Month: January 2023
Russian army seizes most of Ukraine town of Soledar
Russia’s Soledar axis is highly likely an effort to envelop Bakhmut from the north, and to disrupt Ukrainian lines of communication. Vladimir Putin’s forces are likely to have seized control of most of a town in eastern Ukraine as they battle for access to 200km long disused salt mine tunnels. They believe that the Russian
Armenia will not host Russian military drill
The CSTO is an intergovernmental military alliance between Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. It holds military drills annually, hosted by one of its members. This year, Armenia was due to host the drills, amid strained relations with Russia. Last November, Pashinyan refused to sign the CSTO conclusive document, for what it said was
The drop in Elon Musk’s fortunes
In December, the Tesla boss lost his position as richest person in the world to Bernard Arnault, the chief executive of luxury goods company LVMH, which owns fashion label Louis Vuitton. The value of Tesla shares dropped around 65% in 2022, in part because of Tesla’s performance. Elon losses stemmed largely from a fall in
‘Anti-strike ” in the United Kingdom
The new anti-strike law would affect the health, rail, education, fire, border security and nuclear sectors. The ‘anti-strike’ laws are aimed at ensuring “minimum service levels” are met during industrial action, which means that unions and workers could be sued if they fail to maintain them. However, the laws are yet to be defined .
EU and NATO joint call Russia
The NATO chief said that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants a different Europe and his ambition would have long-term consequences for the region for which they need to prepare. The European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Monday formally signed a joint declaration to strengthen partnership to counter Russia’s war on Ukraine
Bolsonaro admitted to hospital in Florida
The former president was stabbed in 2018 and has since been taken to hospital several times with abdominal pain. Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been taken to a hospital in Florida with abdominal pain which comes a day after thousands of his supporters stormed government offices in the Brazilian capital. Mr Bolsonaro left Brazil
Global reccesion
Growth in the world’s richest economies is likely to continue its sharp slowdown from 5.3% in post-pandemic 2021 to 2.5% in 2022 and just 0.5% this year. The report blames a number of factors stemming from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the impact of the pandemic. The impacts of higher interest rates are picked out
Brazil protests
In recent months, Bolsonaro’s supporters have been spreading conspiracy theories online, pushing the idea that the former president was the real winner of the election. On Sunday, the world watched, stunned, as thousands of supporters of Jair Bolsonaro stormed Brazil’s Congress, Supreme Court and presidential palace. Four days before the riot, a video about ‘Selma’s
Meta removes Facebook protest posts against Iran leader
An oversight board for Facebook’s parent company says the platform was wrong to remove a post with a common protest slogan against Iran’s leader. Millions of Iranians were relying on Meta’s social networks for news before authorities began restricting access in September in response to nationwide protests against the clerical establishment and Supreme Leader. The
Protests outside Iranian prisons
The UN human rights office deplored the “shocking” executions of Mohammad Mahdi Karami and Seyed Mohammad Hosseini, which it said followed “unfair trials based on forced confessions”. Dozens of people demonstrated outside a prison in Iran overnight amid reports authorities were preparing to execute another two anti-government protesters. Two protesters were hanged on Saturday, prompting