Article: Exclusive: Beijing pushes to join security efforts for citizens in Pakistan, sources say This article outlines the consequences that Pakistan is facing in terms of their relations with China as a result of militant rebels in the country attacking/killing Chinese citizens based in Pakistan. The killings themselves were one part of the issue, but a lack of responsible and… Read more »
Article: Global Disorder, Middle Powers, and the Next POTUS This article shares findings from a conference held in Astana. The main takeaways from this conference were of future foreign policy goals that both the US and Kazakhstan should work towards and adopt in terms of countering Russian and Chinese influence against the West/United States. Out of the five Central Asian… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/04/asia/pakistan-punjab-climate-diplomacy-india-smog-intl-hnk/index.html Punjab, Pakistan, has called for a cross-border collaboration with India to discuss a solution to the growing air pollution crisis that is affecting both countries. Raja Jahangir Anwar, Punjab’s Environment Secretary has emphasized the need for a “climate diplomacy’” after the largest city in the province, Lahore, recorded a record high of pollution. The air quality… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/sri-lanka-election-politics-economic-crisis-7fd0ab2d3ed89ccac2e8cd0fdc6731bf The Marxist-leaning Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake won the presidential election on Sept. 21, and on Thursday, November 14, his party had a landslide win in the Parliament. This mandate gives the President the power to enact his plans of fighting poverty and corruption in the crisis-stricken nation. Reporting from Colombo, Al Jazeera’s Minelle Fernandez… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/bangladesh-press-accreditations-c6084ebc9dd6cee9c87101961d031f97 Bangladesh’s interim government canceled press accreditations for 167 journalists. An association of editors and rights groups has condemned the decision, calling it a threat to press freedom in the country. The Editors’ Council said the cancellation of accreditations by the interim government headed by Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus risks “fostering a climate of exerting control,… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-smog-mobile-clinics-punjab-219608bdb72e4a62ff6ca7fca52e964d According to Pakistani health officials, 1.8 million people have been sickened by the worsening air pollution in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province. “Over 1.8 million people visited hospitals and private clinics in the smog-hit districts in Punjab in the past 30 days, and most of them had been suffering from respiratory-related diseases and burning of eyes,” said… Read more »
https://apnews.com/article/bangladesh-sheikh-hasina-interpol-arrest-5e996c959cc676bbdb10a651e77b0ad5 In August of this year, a popular revolt successfully forced the resignation of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Hasina has been ruling Bangladesh since 2009 and, since then, has propagated multiple harsh repressions of protests. In July of 2024, the most deadly and extreme repression took place. A student-led protest was taking place; in some areas, it turned violent…. Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/former-uk-soldier-accused-helping-iran-pleads-guilty-prison-escape-2024-11-11/ Daniel Abed Khalife who was a former British soldier, has plead guilty to escaping prison while he was awaiting his trial. He is on trial at London’s Woolwich Crown Court and is facing charges for gathering sensitive information and providing that information to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) between 2019 and 2022. Khalife who is… Read more »
Link:https://www.reuters.com/world/us-indicts-suspected-leaker-classified-documents-israels-plans-strike-iran-2024-11-13/ Recently, an article reported by Reuters has indicated that a former federal employee has allegedly leaked classified national defense documents that detailed israel plans to strike Iran. The former employee’s name is Asif William Rahman. who was a U.S. defense contractor with access to classified information. The leaked information is highly sensitive to military strategies that are related to… Read more »
Link:https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-ready-possible-oil-export-curbs-after-trump-election-2024-11-13/ Following the current victory of former president Donald Trump in 2024, this article has highlighted the new curb that could be up and coming with Iran’s economy and new oil exports that are to come. Prior, in the election of 2016, former president Donald Trump criticized the 2015 nuclear deal and vowed to withdraw from it, this caused fear… Read more »