Author: Srihari Rishabh

Taiwan’s Visit to the US Creates Tension - Asiana Times

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen is set to make multiple stops in America including New York and Los Angeles. It is routine for Taiwanese leaders to pass through the United States of America to meet with their diplomatic allies. Taiwan has allies in Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Pacific. China’s Foreign Ministry condemned the Taiwanese leader’s visit to the West. However, Taipei did not confirm any official meeting agenda set up with U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. The United States of America as such has no diplomatic relations with Taiwan but it remains a prominent player in the supply of…

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World Happiness Report Released - Asiana Times

On 20th March, the Sustainable Development Solutions Network released its tenth World Happiness Report, marking the celebration of International Happiness Day. 20th March is celebrated as International Happiness Day since the United Nations General Assembly adopted “Resolution 66/281”, deeming the mentioned day to be observed as a day of happiness. According to the World Happiness Report, Finland is the country with the highest population. This becomes Finland’s sixth year in a row to top the rankings of the World Happiness Report.  Denmark and Iceland followed Finland in the 2nd and 3rd position respectively.   The Nordic countries were followed by Israel…

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Russia - China Meet at Critical Moment - Asiana Times

The arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) has put Russian President Vladimir Putin in a tough spot. In this period of difficulty, Putin will be expecting to seek help from his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping ( President of China) when he welcomes him to Moscow on Monday at Critical Moment.  President Xi Jinping will be the first international leader to show the Russian leader some support after the ICC arrest warrant. Russian President Vladimir Putin, along with another official was charged with the allegation that they indulged in child abduction during the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war crisis. Several…

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On Friday, the Internal Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant against Vladimir Putin. The Russian President was charged with allegations of war crimes. It has been around a year since the conflict between Russia and Ukraine started. The Russian invasion of Ukraine started In February last year. The allegations come concerning the conflict with Ukraine. The court also issued an arrest warrant for a second office along with the Russian president. Maria Alekseyevna Lvova-Belova was also issued with an arrest warrant. The official was Russia’s children’s rights commissioner and was involved in a program sponsored by the Kremlin. As a…

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