King Charles III and Queen Camilla are set for their first overseas visit as monarch and consort, travelling to France and Germany from March 26 to March 31.[0] Buckingham Palace has confirmed the destination of their five-day tour, which will celebrate Britain’s relationship with France and Germany, and mark their shared histories, culture and values.[1] […]
Continue reading As the one-year anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine approaches, the United States has announced an additional $2 billion in military aid for the Eastern European country.[0] US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen also made an unannounced trip to Ukraine to highlight the US economic aid that has been helping public services.[0] The conflict between […]
Continue reading This week, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will be making his second visit to the White House since taking office in 2021, and the challenge of how to maintain weapons supplies to Ukraine will be high on the agenda.[0] The US and Germany already agreed in lockstep to send battle tanks and Patriot missiles to Ukraine […]
Continue reading Ales Bialiatski, Belarus’s top human rights advocate and Nobel Peace Prize winner, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.[0] The sentence was handed down by a court in Belarus on Friday, and is drawing condemnation from human rights organisations and the German Foreign Minister. Bialiatski was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in October 2022, […]
Continue reading On Wednesday, March 1, 2023, Israeli protesters took to the streets of Tel Aviv, blocking roads and major intersections and stopping traffic as they demonstrated against the government’s proposed judicial reforms.[0] This was the latest in a series of protests against the legislative package, which seeks to give the Knesset members the power to overrule […]
Continue reading Japan has just made an incredible discovery, revealing that it has 7,000 more islands than previously thought.[0] The Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) made the discovery through digital mapping, finding 14,125 islands compared to the 6,852 islands it recorded in 1987.[1] The GSI pointed out that the new tally was possible with the use […]
Continue reading On October 11, 2021, a new Moai statue was discovered on Easter Island, a remote volcanic island that is a special territory of Chile.[0] The Rapa Nui people, who settled the island between 600 and 800 CE, created nearly 1,000 monumental statues known as moai.[1] These statues are made from volcanic tuff, and the tallest […]
Continue reading On Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov finally held a face-to-face meeting since the start of the war in Ukraine one year ago.[0] This brief exchange comes on the sidelines of the G-20 meeting in New Delhi, India, a gathering of world leaders and ministers from the world’s […]
Continue reading On Sunday, a tragic shipwreck off the coast of Italy took the lives of 64 people, including Pakistani international hockey player Shahida Raza.[0] The 29-year-old, commonly known as Chintu, was a professional hockey player for Pakistan’s national team as well as Balochistan United, and Pakistan Railways. Following the news of her death, members of the […]
Continue reading U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had a brief encounter on Thursday at the Group of 20 (G-20) foreign ministers meeting in New Delhi, India.[0] This is the first face-to-face interaction between the two diplomats since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022.[1] During their meeting, Blinken urged Russia […]
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