Author: Shredha Vijay

The COP27 meeting, which began two weeks ago and was supposed to end on Friday, now seems likely to linger into the weekend. Many of the over 40,000 participants have already departed, and workers have begun to pack up the enormous pavilions in the enormous conference zone. Over time, COP gatherings have changed to resemble trade shows, with numerous nations and business associations setting up booths and exhibits for meetings and panel discussions. Many stands had chairs that were neatly arranged and ready to be removed. A table at the youth pavilion, a meeting place for young activists, had a…

An estimated 350 protesters came together and faced clashes with the police . This incident took place in Bangkok, 10 km from the venue where a meeting was being held which was to be attended by the leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation. Patsaravalee ‘Mind’ Tanakitvibulpon, a youth activist who was at the demonstration, said that the reason behind people protesting was to show opposition to the APEC summit and Prayuth Chan-ocha , the Prime Minister of Thailand. Allegedly , the protesters had also devised a plan to submit a letter to the leaders who were arriving to meet at…

A stray missile from Ukraine allegedly landed in Poland killing 2 Polish citizens which is a cause of concern for NATO. The missile supposedly landed in Eastern Poland about 15 miles from the Poland-Ukraine border. This issue is a bit of a predicament as it is the first instance of casualties that is confirmed in another country caused directly by the ongoing war in Ukraine. The details are quite vague, as it is not clear who fired the missile or where it was fired from. Initially, a statement from the Polish foreign ministry stated that the missile was Russian-made. The…

As a consequence of the rise in world population growth from several African developing nations, the world population is estimated to reach the 8 billion mark by Tuesday according to a United Nations projection. This rise in world population creates a predicament in terms of resource scarcity, particularly in countries such as Nigeria where the people are already facing scarcity regarding several essential resources that include even basic ones like water, food, and electricity. The UN also added that Nigeria’s population is most likely expected to rise from 216 million this year to 375 million in three decades. This would…

The Taliban’s chief spokesperson, Zabihullah Mujahid in a tweet on Sunday said that there was now to be full implementation of Islamic Law in Afghanistan. This command was given by the elusive Hibatullah Akhundzada, ruling from the spiritual heartland of Kandahar by decree. Under this command, there are several drastic aspects of Islamic Law that are now to be carried out, of which the most severe include flogging, public executions, and even severing limbs for committing theft. “Carefully examine the files of thieves, kidnappers, and seditionists,” Mujahid quoted Akhundzada. “Those files in which all the sharia conditions of hudud and…