Month: April 2023
Germany call for peace in Ukraine during Easter
The Easter rallies that first began in the 1960s and gained momentum during the 1980s to oppose war and militarization have once again regained significance against the backdrop of the Ukraine war. Thousands took part in traditional German peace marches against the backdrop of the Ukraine war. Meanwhile, Kyiv has said it will resume electricity
Microsoft fined for sanctions violations
Microsoft has agreed to pay about S$3m to settle potential civil liability for 1,339 apparent sanction violations, most of which were related to blocked Russian entities. It noted the majority of the apparent violations were related to blocked Russian entities or persons located in the Crimea region of Ukraine that “occurred as a result of
Chad to expel German ambassador
The ambassador, Jan Christian Gordon Kricke, has been in the role since July 2021, and the government gave no official explanation for his expulsion. Germany’s ambassador to Chad will be expelled within 48 hours for his “impolite attitude” and “non-respect of diplomatic practices,” the government in N’Djamena said in a statement Friday. Kricke has previously
The rise of BRICS
BRICS is an acronym for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. It was supposedly coined by the Chief Economist of Goldman Sachs in 2001, as a reference to the world’s emerging economies. It was then known as BRIC, with the ‘S’ added later, when South Africa formally joined the group in 2010. The geopolitical
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation meeting over Israeli attack
Concern and dismay about Israeli soldiers’ invasions inside the mosque have been voiced by the UN, Iran, Turkey, and several other nations and organizations. The Organization of Islamic Cooperation has been called to an urgent meeting by Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi to discuss the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories after Israeli forces stormed the
US deploys guided-missile submarine
U.S.-Iranian tensions have soared since then-President Donald Trump withdrew from a 2015 agreement with world powers that provided sanctions relief in return for Iran curbing its nuclear activities and placing them under enhanced surveillance. The U.S. Navy has deployed a guided-missile submarine capable of carrying up to 154 Tomahawk missiles to the Middle East, a
Turkey to aid Russia in grain and fertilizer exportation
Türkiye agrees with Russia to solve the problems concerning Russian fertilizer and grain exports so that the Black Sea grain deal could be extended.”We agree that the barriers to Russian grain and exports should be removed,” Cavusoglu said. Lavrov said while the West has not placed sanctions on Russian grain and fertilizer exports, they were
Revolutionalizing agriculture in Nigeria
Agriculture remained a key sector with enormous potential to create jobs for teeming unemployed youths in Nigeria. The Niger Delta Development Commission, (NDDC), disclosed its commitments to transforming agriculture from its current rudimentary level to modern commercial business that will guarantee food security for residents of the Niger Delta region. Agriculture is pivotal to the
Romanian farmers to protest against Ukrainian grains
Farmers from across Romania are set to protest on Friday, dissatisfied with the European Commission’s solutions to the imbalances caused by the influx of grain from Ukraine. The protest will have hundreds of vehicles and agricultural machinery move in convoys at reduced speeds on roads in several counties. The organizers have published the list of
Iran and S. Arabia to bring security and stability
China’s role in the breakthrough shook up dynamics in a conflict-ridden region where the United States has been the main mediator for decades. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud held talk in Beijing on Thursday and issued a joint statement in which they agreed to restore diplomatic