Author: Sanat Sari Saren

After nearly 3 decades of service Global fast food giant, McDonald’s is set to end operations in Russia and has begun to sell its branches within the country to local buyer’s. After nearly thirty years of service to people of the Soviet Republic, McDonald’s had ceased its operations across 859 outlets across Russia in the light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The spokespersons for the fast food giant have cited “Humanitarian Crisis” and “Unpredictable Working Environment” as the reasons behind ceasing operations in the country. When the first McDonald’s outlet had opened in Russia’s Pushkin Square in January 1990, for…

Flood prone Assam lashed by pre-monsoon rainfalls Heavy torrential rainfalls in the north eastern state of Assam has forced more than half a million North Indians to flee from their homes. Brahmaputra, one of the worlds largest river that supplies India and its neighbor Bangladesh by flowing from Tibet, burst its banks in Assam in the past 4 days. Heavy flooding with incessant rainfall has triggered landslides and swamped over 1500 villages as of today. With forecast for continued heavy rainfall for the next two days. Mudslides and flooding has severed railway connections and road links as well. In New…

A trip to enhance Diplomatic relations with the East. Joe Biden is set to visit Japan and South Korea during his first term as an US president. The visit is also seen as a warning to china to refrain from any acts of aggression like that of Russia in Ukraine. Experts and analysts across the world see the trip as an attempt by Biden administration to form new alliances in the Eastern Pacific. President Biden departed from the US on Thursday, and is set to visit newly elected president of South Korea Yoon Seok-Yool in capital Seoul, followed by a…

Pollution deaths reach record numbers globally. In 2015, 1 in 6 deaths globally was due to poor air quality, unsafe water and toxic chemical pollution. On Tuesday, a new study was published by the Lancet Planetary Health journal, that portrayed pollution to be the world’s largest environmental health threat in disease and premature deaths, with more the 90% of the deaths taking place in poor and underdeveloped countries. The report’s lead author Richard Fuller said in an interview that the lack of priority and knowledge accounts for the grim tally of 9 million deaths per year to continue unabated. He…

Turkey concerned over Nordic countries asylum policies. NATO’s general secretary Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday, Turkey has barred the Nordic countries entry into NATO citing terrorism concerns. Sweden and Finland had come forth to seek a NATO membership in the following weeks. But Turkeys objections have stopped NATO officials from granting a complete membership to the Nordic countries. Turkeys president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said during a press conference last Friday, that Turkey will not allow Sweden and Finland’s entry into NATO, as these countries have allegedly “harboured terrorists” fleeing from Turkey. NATO’s general secretary Jens Stoltenberg expressed his concerns in…

Bolstered Resolve to Obtain NATO membership. On Monday, Sweden’s ruling social democrats party opted for NATO membership. Following in Finland’s footsteps, Sweden abandoned decades of neutrality in the face of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Putin’s “Serious Consequences” threat has bolstered many formerly neutral European countries resolve to join NATO. Both US and NATO are confident that both Sweden and Finland will be granted NATO membership, With the mobilization of economic restraints on Russian Oligarchs and other Russian assets in World Bank’s, Russia is undergoing an economic recession. With empty shelves becoming a common sight in major Russian cities, Putin may face…

By : Sanat Sari Saren. A farmer harvesting wheat in a field in Gurdaspur, Punjab Photo Source : Aaj Tak News India, the second largest contributor of wheat to the global food market, has suspended the export of wheat amidst world food supply concerns. A government notice issued on Friday, signed by the Director General of Foreign Trade, Santosh Kumar Sarangi said “that sudden fluctuations in the global market prices of Wheat was putting India and its neighboring countries at risk. world food supply .The director also said that wheat export will be allowed to continue,but only in case of…

A photo of the Tops supermarket that witnessed racially motivated shooting on Saturday morning. By : Sanat Sari Saren. Photo source : NBC News. Racially Motivated Shooting. On Saturday, a heavily armed 18 year old man, entered a Tops supermarket in Buffalo, New York and carried out a racially motivated attack that left 10 shoppers dead. The gunman reportedly recorded and livestreamed his actions on social media (Twitch). Buffalo police commissioner Joseph Gamaglia said to the press correspondents, the gunman has been captured alive after the massacre. He also added that the gunman was wearing body armor and a helmet…

Domestic Crackdown on anti-war sentiments. Since the beginning of the Ukraine war, Russia has been battling opposition’s on all sides. Inside the country, authorities have started a domestic crackdown to suppress dissent and propagation of anti-war sentiments. Most Russians do not support the war, essentially saying it’s Putin’s war not Russia’s. Hundreds of educators from various educational institutions in Russia have been fired or imprisoned for voicing anti-war sentiments. While many are being forced to portray Russia’s act of aggression as a peacekeeping mission or else they risk losing their jobs. Even children’s are forced to participate in state-run pro-war…

By : Sanat Sari Saren. Daily Fumigation is being carried out in major Chinese cities. Photo Source : The Guardian Chinese economy struggles China has been struggling with the rising number of omicron cases, despite the implementation of Zero COVID policies in every major city. President Xi Jingping had previously announced that China will maintain its stance on Zero COVID policies, amidst the slowing down of Beijing’s financial engines. Many see his actions as an way to stay in power, as the national elections will be held in October/November of 2022. Experts around the world have already said that the…