Author: Misha Sharma

After being accused of leading a “political clique” and being disloyal to Chinese President Xi Jinping, the former security minister of china, Sun Lijun has been put behind bars on Friday. Lijun is currently on a suspended death sentence as well. 

Australia has now committed itself to reverse the biodiversity loss the nation had suffered in the last decades or so. The pledge was signed by at least 90 countries, all of whom had taken an oath to heal the nature destroyed by human activities by the year 2030. While the UN General Assembly was taking place in New York, on the sidelines the Leaders’ Pledge for Nature event was also taking place, where Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese had announced that his government will be actively participating in the mission. In 2020, the former Morrison government had not signed the…

As a show of solidarity, the notorious Internet hacker group “Anonymous” has hijacked several media websites related to the Iranian government. Following the death of Mahsa Amini, Iran had gone up in flames as protestors flooded the streets asking for justice. The hackers’ activities had been announced by a Twitter account that is suspected to be linked with the group. On Friday, a 22-year-old woman hailing from Kurdistan’s northwestern province, died in Tehran while being in the custody of the country’s so-called “morality” police. She was detained for wearing the hijab in an improper way. The cause of her death…

Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX made a statement on Twitter this Monday where he said his company will be seeking exemption from sanctions put against Iran. The exemption request is to establish a satellite internet broadband service called Starlink across the country.  Elon Musk sent the tweet when the Iranian Twitter was going up in flames due to mass protests(both offline and online) in Iran over a woman’s death under police custody. Some people on Twitter had also demanded Musk provide Satellite-based internet connections. The protests were linked to the tight restrictions and heavy monitoring over Internet social media platforms.…

Richard Marles, the Australian Prime Minister in Power on Sunday gave a statement where he addressed the country’s diplomatic actions towards the war-riddled nations of Russia and Ukraine. Australia is considering reestablishing its embassy in Kyiv while the country is also not going to ban Russian tourists from visiting. The ban was requested by the Ukraine authorities before getting rejected by the nation. The strong ties with Ukraine appear to be shaky right now. To bolster Australia’s existing relationship with Ukraine, the Prime Minister suggested providing military aid to Ukraine. PM Marles believes that Australia must get ready for a…

Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, both former regions under the Soviet Union, are experiencing violent attacks on their disputed borders. At least 24 people have died in the scuffle.  The violence outbreak began despite a ceasefire deal between the two central Asian countries. Both nations are landlocked with limited resources and impoverished populations. They both have accused each other of starting the fighting. On Friday, the Interfax agency released a statement that their border enforcements are trying to repel the attacks by the Tajikistan forces in the region. According to the statements, intense battles are being fought in some areas and the…

In a statement on Thursday, the North Korean ambassador Song Il Ho said Japan has rendered the historical 2002 Pyongyang Accord “null and void.” According to the declaration, Japan and North Korea had decided to make efforts to strengthen the ties between the two nations. The words have been uttered by the ambassador who is also responsible for making negotiations between the countries and normalizing diplomatic talks. Song also says that Japan had promptly pushed their mutual relationship to the lowest ebb. The statement by the ambassador was made hunting the sanctions imposed by Japan on North Korea’s nuclear and…

The recent cholera outbreak in Syria is concerning health officials and the government as the UN says that the disease could pose some serious consequences for the war-stricken nation. This is the first time in years since cholera has been confirmed in Syrian waters.  In the past three weeks, at least eight people have been reported dead and more than 900 cases have emerged, which are all suspiciously similar to confirmed cholera cases. Most of the cases have been reported in the provinces of Deir al-Zour and Aleppo.  It is suspected that the leading cause of the outbreak is the…

Southwestern France has recorded extremely high temperatures this September resulting in wildfires shredding through 1,000 hectares of forest land. The residents had to be evacuated promptly. The fires first started on Monday when the new wildfires began in the region of south Bordeaux where temperatures had skyrocketed to 39 degrees Celsius. Following high, the Ginrode region saw 500 people being forcefully evacuated. Similar sky-high temperatures are breaking records all over the European continent. The fires are still raging over a good chunk of land and it does not seem like they will be extinguished soon. The efforts made by 350…

Papua New Guinea was hit by a massive 7.6 earthquake this Sunday morning. The earthquake caused the buildings to collapse, landslides and cracked road paths. The tremors were felt at 6:46 am local time. There has been no official update from the government on the situation that states the aftermath of the earthquake but photos from the general public have emerged that showcase debris was strewn all over the streets and cracked-up roads.