Author: Misha Sharma

After a week of cartel violence on the shores of Mexico, President André Manuel Lopez breaks silence and urges everyone to stay calm in the wake of violence. The leftist President said that there is still governability and stability in Mexico. He addressed the situation on Monday at a press conference held at Mexico City’s National Palace. Mexico has been experiencing a wave of unprecedented violent attacks over the weekend. The violent attacks were planned by the cartel leaders of Jalisco New Generation, who had demanded the release of Ricardo Rulz from the clutches of the government. Jalisco New Generation…

A new study released by UNICEF reports that by depriving girls of higher education, Afghanistan’s economy is at a loss of US$500 million in the last 12 months. The new analysis by UNICEF says that Afghanistan might suffer a loss of 2.5% of its annual GDP. The total population of girls in Afghanistan is estimated to be 3 million. The addition of these 3 million girls in the workforce will help in boosting the afghan economy and contribute around $5.4 billion to its GDP. While the financial aspect of the situation is outlined well enough, UNICEF’s estimates fail to consider the…

Meteorologists predict that Europe is now experiencing the worst drought in the last 500 years. The Loire of France and the Rhine river flowing in several Western European countries are drying up fast. The Italian river Po water level has decreased by 2 meters. The second longest river in Europe, the Danube is also experiencing the first signs of drought. The European continent can’t seem to catch a break since the start of this year. The beginning of the year started with the Russian-Ukraine war, followed by intense heat waves, and now the onslaught of drying rivers. The once mighty…

The US state Secretary Antony Blinken announced a 10-year program to strengthen democratic governance in sub-Saharan regions of Africa. The program is going to have a budget of 2 billion US dollars. The investment will be directly under the Global Fragility Act. The act aims to establish harmony, inclusivity, and resilience in “places riddled with conflict.” Blinken made the announcement last Monday during his speech in South Africa. He plans to visit at least three countries in Africa, initiating the tour with South Africa, following DR Congo, and then Rwanda. Several countries are going to be benefitted from the initiative,…

All the three Baltic countries have now withdrawn from being part of the China Cooperation Group after Estonia and Latvia quit the group on Thursday. China’s recent growing aggression toward Taiwan was the reason why Estonia and Latvia both decided to quit. Both nations have received heavy flak after the move from the Chinese Government. A year back, Lithuania had decided to step back from the China Cooperation Group after the opening of the de facto Taiwanese Embassy in Vilnius. The decision had come with anger from the Chinese authorities as well as accusations of violating the One-China policy towards…

Children were offered polio vaccines following the detection of polio virus in the London sewage. The UK health authorities announced the virus’ return on Wednesday. All children aged one to nine will be offered polio boosters to achieve targeted immunisation, the UK Joint Committee said. According to the UK Office for National Statistics, almost one million children currently reside in the UK capital city. The UK Health Security Agency(UKHSA) announced following the detection that vaccination will ensure protection and reduce further spread of the virus. The UKSHA also isolated 116 viruses in 19 London sewage samples between February and July. …

Credit: Al jazeera.com At least nine people were found dead after water clogged the streets of Seoul. 17 other people are also reported injured and seven people are still missing, South Korea’s Interior and Safety Ministry said. Three of the nine people dead were trapped in a basement. One was electrocuted while moving a fallen tree from the roadside. And another one was trapped inside a flooded shop. It has also been relieved by the Chinese foreign affairs Ministry that the other two individuals found dead were Chinese citizens. Seoul, South Korea’s capital city has been flooded after heavy rainfall…

According to Russian state media, North Korea has graciously offered Russia 100K “volunteers” to help Russia in the fight against Ukraine.  North Korea plans to significantly boost Russia’s invasion with their offered troops. It is reported that the pariah state had offered help to Russia in exchange for energy and crops from the Kremlin. According to Regnum, a Russian news agency, the communist state also extended assistance in the war damage repair. They are offering both reinforcements as well as builders. “There are reports of Russia 100K soldiers offered by North Korean volunteers preparing to join the Russian-Ukraine War soon,”…