Author: Kesa Haider

In what would be the U.S’ first highly publicized sail since Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, the sailing of the two U.S navy ships might further heighten the tension between China and America. Two U.S navy ships conducted a “routine Taiwan Strait transit” on Sunday. USS Antietam and USS Chancellorsville of the 7th fleet transited through the strait dividing mainland China and Taiwan. Naturally, this move has invoked Bejing’s anger. U.S navy warships sail through Taiwan Strait The 160-km strait that divides Taiwan and China made headlines on Sunday as it was again the reason behind escalated tensions. Two guided-missile cruisers…

The FBI released an affidavit on Friday confirming that they conducted a search because they had a reason to believe that there was evidence of “obstruction.” The highly redacted document also implies that the DoJ was already conducting a criminal investigation into the matter. Trump, as always still insists that he is innocent. The 37-page affidavit released on court orders sheds further light on the FBI’s raid on August 8 at Mar-a-Lago. The former president is under intense scrutiny for alleged mishandling of highly confidential presidential documents. Affidavit and the search at Mar-a-Lago It appears that as the days…

The Queen of England, Elizabeth II has been having health issues for quite some time. Since her Platinum Jubilee, she has been facing issues with mobility. Considering her health, she will appoint the new Prime Minister from Balmoral in Scotland. With her health deteriorating day by day, the Queen might conduct the traditional ceremony of appointing the new Prime Minister of Britain from her vacation house in Balmoral, Scotland.  As the new Tory party elections are drawing to a close the UK will have a new leader by September 5 and Queen Elizabeth II will, for the first time in…

After the FBI raided his Florida residence, Donald Trump and his legal team sued the Department of Justice. Alleging “obstruction of justice”, Trump’s team seeks a ‘special master’.   Trump’s legal team filed a lawsuit in the district court of Southern Florida in connection to the FBI’s raid on his home on August 8. The 27-page document filed by the lawyers called the raid a, “shockingly aggressive move”. Trump’s side has made several requests in the matter, including appointing a neutral third party for the case.   Donald Trump files a lawsuit  What he is describing as a “politically motivated” raid,…

With tensions between the two nations at an all-time low, French President Emmanuel Macron is all set to visit the country next week. While the French side has not confirmed the date, it is probably around August 25-27. On Saturday, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s office confirmed his French counterpart’s visit to the country. In an attempt to mend the ties between each other, France’s president Macron will visit Algeria for the second time. As part of his official visit, he will go to the capital city of Algiers and the city of Oran While the French side has not confirmed…

Ever since China increased its military presence around Taiwan’s coast, Japan has been facing an imminent threat of a ballistic attack. To counter threats plans on expanding its arsenal. The expansion mainly includes long-range missiles. Japan’s newspaper, Yomiuri daily reported that unidentified government sources have confirmed that Japan will be expanding its arsenal of ballistic missiles. The expansion will be completed sometime around the fiscal year 2024. The newer, improved version of the missiles will enable them to be launched from ships and planes. Japan and its plan to ‘counter attack’ Last week, when Nancy Pelosi visited the self-governing…

The island nation of Indonesia is all set to host the 2022 G20 summit this year. The summit, which will take place in November will have both Russia and China in attendance. Apart from the two countries Ukraine and the US are all set to attend as well. Indonesia is the host of the international G20 summit for 2022. Under the chairmanship of its president Joko Widodo, the summit will take place in Jakarta with 20 countries in attendance including Russia and China. This will mark the first time since the pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine War that the leaders of…

In the early hours of Thursday, the Israeli military shut down seven organizations. The crackdown took place in downtown Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank. However, it cannot justify its claims. In the early hours of Thursday, the Israeli military shut down seven organizations. The crackdown took place in downtown Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank. The soldiers raided the offices of the group Al-Haq around 3:00. The Israeli authorities accuse these organizations of having ties to militant and groups of terrorists.  Israel targets humanitarian groups In a raid that Washington is calling “concerning”, the Israeli military stormed the offices of…

A 34-year-old woman in Saudi now faces 34 years in prison for following and retweeting the posts of dissidents. Her ruling has invited an outcry from several international organizations, including Leeds University where she is a student.  Salma al-Shehab, a Saudi woman and a prominent activist for woman’s rights in Saudi has been rewarded a sentence of 34 years by a terrorism tribunal in Saudi Arabia. The 34-year-old woman, mother of two was back in her home country for holidays when she faced conviction as she had “transmitted false rumours”. She is facing such a harsh punishment because of a few tweets…

An old name in the GOP, Liz Cheney had to face defeat in the primary elections. Cheney, like her father, has been one of the primary anti-Trump voices in the party. Her defeat resonates with a largely conservative crowd that still believes in Trump’s wild conspiracy theories. On Tuesday, the results of the primary elections came in which effectively ousted Liz Cheney from the election race. Cheney is one of the few Republicans who have taken a stance against former president Donald Trump and his politics. Now that she has faced defeat in her home state, it reflects on America’s…