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China has been accused by the Philippines of blocking and water-cannoning its military supply small boat in the South China Sea on 5th August. There was a video surfacing on the internet where a small boat was seen cannoned by a large vessel. It is claimed that the PH Navy boat was on the way to resupply its Ayungin Shoal Outpost. Well, China’s coast guard has rejected the claims and rather has blamed the counterpart for trespassing in their area and carrying illegal infrastructure materials. China is known to claim the whole area of the South China Sea which also…
On Friday, 4 August 2024, Ethiopia’s government declared a state of emergency, the clashes were witnessed between military and FANO militias. This also links the remnants of the Tigray War which were from 3 November 2020 to 3 November 2022. The war was fought by the Ethiopian government and Tigray People’s Liberation Front(TPLF). Well, the fighting broke out in the region of Amhara, the point of the Tigray War as well which is also the second largest religion in Ethiopia. The regional government has sought help since the situation is uncontrollable on the ground. Interestingly, the FANO was the ally…
In the interesting event, the few Amazon presidents of South American countries in a meeting decided to train a new set of criminals to counter them on the drug overseas case. Last month, The United Nations reported a new term citing Narco-Deforestation, which was targeted to enforce various laws to counter criminal outfits to see them easily in the Rainforest. Few facts:- 1. Amazon rainforest is the biggest rainforest in the world. 2. 70% of South America’s GDP is produced in areas that receive rainfall due to Amazon. The Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO), a group of 8 member countries,…
Drone Debris continued to fall in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv and other three districts early Wednesday. Anti-aircraft guns continued to be on alert and destroyed even. Popko, the head of the capital’s military administration, said a few pieces of debris fell in the open space as well. Russia continued to attack south of Ukraine which it started a long back after discontinuing from Black Sea Grain Deal. It attacked the main inland port which was on the bank of the Danube near the Romanian border. A grain silo was damaged in Odessa which has been under a strong target by Russians.…
Flood has not spared any country, especially Asia’s giants, previously it was India and now it is China. The emergency management ministry has issued a warning that there will be an increase in flooding in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei provinces of China. Around 11 are dead and another 27 are missing in the capital itself, the level of rainfall is supposed to be at a high position, especially in the capital in the wake of Typhoon Doksuri. The floods have adversely affected the strong Giant as well, it has also caused damage in the Philippines, Taiwan and China. Markets, tourist…
 A few weeks back, Japan got clearance from the UN’s nuclear watchdog to release its treated radioactive water from the Fukushima plant it had stored after the 2011 Tsunami, which struck Japan. The Earthquake measured 9.0 on Richter which was the most devastating in the history of Japan. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was happy with the country’s commitment towards the global environment and safety. IAEA chief Grossi told the press that Japan has maintained the process and has treated water equivalent to 500 Olympic size pools and cooled the fuel rods efficiently. Although the country is still pending…
The French Finance Minister attended China-Economic Forum and Financial Dialogues in the capital of China on 29th July 2024. Bruno Le Maire has extended a strong hand towards China by saying that the French government opposes the idea of decoupling and wants close ties with China on the economic stage. He defended the French ambition to become an independent major hub for the development and powerful nation, well this versed idea is not new to France’s China deal in Africa and various forum support shows coordination between the countries. Well for the EU and NATO, this is not great news,…
The recent summit of various African leaders in Russia marking the Russia-Africa summit of 2024 in St. Petersburg gained a moment when many African leaders insisted Kremlin to end the Ukraine War and move towards a healthy peace plan. Grains to the nations mean a lot, the cut from the supplies will affect them adversely, and the dependence is all to them. Ukraine President Zelensky said on Friday that peace talks with Russia can only be set up if Russian forces withdrew from Ukrainian land. Leaders of Senegal, Egypt, Zambia, Congo Republic, Uganda and the Comoro Islands met Putin, they…
Mali, a country with more than 65 local languages, has dropped French from its constitution, the country’s official language since 1960. Languages like Bambara, Bobo, Dogon and Minyanka were included in the National language under the 1982 decree. Interestingly the coup of 2020 and 2021 has daunted the relationship between the government and the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali(MINUSMA) which was established in 2013 to deploy humanitarian assistance, to endorse a ceasefire among the region. As of February 2024, there were 17,430 personnel deployed by the UN consisting personnel’s in huge numbers from Chad, Bangladesh, Egypt, Niger…
Russia with the latest part has launched drone strikes on Kyiv and other parts of Central and Northern Ukraine. There were no reports of new attacks on the Southern Ukraine side, interestingly this was the first time that Russia has not attacked the southern part after pulling out of the grain deal. Russia has used Iranian-made drones Shahed to attack Kyiv. There were no reports of any heavy damage or casualties in the attack. Cyrillic writing was found on the wreckage which was found after the drones were downed by the Ukrainian side. Nataliya Humeniuk, the spokesperson of Ukraine’s southern…
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