Author: Architha Menon M

Russia’s former president Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday that Russia would use nuclear weapons near the Scandinavian and Baltic states if Sweden and Finland acquire NATO membership. Medvedev had also served as the deputy chairman of the Russian security council from the period – 2008 to 2012. If Finland and Sweden, were to join NATO, Russia’s land border with NATO will double, and it would mean that Russia will have to reinforce those borders, Medvedev wrote on Telegram, the messaging app. He added that “in this case, it would not be possible to talk anymore about the Baltic-Non nuclear status.…

Amidst the ongoing protests against the government for its inability to handle the economic crisis, the prime minister has announced that he is up for talks with the protesters. Mahinda Rajapaksa, Sri Lankan Prime Minister on Wednesday offered to meet the protesters who are protesting against the economic crisis in Sri Lanka. The protesters have been occupying the entrance to the office of the President. Rajapaksa added that he is willing to listen to any solutions to solve the crisis at hand. The protests have been going on for the past 5 days and one of the demands of the…

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Finance minister Rishi Sunak were fined for breaking lockdown rules and attending Mr. Johnson’s birthday party in Downing Street in June 2020. On Tuesday, UK prime minister Boris Johnson and Finance Minister Rishi Sunak were fined for not following Covid lockdown rules during the party that took place in the residence of the Prime Minister. Boris Johnson apologized for the same after being fined. In addition, Carrie Johnson, the prime minister’s wife was also fined. The scandal began after it was revealed that there were a series of parties that were conducted in Downing…

Zero covid policy and strict lockdowns have broken down supply chains and led to food shortages in Shanghai city. Shanghai has been under lockdown due to rising covid cases. Amid this lockdown, food and medicine shortage is making citizens angry. Shanghai is the financial center of China and is a city with a population of 26 million people. Under the ‘zero covid ‘policy China had declared a lockdown in Shanghai for the past two weeks, yet the city reported a high number of covid cases, touching a record number of 25,000 on Sunday. The health authorities have responded that most…

Imran Khan lost a no-confidence vote, and Shehbaz Sharif has filled an application as Prime Minister Candidate. The move has been opposed by Imran Khan’s party. On Sunday, Pakistan’s leader of the opposition, Shebaz Sharif, nominated himself for the Prime Minister post. Imran Khan had been removed from office after he lost a no-confidence vote. This makes Mr. Khan the first Prime Minister in Pakistan’s history lose a no-confidence vote. The joint opposition by socialist, radically religious, and liberal parties nominated Sharif for the Prime Minister post. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf [PTI], Imran Khan’s party, nominated Shah Mahmood Qureshi as its candidate.…