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Iran’s parliament recently approved a new “hijab and chastity” law that specifies the consequences for violating the nation’s required clothing code, particularly for women. On a trial basis, parliamentarians passed the three-year term of the measure on Wednesday. 152 lawmakers voted in favor, 34 opposed, and 7 abstained. The bill would need to be approved by the Guardian Council, a strong oversight body made up of clerics and legal experts, before it could be put into effect. The months-long-in-the-making legislation’s implementation was not presented to a vote in parliament. It was authorized by a special committee of 10 lawmakers last…

After Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently accused India of being responsible for the assassination of a Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in that nation, India’s diplomatic relations with Canada have deteriorated. Will the diplomatic ties between the two nations hinder their economic cooperation? Image source: Reuters Ongoing trade talks suspended with India This publication was recently informed by sources in the Indian administration that the ongoing trade talks with Canada have been suspended for ‘political’ considerations. However, this was before Trudeau made the India-related claim. From this point forward, things might get worse. But in terms of economic ties,…

Taiwan’s defence ministry referred to China’s military’s 24-hour deployment of 103 warplanes as a recent high. According to the ministry, the planes were discovered between Sunday at 6 a.m. and Monday at 6 a.m. local time. Before they got to Taiwan, they made the traditional detour. Nearly every day, albeit usually in lower numbers, Chinese jets pass over the independent island. The Taiwanese ministry declined to define what it meant by a “recent” high. As tensions between the two countries and with the United States have increased, China, which asserts that Taiwan is a part of its territory, has conducted…

On Sunday morning, Giorgia Meloni and Ursula von der Leyen, the head of the European Commission, visited the tiny Sicilian island, which for many years has been the first stop for travelers attempting the perilous maritime trek from North Africa. After hundreds of refugees arrived on Lampedusa in the past week, Italy’s prime minister declared that European nations must cooperate “to stop departures [from Africa]” and rapidly deport those who were denied asylum and “threaten the future of Europe.” The three-hour visit occurred after over 8,500 people landed within three days last week – more than the island’s population of…

Ten persons with knowledge of the situation claim that Chinese authorities have started an inquiry into Defence Minister Li Shangfu, who has been AWOL from the public eye for more than two weeks. A regional security officer and three people in close contact with the Chinese military claim that the probe into Li has to do with the purchase of military hardware. Reuters was unable to learn anything about the specific equipment purchases that were being investigated. Two of the individuals in direct contact with the military claim that eight high-ranking members of the Chinese military’s procurement arm, which Li…

The latest indication that the younger Biden’s legal troubles may affect his father’s reelection bid next year is the criminal accusation brought against U.S. President Joe Biden’s son Hunter on Thursday for duping a gun dealer into selling him a handgun. Hunter Biden was charged with three criminal offenses for allegedly lying about the fact that he was using illegal narcotics at the time, which would have made it illegal for him to possess a pistol under the law. This is the first time a sitting president’s child has ever been indicted. The case was filed in U.S. District Court…

The unique train trip taken by leader Kim Jong Un to meet with President Vladimir Putin at a space center is mostly being reported by North Korean and Russian media. While both totalitarian governments place restrictions on news gathering, to differing degrees, the coverage of the countries’ separate media this week offers a glimpse into the distinctive news environments of the neighbors and how the summit is being portrayed to citizens in North Korea and Russia. Like all media initiatives in that country, the coverage provided to North Koreans aims to serve government propagandist objectives. Reporters in the nation are…

The country’s greatest deadly environmental disaster in modern times was the floods. The destruction brought on by Mediterranean storm Daniel in Libya has resulted in over 5,200 fatalities and over 10,000 persons still missing, according to The Associated Press. Derna, a city in eastern Libya, has been hardest hit; up to 25% of it has been entirely destroyed, according to officials. Let’s look more closely. Floods in Libya Tuesday’s floods in Derna, Libya, is depicted in this satellite image from Planet Labs PBC. Image source: AP Videos of the aftermath, according to the Associated Press, show water pouring through the…

Before an anticipated meeting with President Vladimir Putin that has raised fears about a potential arms sale for Moscow’s war in Ukraine, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Russia on Tuesday with his senior military officers overseeing his nuclear-capable weapons and munitions factories. Kim reportedly boarded his private train on Sunday afternoon with unnamed representatives of the military, government, and ruling party of North Korea, according to the country’s official Korean Central News Agency. Without going into further detail regarding how the military came to its conclusion, Jeon Ha Gyu, spokesperson for South Korea’s defense ministry, stated at…

On Sunday, the G20 summit in New Delhi came to an end as India turned the group’s presidency on to Brazil. The United States and Russia both welcomed the summit’s consensus, which did not denounce Moscow for its involvement in the conflict in Ukraine but urged participants to abstain from using force. Narendra Modi, the prime minister of India, requested that a virtual meeting of the group’s leaders be held in November to assess the status of the goals and policy recommendations presented over the weekend. In a statement, he stated, “It is our responsibility to look at the suggestions…