Month: July 2022
Iran drones to Russia
The death toll in a Russian rocket strike on a block of flats in eastern Ukraine on Saturday has risen to 43, including one child, making it one of the deadliest attacks on a civilian target in recent months. Drones have played an integral part in the war for both Ukraine and Russia. Iran plans
United Nations Aid to Syria
Western powers bowed to a demand from Russia, a staunch ally of the Syrian government, which vetoed their proposal for a one-year extension last week. The UN Security Council has reauthorised cross-border deliveries of aid to rebel-held Syria for six months. An estimated 70% of the civilians already do not have enough to eat at
Uber sexual assault law suit
Uber is being sued in the US over allegations of assault by drivers on the ride-hailing platform. The lawsuit alleges that as early as 2014 Uber became aware that its drivers were sexually assaulting and raping female passengers. But the filing claims that the company prioritised “growth over customer safety”. The filing includes allegations women
Netflix and Microsoft team up
Netflix has teamed up with Microsoft to offer a cheaper subscription plan to customers that will show adverts. Netflix announced the move after it reported its first subscriber loss in more than a decade and cut hundreds of jobs earlier this year. The company said it had selected Microsoft as its global advertising technology and
Twitter outage
Twitter users were unable to access the social-media platform for about an hour and those trying to access the platform on mobile devices and desktop were met with blank feeds, logged out and told to “try again later”. It was one of Twitter’s the longest outages since breaking down for more than two hours in
desecration of graves in Belarus
The tensions have flared between Belarus and Poland again over the destruction of a cemetery for Polish soldiers in the Belarusian village of Mikulishki. The destruction of World War II-era Polish soldiers’ graves in the Belarusian village of Mikulishki has sparked outrage in Warsaw. Warsaw had already expressed concern over the desecration of the graves
“Forceful deportations” in Ukraine
US State Department, Russia forcibly deported up to 1.6 million Ukrainian citizens, including 260,000 children, from their homes to Russia. The United States called on Russia to immediately release Ukrainians it has forced out of their home country and allow outside observers. The 1949 Geneva Conventions, which define international legal standards for humanitarian treatment in
Pakistan bail out
Pakistan and the IMF originally signed the accord in 2019. But the release of a slightly over $1 billion tranche had been on hold since earlier this year. That’s when the IMF expressed concern about Pakistan’s compliance with the conditions of the bailout under former Prime Minister Imran Khan. Recently, Pakistan’s government imposed additional taxes
US successfully tests a hypersonic missile
Hypersonic weapons travel through the upper atmosphere at a speed five times faster than the speed of sound, or 6,200 km per hour. The hypersonic weapon is brought into flight under the wing of an aircraft before being launched towards its target. In previous tests, the hypersonic missile failed to detach. The announcement of successful
Iranian Nuclear Programme
Israel considers the Iranian nuclear programme to be its greatest threat, though Iran insists it is peaceful. President Joe Biden has pledged that the US is “prepared to use all elements of its national power” to stop Iran from getting a nuclear weapon. The US and Israel have long accused Iran of state-sponsored terrorism in