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Reading Time (200 word/minute): 4 minutesUnited Nations agencies have expressed their appreciation for the arrival of aid trucks in the Gaza Strip from Egypt following a truce between Israel and Hamas. While they see this as a positive step, they…
Reading Time (200 word/minute): 3 minutesThe Finnish closure of border crossings with Russia, as well as potential similar measures by Norway and Estonia, is not equivalent to the Cold War’s “Iron Curtain,” according to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. Finland recently…
Reading Time (200 word/minute): 4 minutesPakistan has formally requested membership in the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) grouping of emerging economies. Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, spokesperson for Pakistan’s foreign ministry, stated that Pakistan believes joining BRICS will allow the…
Reading Time (200 word/minute): 3 minutesIsraeli soldiers reportedly fired at Palestinian civilians who were attempting to return to their homes in northern Gaza after the four-day ceasefire between Israel and Hamas began. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had previously warned…
Reading Time (200 word/minute): 3 minutesLeonard Peltier’s Imprisonment: Controversies Surrounding an Indigenous Activist Leonard Peltier, an Indigenous activist, has spent close to five decades in a maximum-security prison in the United States. The US government holds him responsible for the…
Reading Time (200 word/minute): 3 minutesSouth African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius will be released from prison in January, according to a decision made at a Correctional Supervision and Parole Board (CSPB) hearing on Friday. Pistorius was convicted of culpability in…
Reading Time (200 word/minute): 5 minutesThe World Health Organization (WHO) has reported the first confirmed case of sexual transmission of monkeypox in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This announcement comes as the country is experiencing its largest outbreak of…
Reading Time (200 word/minute): < 1 minuteThe Turkish central bank unexpectedly raised its key interest rate to 40% in an effort to combat soaring inflation. Economists had predicted a rise of 250 basis points, but the actual increase of 500…
Reading Time (200 word/minute): 3 minutesRussia’s GDP projected to outpace Eurozone growth in 2024: Report Despite Western sanctions, Russia’s economy is expected to continue growing at a faster rate than that of the Eurozone, according to a report from investment…
Reading Time (200 word/minute): 3 minutesKremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has voiced concerns over NATO’s plans to establish a “military Schengen,” stating that it will likely escalate tensions in Europe and further strain relations with Russia. Peskov’s comments were in response…