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Rohingya who moved to island in Bangladesh are learning job skills, says Japanese charity chief

link: https://apnews.com/article/bangladesh-myanmar-japan-rohingya-hasina-island-nippon-foundation-7809259313dc94bf6b160cb182a1dadf Summary: This article talks about how a Japanese foundation will spend 2 million dollars to move thousands of Rohingya refugees to a remote island in Bangladesh. Here they will teach the refugees skills that will help them improve their way of life. The government has been praised for the support they provided and it has been claimed that… Read more »

Pirate ship capture showcases India’s world-class special forces, analysts say

Link: https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/19/india/india-pirate-ship-capture-intl-hnk-ml/index.html Summary:Indian Navy saved a commercial ship from pirates off Somalia’s coast, Many say this displayed a great improvement of Naval forces of Delhi’s military making is possibly on par with the world’s best. This invasion happened on the MV Ruen vessel. The anti-piracy operation lasted two days, with no casualties. The Navy was able to incarcerate dozens of… Read more »

Pakistan attack targets van carrying Japanese autoworkers

Link: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/19/pakistan-attack-targets-van-carrying-japanese-autoworkers Summary: A suicide bomber detonated his explosive vest near an van consisting of japanese autoworkers. This explosion injured three nearby innocent bystanders and killed the accomplice alongside the bomber. This happened in Karachi Pakistan, a large port city for Pakistan that has a constant flow of infrastructure. All victims, including the targeted 5 Japanese Auto Workers, survived. The… Read more »

Pakistan condemns deadly Iranian missile strike on its territory as tensions spike across region

Link: https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/17/middleeast/iran-missile-attack-pakistan-intl-hnk/index.html summary: Pakistan has condemned an Iranian air strike that killed two children. Labeling it as a “unprovoked violation of its airspace”. Iran claims that this air was not a violation and was used to destroy two strongholds of the Sunni militant group Jaish al-Adl. Pakistan has warned Iran of serious consequences from this attack stating it killed two… Read more »

India conducts first flight of missile that can carry multiple warheads

Link: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/11/india-conducts-first-flight-of-missile-that-can-carry-multiple-warheads Summary: As nuclear capabilities rise world wide, India has been sure to stay in the race especially with its nearby competitor China rising to influence. India has developed and first flight tested a home-grown missile with multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle (MIRV) technology, this project has been in progress since 1983 and has been growing for decades. This… Read more »

Violence in the Mideast, rising threats from Islamic State group in Afghanistan pressure US, allies.

Link: https://apnews.com/article/iran-middle-east-mideast-attack-treat-bc88b3364ebc2cf7dfbfea4568eb4d96 Summary: As tensions in the middle east lead to exploding violence, fueled by Iran, the risk of a homeland attack on America or its European allies rises. The U.S head Central Command states that islamic state group affairs in afghanistan retain the will to strike with the possibility it is in as little as six months. These attacks… Read more »