Author: Anubhuti Jain

The travel exemption of 13 afghan Taliban officials to travel abroad expired on Friday, which was a united nations waiver allowed them. A divide has been seen between china and Russia which have called for an extension of this waiver, while the united states and western nations proposed a reduced list of Taliban officials to travel to protest against the Taliban’s backstep of women’s rights failing to maintain an inclusive government. According to the 2011 UN security council resolution, 135 Taliban officials are under these sanctions which also include asset freezes and travel bans. Out of 135, 13 of the…

Misuzulu ka Zwelithini has been crowned Zulu king after a long year of a family feud, following the traditional ceremonies in South Africa. History has witnessed many disputes over the next best heir to the crown in different kingdoms and nations. The Zulu king seems to have crossed all these disputes and claimed his crown. Misuzulu Zulu, a 48-year-old, is the son of Zwelithini, who was the previous king. Many in the royal family had argued that he was not the rightful heir. Thousands of the Zulu people witnessed the traditional coronation at KwaKhangelamankengane Palace. The site was no less…

The Israeli army security forces raided the offices of these seven NGOs in the town of Ramallah in the central-occupied west bank, annexing all the equipment and resources. Doors were welded shut, with an order posted on them declaring the organizations as “unlawful”. The closures mean that it is illegal for employees to enter the office. Israeli authorities accuse the NGOs of aiding the militant groups on Thursday. The United Nations was diligent in condemning this designation. The tag was ratified for three of them on Wednesday. “As such, the closures appear totally arbitrary.” These NGOs are: the Union of…

Arrested in 2021, she gets the longest known sentence for a women’s rights activist in Saudi Arabia. Salma al-Shehab, 34, the mother of two who was studying at Leeds University in the UK, was arrested in January 2021. The reason for this is that she called for reforms and the release of activists before her trip to the kingdom. Shehab’s Instagram account describes her as a dental hygienist and medical educator. She is a final-year Ph.D. student at Leeds University’s school of medicine and a lecturer at Princess Nourah University in Riyadh. She was arrested because of her social media…

African countries are ambiguous on the Russia-Ukraine war while the west has a clear stance on the subject Since, the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, global geopolitics has created a tug-of-war, putting pressure on the countries to pick sides or make their stand clear on the issue. With Europe and the US characterized Russia’s attack on Ukraine as a ‘war’, Africa continues to be neutral. French President Emmanuel Macron paid a visit to three African nations last month and during this tour, he made sure that his views on the war in Ukraine were clear. He very diligently…

Taipei shows off its best military jets on Wednesday as China carries out huge drills encircling Taiwan Taiwan has lived under constant threat of an invasion from China, which claims the democratically ruled island as a part of its territory, and threatens to seize it by force if necessary. Taipei displayed its most advanced fighter jets on Wednesday including its most advanced fighter jet, the missile-equipped F-16V, in a nighttime demonstration. This move by Taiwan comes in the wake of actions taken by Beijing, which carried out multiple air and sea drills in the country strait this month. China saw…

The US brawl to maintain unipolar world order, as it supplies weapons to Kyiv. Since Russia invaded Ukraine, the US has tried hard to maintain its hegemony. From providing humanitarian assistance to high-tech weapons the US has not left an opportunity to make its appearance on the global stage. Russian President Vladimir Putin made some remarks on the US while addressing the opening ceremony of the tenth Moscow conference on international security held in the Russian capital on august 16. It was attended by defense chiefs from 35 countries. In this conference, Putin accused Washington’s alleged efforts to maintain global…

Austria continues to stand neutral though Russia razes Ukraine and rapid changes in geopolitics As Sweden and Finland move closer to NATO membership, eyes are now fixed on the moves of Austria, as its neutrality is under the microscope. There is no clear picture of whether Austria, a European Union (EU) member is willing to be a part of NATO, partners in various capacities, and hence labeled by analysts as a free rider simply surviving on luck. Domestically there has been no serious debate in Austria about joining NATO, while the spirit of popularity remains dominant among Austrian politicians. After…

The tournament began on Monday and will last for two weeks, The aim is to test the drones’ artillery-guiding abilities Footages from Iranian state television showed glimpses of the inauguration ceremony on Monday ceremony in the city of Kashan, joined by representatives from all four countries. “Falcon hunting” 2022, an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) competition, part of the seventh iteration of wider annual military games launched by Russia in 2015, was hosted by the aerospace division of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Amir Ali Hajizadeh, IRGC aerospace chief and tournament host, and top advisor Ali Balali said that the…