Link: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/pivot-india-nepal-pm-visits-china-seek-investment-2024-12-03 This article highlights the importance of Nepal’s current concern of economic struggles. According to Reuters veteran communist politician K.P Sharma Oli has returned as prime minister this year for the fourth time, and aims to pursue deals with Bejinig to new up and coming movement of infrastructure projects,after being seen on a long day visit in china. The… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/lebanese-refugees-return-home-iraq-israel-hezbollah-ceasefire-holds-2024-12-03/ This article discussed the return of Lebanese families to southern Lebanon after the agreement of a ceasefire between Israel-Hezbollah holds. During the conflict, over 20,000 Lebanese were forced to seek refuge in Iraq to avoid the ongoing conflict. With the ceasefire being brokered by the US and France, many of those people who were displaced were… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/us-deepens-sanctions-irans-shadow-oil-fleet-2024-12-03/ The Biden administration has imposed new sanctions on 35 different entities and vessels that are apart of a “shadow fleet” that are involved in the illegal trade of Iranian petroleum. The sanctions are apart of the United States response to Iran’s attacks on Israel on October 1st and the Iran’s recent escalations in their nuclear program…. Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-taliban-medical-education-women-girls-c55047b95870386c86811bcedf7191ea The EU condemned the Taliban’s recent decision to halt women and girls from getting education in the medical field in Afghanistan after following reports that the leader of the Taliban ordered that medical courses, including nursing and midwifery, at five different places. The Taliban hasn’t confirmed that these actions are true but this decision follows the… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-sectarian-violence-ceasefire-northwest-shiites-47dc036c70eb20788815ec34d1da5092 Violence in Kurram, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, first began after gunmen attacked a convoy of vehicles carrying mostly Shiites, killing 52 people on November 21st. Some Shiites launched attacks on Sunni Muslims, killing 78 people and wounding 200 others. A ceasefire was reached on November 24, but violence soon began again. Javed Ullah Mehsud,… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/bangladesh-india-hindu-leader-hasina-minority-groups-c45812dce748aec95e0430a977d71ef5 Krishna Das Prabhu, a prominent Hindu leader who led large rallies in Bangladesh, was arrested in Dhaka last week, and now faces charges of sedition. Hindu groups say there have been thousands of attacks against Hindus since early August, when the secular government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was overthrown. India, which sheltered 10 million refugees and helped Bangladesh gain… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.rt.com/india/608744-putin-praises-modis-india-first-policy/ “Prime Minister Modi has a similar program called Make in India. We are also prepared to set up a manufacturing base in India… The Indian prime minister and government have been creating stable conditions because the leadership is committed to an ‘India first’ policy, and we believe that investments in India are profitable… I know that… Read more »
Link:https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-taliban-medical-education-women-girls-c55047b95870386c86811bcedf7191ea The EU has recently condemned and has shown major concern for the woman and overall human rights in Afghanistan. Recently it is heard that the European Union has condemned the Taliban’s approach in other words said to limit and suspend medical education for women and girls in Afghanistan. This restriction is to further limit educational opportunities for women, this… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-iran-sends-forces-to-syria-idf-warns-it-not-to-smuggle-arms-to-hezbollah/ Iran’s government has sent weapons to Syria to be used by Hezbollah in Lebanon, an action that the Israel Defense Force (IDF) claimed they are closely monitoring. It is an Israeli priority to keep weapons out of Hezbollah’s reach, something that Israel will take action to prevent if necessary. Iran has long backed Syria together with… Read more »
Link to Article: https://www.indiatoday.in/india-today-insight/story/navy-day-reminder-a-buffed-up-pakistan-naval-force-in-indias-backyard-2643655-2024-12-02 As the 53rd Annual Navy Day approaches in India, fears surrounding Pakistan’s increasingly modern and sizeable naval forces worry Indian officials. Pakistan’s naval endeavors have been supported by China, demonstrating a shift in the maritime power of the region. This April, a Chinese constructed submarine was launched from Karachi, with multiple warships armed with surface-air missiles,… Read more »
