Author: Vaishnavi Sharma

a local Islamic extremist group, carried out a series of deadly bombings that destroyed three Catholic churches and many luxury hotels, killing about 270 people, including 11 Indians and injuring over 500.

Satellite images of many Chinese cities have captured crowds at crematoriums and funeral homes amid a nationwide Covid surge.

When faced with condemnation from foreign government, Chinese state media argued that the actions taken in retaliation to COVID-19 related travel restrictions imposed by South Korea and Japan are “reasonable”, while Chinese citizens expressed disappointment on social media about what they considered “insulting” treatment by Seoul.