All posts tagged: news review

News Review 23/08/2023

Details: * BRICS Conference * UN Mission to Afghanistan Documents Extrajudicial Killings BRICS Conference Leaders and senior officials from five of the world’s top emerging economies convened in Johannesburg for a three-day BRICS summit. The bloc—whose members are Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—represents 40% of the world’s population and a quarter of its […]

News Review 12/07/2023

Details: * Turkey’s Erdogan Agrees to Back Sweden’s NATO Membership * Mirziyoyev Wins Uzbek Presidential Election * Putin Reportedly Met with Prigozhin following Wagner’s Mutiny Turkey’s Erdogan Agrees to Back Sweden’s NATO Membership Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has agreed to back Sweden’s NATO membership on the eve of a two-day NATO summit in Lithuania. […]

News Review 07/06/2023

Details: * Iran Unveils New Hypersonic Missile * Nova Kakhovka Dam Attacked Iran Unveils New Hypersonic Missile Iran unveiled its first domestically-made hypersonic ballistic missile during a ceremony according to state news agency IRNA. The missile, named “Fattah”, was presented during a ceremony attended by President Ebrahim Raisi and commanders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard […]

News Review 12/04/2023

Details: * Pentagon Leaks Reveal Divisions over Ukraine * US Officials Call for War in Mexico * Government Announces Launch of ‘All-Out Comprehensive Operation’ Against Terrorism Pentagon Leaks Reveal Divisions over Ukraine More than 100 US intelligence documents were posted on Discord, a secure messaging app that contained sensitive, classified information about the war in […]

News Review 22/02/2023

News Headlines: * Pakistan National Assembly Passes Finance Supplementary Bill * Russia Suspends Participation in New START * Iran Enriches Uranium to 84% Pakistan National Assembly Passes Finance Supplementary Bill Pakistan’s National Assembly passed the Finance Supplementary Bill introduced on Feb. 15, which will implement higher taxes. The bill proposes a general sales tax increase […]

News Review 01/10/2022

Details: The West Denounces Putin’s Annexation of Four Regions in Ukraine Under Criticism by India, US Defends Arms Sales to Pakistan The West Denounces Putin’s Annexation of Four Regions in Ukraine According to the Washington Post: Russian President Vladimir Putin signed decrees Friday to annex four regions of Ukraine. In a grand ceremony in the […]

News Review 28/05/2022

Details: * New Chinese Initiative to engage with Pacific Island States * Erdogan under US Pressure to Accept Sweden and Finland in NATO New Chinese Initiative to engage with Pacific Island States According to The Guardian: The leak of a sweeping economic and security pact revealed China is hoping to sign up 10 Pacific countries […]

Views on the News 13/4/2022

Headlines: ·French Elections to go to Second Round ·Russia Appoints New Commander in Ukraine ·Imran Khan Innings come to an Inglorious End French Elections to go to Second Round In the first round of the French presidential elections incumbent candidate Macron received 27.8% of the vote followed by right-wing candidate Marine Le Pen with 23.1%. […]

International News Review 05/02/2022

Headlines: China and Russia Declare ‘No Limits’ Partnership Massive US-led 60 Country Navy Exercise in the Middle East China and Russia Declare ‘No Limits’ Partnership Prior to Friday’s opening of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, which Russian President Vladimir Putin is attending as the “most important guest” according to Chinese press at the invitation of […]

International News Review 29/01/2022

Details: Ukraine President Accuses America of Exaggerating Crisis Coup in Burkina Faso Ukraine President Accuses America of Exaggerating Crisis America continues to intensify tensions over Ukraine. The top American military official, General Mark Milley, who serves as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, warned in a press conference on Friday that Russia “has […]

Views on the News 07/01/2021

Headlines: Why Europe’s Muslims are Braced for France’s Stint Running the EU Presidency Spoils of War: Taliban put Victory over US on Display Pakistan Confirms Buying Chinese Jets to Counter India’s Rafale Aircraft Why Europe’s Muslims are Braced for France’s Stint Running the EU Presidency France has taken over the rotating EU presidency for the […]

Views on the News 02/10/2021

US Military Chief Gen. Milley Concedes Afghanistan “Strategic Failure” This week, the US military head, General Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, under pressure to account for America’s defeat in Afghanistan described it as a “strategic failure”, when he provided testimony to the US Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday, along with […]

Views on the News 31/07/2021

After Afghanistan failure, Biden Seeks to Strengthen US in Iraq This week, US President Joe Biden received Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi in Washington. The media is highlighting Biden’s announcement of the end of the US combat mission in Iraq and its conversion to a training and support mission at the end of the year. […]