tables after their beds were consumed by the fire, as the carrier was operating in the ongoing…
FRANCE – France is running low on MICA air-to-air missiles as their use in UAE by its Rafale fighter jets to intercept Iranian attacks causes a depletion. The high tempo of operations has significantly reduced available…
EL SALVADOR – The Human Rights Watch on Monday said that El Salvador is forcibly disappearing and arbitrarily detaining Salvadorans after being deported back to El Salvador from the United States. The rights group interviewed 20…
AFGHANISTAN – Afghanistan on Monday urged for the removal of the UN Security Council sanctions on its top government officials. Afghan government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the Security Council’s move to update the sanctions list “violates…
JAMMU & KASHMIR – At least 2 people were killed in a Jammu & Kashmir landslide that hit a vehicle at a hydropower project site, according to authorities on Monday. The landslide struck near the Dangduru…
INDIA – SCB Medical College and Hospital fire in India’s Odisha state killed at least 10 patients, according to authorities on Monday. The hospital is located in the Cuttack area of the state. Speaking to reporters, Chief…
USA – Amid ongoing Iran war, monitoring commercially available satellite imagery have become harder as new restrictions inhibit open-source intelligence monitoring due to delays. According to a report by The Economist on Sunday, a researcher said…
BELGIUM – EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas on Monday decried the ease of US sanctions on Russian oil, despite the ongoing energy disruptions due to the Middle East war, saying that it sets a dangerous…