Author: Akansha Gupta

Mexican President Obrador will submit a handwritten proposal to the UN for a truce for five years between all nations to promote peace and support war-suffering countries. The UN will receive a request from Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador requesting the establishment of a committee comprised of three global leaders to promote a five-year global ceasefire. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Pope Francis, and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres were suggested as members of the highest commission by the Mexican president.  “I will make the proposal in writing, I will present it to the UN. I have been saying it…

The Iranian operative allegedly wanted to murder Trump’s ex-advisor, John Bolton, over the assassination of top commander Qasem Soleimani in 2020. The Department of Justice filed criminal charges against an Iranian agent on Wednesday, confirming earlier reports that John Bolton’s safety had been a concern. The Iranian agent is accused of planning to kill the ex-U.S. national security adviser. According to the Justice Department, Shahram Poursafi, 45, proposed to pay a person in the US 300,000 dollars to assassinate Bolton, the former representative of the UN. The accusations state that Poursafi is a part of the elite Quds Force of…

Former President Trump said he had no other choice, as he avoids all questions in the investigation despite claiming his allegations are fake.  During a scheduled deposition on Wednesday, Donald Trump cited the Fifth Amendment and refused to respond to inquiries from the attorney general of New York. In an effort to avoid answering questions, he invoked the fifth amendment 440 times. “Under the advice of my counsel and for all of the above reasons, I declined to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution,” said Trump. Trump kept his…

The Langya henipavirus identified in the Chinese regions of Shandong and Henan can spread from animals to people. After 35 cases of infection were reported in China, researchers were interested in the Langya virus, another zoonotic virus. Authorities claimed the patients had no prior close contact or exposure history, which raises the possibility that human infections are infrequent. Taiwan’s Centers for Disease Control (CDC) are focusing on creating a nucleic acid testing tool to detect and control the spread of the virus. A new type of mammal virus has been identified despite the reality that Covid-19 has not yet been…

Department of Homeland Security announced the removal of the policy that kept immigrants in dangerous borders of Mexico was uplifted hours after the SC confirmed its decision. Hours after a judge withdrew an order demanding its reinstatement that had been in place since December, the Department of Homeland Security announced on Monday that it had terminated a Trump-era programme compelling asylum claimants to remain in Mexico for deportation proceedings in US immigration court. Since the Supreme Court decided on June 30 that the Biden presidency may stop the Remain in Mexico programme, the date had been uncertain. Officials from Homeland…

Tensions are high as China and Taiwan conduct military drills that began after Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taipei last week. Taiwan’s foreign minister, Joseph Wu, said on August 9 that Beijing was surrounding the island with naval and air exercises in contemplation of an invasion and as a means of rebalancing power in the Asia-Pacific. Taiwan’s military performed live-fire artillery training depicting an island nation’s defence against an assault after days of intense Chinese war drills. China started its largest-ever air and naval operations near Taiwan this week in retaliation to a trip by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, one of…

A dark smoke cloud was sent over the island nation after a fire broke out overnight in Matanzas, Cuba, east of Havana. After lightning struck a petroleum storage tank at a depot in Matanzas, Cuba, there was a big fire. Another storage tank blew up on Saturday early in the morning. At least 121 individuals have been hurt, and 17 firefighters remain missing. Several individuals are in serious condition, according to the nation’s health minister, who posted on Twitter. On Saturday, Cuba made a call for aid in putting out the significant fire at a gasoline storage facility that led…

Israel’s bombardment has claimed 10 lives, among them a five-year-old girl and a senior militant. In the biggest escalation of hostilities to hit the region since a conflict last year, Israel bombarded Gaza with airstrikes, and a terrorist organization there reacted with a barrage of rockets on Saturday. Health officials in the Hamas-controlled region reported that the Israeli shelling had resulted in 10 deaths, including a five-year-old kid, and 79 injuries. 15 militants allegedly died as a result of the Israeli army’s raid. Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid claimed that following days of turmoil near the Gaza border, the Jewish…

China’s military exercise in the Taiwan Strait causes certain airlines, including Korean Air, Asiana, and Singapore Airlines, to cancel flights. Flights to Taiwan are being cancelled for one or two days by Korean Air Lines and Asiana Airlines in South Korea due to Chinese military drills nearby.  Asiana Airlines cancelled its direct trip to Taiwan on Friday and would continue to watch the situation, while Korean Air cancelled its flights between Incheon and Taiwan on Friday and Saturday. Due to changing airspace limitations, Singapore Airlines also canceled their Friday flights between Singapore and Taipei. In spite of the Japanese Defence…

In light of worries over the app’s ties to China and the escalating Taiwanese conflict, Downing Street and top ministers have been encouraged to follow parliament and cancel their TikTok accounts.   Iain Duncan Smith, a former leader, pushes officials to sever connections with a Chinese-owned platform because of data security concerns. After lawmakers expressed concern about the possibility of data being given to the Chinese government, the UK Parliament shut down its TikTok account. Days after its launch, their TikTok account has been locked and its content removed. Senior MPs and peers had demanded that TikTok deactivate the account…