A recent price cap on Russian oil at $60 a barrel, set by a number of western nations (namely the United States), has been rendered ineffective by China and India. The two countries have purchased a vast majority of available Russian oil at prices higher than the $60 price cap throughout much of April. This cap was originally put in… Read more »
An airstrike by the Myanmar military on the village Pa Zi Gyi, which is in the north-western Sagaing region, has left over 100 people dead, according to reports from survivors. The attack targeted a village that was holding a ceremony celebrating the recent establishment of a local volunteer defence force. Myanmar’s military junta has increasingly used air strikes against opponents… Read more »
As violence and attacks on Hindus in the eternally-disputed region of Kashmir continue, the Indian government has resorted to arming and growing local militias in the region. Kashmir is already one of the most heavily militarized areas of the world, with mass amounts of Indian, Pakistani and Chinese troops, as well as well-armed rebels and terrorist groups. Most of the… Read more »
The former leader of Pakistan, Imran Kahn, has evaded arrest yet again. Since a court order to arrest the former prime minister was issued roughly 2 weeks ago, Pakistani officials have been unable to fulfill it. Recent days have seen mass groups of Kahn supporters setting up barricades around his house, preventing local police from reaching him. Kahn has been… Read more »
A recent fire that destroyed large portions of a refugee camp in Bangladesh has been labeled by investigators as sabotage. The Cox Bazaar refugee camp, which primarily houses Rohingyan refugees who’ve fled fighting in nearby Myanmar, has seen multiple incidents of arson and fires over the last year, but this incident is the most destructive yet. Nearly 2800 shelters and… Read more »