Month: January 2024
Europe Call for Palestinian statehood
The EU is the world’s top provider of aid to the Palestinians, but holds little leverage over Israel, despite being its biggest trading partner. The 27 member countries are also deeply divided in their approach. European Union foreign ministers argued Monday that the creation of a Palestinian state is the only credible way to achieve
Appreciation in Human Life
Appreciating one and other facilitate the reigning of peace in your home. Tolerate the shortcomings of your spouse so that a happy can be established. The importance of appreciation cannot be over-emphasized. It is imperative that people should always show appreciation to person(s) that do any manner of goodness or kindness to them. In expressing
Polish President in Kyiv
Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk arrived in Kyiv on Monday for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on how to continue Polish support for Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s ongoing invasion. Tusk is seeking ways of mending ties with Ukraine. He had earlier expressed the desire to help Ukraine economically, yet without it coming at the
Donetsk market Shelling
Denis Pushilin, head of the Russian authorities in Donetsk, alleged that the blast occurred after shelling by the Ukrainian military in the suburb of Tekstilshchik. At least 25 people were killed and 20 others were injured, after a deadly blast at a market on the outskirts of the Russian-controlled city of Donetsk. Notably, Moscow-backed groups
Twitter Boss visits Auschwitz death camp
As a result of the fall-out over Mr Musk’s enthusiastic agreement with an antisemitic post, Apple, Disney and IBM paused ads on X. In response, the entrepreneur has accused advertisers of attempting to “blackmail” him with money, and used expletive filled language to express his disdain for their actions. Tech billionaire Elon Musk has visited
Google and Meta support Kremlin
Following the imposition of sanctions against Russia, many tech companies have shut down their offices, services and support there, restricting access for users, the report states. The shutdown has made the work of independent media increasingly difficult, with Russian society becoming increasingly isolated in the face of state propaganda.Google, Meta and other tech giants are
Narendra Modi’s illiberalism
India is the planet’s fastest-growing major economy and now its fifth-biggest. Global investors toast its infrastructure boom and growing technological sophistication. Mr Modi wants to be India’s most consequential leader since Jawaharlal Nehru. His vision of national greatness is about wealth as well as religion. “Politics and religion cannot be mixed,” ruled India’s Supreme Court
The Israel “Genocide” in Gaza
South Africa’s claim that Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinians, heard by the icj this week, cheapens the term. It risks weakening the taboo and body of law aimed at preventing it. It obscures the real worry that Israel’s destructive campaign is breaking the laws of war; and the fact that permanent occupation is
America and Iran step to real war
Iranian allies in Iraq and Syria have launched about 140 rocket and drone attacks against American troops since the start of the Gaza war. Perhaps the most severe came on January 20th, with a volley of “multiple ballistic missiles and rockets” fired at the Al Asad base in western Iraq.Patriot air-defence batteries intercepted most of
Viktor Orban call Vietnamese companies to invest in Hungary
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said the size of Vietnam’s economy had surged 53-fold from US$8 billion in 1986 to $430 billion last year after years of war and trade embargoes.Its economy is stable and inflation has been under control in recent years despite global challenges,the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has called on