Author: Raiyan MIRJA

The Chinese Foreign Minister has not been in public view for an extended period of time. This absence has sparked speculation among people that he might be missing. The 57-year-old Foreign Minister is considered to be a very close aide to the Chinese President Xi Jinping and he has not been seen for 23 days. He was last seen on the 25th of June. This prolonged absence of one of the most familiar faces of Chinese government from public view not only invited an interest from diplomats and other stakeholders from around the world but also made the general Chinese…

Scientists have identified a geological location that could be used to identify a new proposed epoch in the Earth’s history called the Anthropocene. The location is a lake in Ontario Canada named Crawford Lake. This is proposed to identify the changes that human activity has brought upon the earth. Scientist say that this lake can be used to mark the starting point of this new geological epoch. This is because the mud that is recovered from the soil beneath the surface of the lake is said to contains the traces of the fallouts from burning of fossil fuels. It also…

On Thursday, in an interview published in a Russian newspaper, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the Wagner group simply does not exist. He made these remarks while talking about the Wagner mercenary group. This interview comes just after the Russian defence ministry seized the tanks, the military equipment and artillery of the said mercenary group which were used in the Mutiny of the group against the top Russian military leadership. Putin also mentioned that the Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin did not want to give the control of the group to someone else which resulted in such a fate of…

Major General Ivan Popov, commander of the 58th army which is ported in a war region in Ukraine is said to have been removed from his post yesterday. He said that he has been removed after talking about the bleak conditions of the army in the fronts with other military leaders. According to a voice message by him which was published by a Russian Lawmaker. Along with that, Maj General Ivan also said that he could’ve either kept quiet and be a coward or talk about it the way that it actually is. The commander said that the dismissal was…

The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) leaders declined to give Ukraine a direct invitation to NATO membership saying that they will extend an invite when “conditions are met”. No timeline was also set for Ukraine to formally join the organisation. This was decided on a two-day summit that started on the 11th of July at the Lithuanian capital Vilnius which was attended by all the 31 members of NATO. However, the leaders did show their support towards Ukraine’s NATO membership declaring that Ukraine’s future is in NATO. This failure to give Ukraine an immediate invitation and not setting a timeline…

Russian mercenary group Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was invited to Russia for a meeting with the Russian President Vladimir Putin after the failed Wagner Mutiny of last month. Along with Prigozhin, 35 other Wagner commanders were also invited to the meeting, according to a statement by the Kremlin. According to Kremlin, Putin gave an assessment of Russia’s action in the Ukraine war. He also listened to the Wagner commander’s explanation of the events of 24th June and suggested them scopes about their future employment. Prigozhin also asserted that Putin has Wagner’s unconditional support. Wagner Group is a private mercenary group…

8 July, 2024. A Japan newspaper posted on Friday, that Japan’s nuclear regulatory authority granted permission to Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) to start the Fukushima contaminated water release in the Pacific. They granted this permission through an inspection certificate and this was the final step before dumping of that water. The water is the Fukushima nuclear reactor contaminated water which were used to cool down the reactors of the Fukushima nuclear power plant which was destroyed in the tsunami of 2011. It is about a million gallons in volume. Earlier Japan’s plan was authorised by the UN nuclear watchdog-…

Pop superstar Taylor Swift finally released the much-awaited re-recorded version of her album Speak Now today. Speak Now was her third recorded album which was released back in 2010. This album contains 16 songs which were in the original album back in 2010 including the deluxe tracks. Along with these, it also contains 7 never before heard songs which she labels as songs from the Vault. The Vault songs contain features from artists such as Fall Out Boy and Hayley Williams. Originally, this album was unique because all of the songs were written entirely by Taylor herself therefore, when talking…

June 30, 2024. Russian top military general, Deputy Commander Sergei Surovikin, who was responsible for leading the one-time Russian invasion of Ukraine is said to have gone missing since Saturday as nobody knows about his whereabouts. Prior to that, it was reported that Surovikin knew about the Wagner revolution because the general had a well-known association with the Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin and for that reason, Surovikin might have potentially faced some interrogations about the mutiny which the Russian President Vladimir Putin described as an “Attempted Civil War.” There have been reports of Surovikin’s arrest but those reports have not…

The Walking Dead: Dead City’s first season premiered on the 18th of June, after the premiere, it exceeded everyone’s expectations. With the original Walking Dead series wrapped up and still barely cold in the ground, the Walking dead franchise continues with Dead City, featuring the two major characters from the original series, Maggie and Negan. This is the first time, characters from the main series have been given the spotlight. However, originally, the fans were skeptical about how the series would turn out because the main series of the franchise was criticized for being unnecessarily stretched out. Breaking Records Dead…