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After it was discovered that supplies intended for those in need were being stolen, food aid to Ethiopia was put on hold. In order to implement “enhanced safeguards and controls that will ensure humanitarian food assistance reaches targeted, vulnerable people,” the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) announced on Friday that it is suspending food assistance. It comes a day after the US Agency for International Development (USAid) said that it was taking similar action after discovering “a widespread and coordinated campaign” that was stealing food aid from Ethiopian citizens during a “countrywide review.” The USAid in a statement made it…

As the nation struggles with a #MeToo movement that has permeated politics and the media, charges of sexual harassment have rocked Taiwan’s ruling party. In reaction to allegations of sexual harassment made against senior party members on Tuesday, President Tsai Ing-wen apologised for the second time in a week. “We as a society must re-educate ourselves. Victims of sexual harassment are people, she argued in a Facebook post. National Policy Advisor Resigns After Accusations Hours earlier, Yan Chih-fa, Tsai’s national policy adviser, resigned after being accused of harassing a Tsai support group employee in a sexual manner in 2018. Yan,…

Imran Khan, a former Prime Minister of Pakistan, has been charged with murder in connection with the death of Supreme Court attorney under the Anti – Terrorism statute, according to his party. Attorney Abdul Razzaq Shar was shot and killed in a drive-by attack on Tuesday in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan. He was en route to the provincial high court when he was the target of the unidentified attackers. Attorney’s Son Filed Lawsuit Siraj Ahmad, the son of Shar, filed a lawsuit on Tuesday, alleging in his first information report (FIR) that Khan, the head of the Pakistan…

By displaying what it claims to be its first hypersonic missile built domestically, Iran has terrified Israel. It has earlier stated that it could reach Israel in 400 seconds or less. The missile, called Fattah, which means “conqueror” in Farsi, was unveiled in the presence of Iranian president, Ebrahim Raisi. It is stated to have a range of 870 miles (1,400 km), is capable of exceeding the speed of sound by up to 15, and is capable of getting past air defence systems. Hypersonic missiles are present in the arsenal of only four other countries, namely China, Russia, United States…

Residents of Sudan’s capital Khartoum reported increased fighting after a ceasefire agreement ran out, while activists said that a recent escalation of violence in North Darfur state claimed at least 40 lives. A ceasefire was entered between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and Sudan’s army on 22nd May which lasted till Saturday. The interim cease-fire, which was mediated by Saudi Arabia and the United States, helped to moderate the fighting and provide some humanitarian aid, but it was constantly broken, as had previous cease-fires. On Friday, efforts to prolong it were abandoned. Mass Migration due to power tussle More than 1.2…

On the 34th anniversary of the violent Tiananmen Square crackdown in China, Hong Kong police detained more than 20 people, including notable pro-democracy figures, as Chinese authorities tightened access to Tiananmen Square in downtown Beijing.Police in Hong Kong reported late on Sunday that they had apprehended 23 suspects for “breaching the peace” ranging in age from 20 to 74. A 53-year-old lady was detained for impeding law enforcement. Chan Po-ying, a seasoned campaigner and the leader of the League of Social Democrats, was temporarily detained in a bustling Hong Kong commercial centre, which for years served as the location of…

A cold war mindset is resurfacing in the Asia-Pacific, according to China’s defence minister, Li Shangfu. Li made the comments after turning down an official meeting with Lloyd Austin, the US defence secretary, at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore. Li accused “some countries” of escalating an arms race and meddling in the domestic affairs of other countries. Li has been subject to US sanctions since 2018 when he bought combat planes and other equipment from Rosoboron export, Russia’s biggest arms exporter. His speech in Singapore was his first important speech delivered outside of the country since being appointed defence minister…

As many as seven sanctioned Russian weapons manufacturers, will be visiting Saudi Arabia to increase business with the Gulf State as part of a trade mission. Weapon manufacturers with direct links to the Russian military, corporations having direct association with the Ukraine war and agency overseeing a Ukrainian nuclear plant, are all set to attend. The already strained relationship between Saudi Arabia and USA will further deteriorate seeing Saudi Arabia’s willingness to have business ties with Russian sanctioned companies. At the event in Riyadh, companies listed as attendees include the Russian military industrial sector. Kamaz, sanctioned for its role in…

As INSV Tarini returned to India, after successfully completing a 17,000 nm trans ocean intercontinental voyage, it was welcomed in Goa by Chief minister Pramod Sawant, Chief of the Naval staff Admiral R Hari Kumar and Rani Rampal, former captain of Indian Hockey Team. Union minister for women and child development, Smriti Irani was also present at the flag in ceremony where the crew was facilitated. The crew consisted of 6 members, two of them were women who undertook the entire expedition from Goa to Rio de Janeiro via Cape Town and back. Both Lt Cdr Dilna K and Lt…

Russia’s Prime Minister, Mikhail Mishustin, on a visit to Beijing signed bilateral agreements to deepen economic ties between the two countries. They have agreed to promote agricultural exports, increase investment in trade services and boost sports cooperation. “Today, relations between Russia and China are at an unprecedented high level,” Mishustin told Li in their meeting in Beijing. “They are characterised by mutual respect of each other’s interests, the desire to jointly respond to challenges, which is associated with increased turbulence in the international arena and the pattern of sensational pressure from the collective West,” he said. “As our Chinese friends…