‘The Bund’ suffers in dark as power crisis hits Shanghai

The Bund

Famous skyline in Shanghai, known as The Bund, won’t be lit for two nights to conserve energy. China last week issued its first national drought notice of the year. Sichuan and Yangtze Delta region have been hit by record-breaking heat wave. To conserve energy, a famous skyline in Shanghai, China, known as The Bund, won’t … Read more

Bodies recovered from debris after landslide struck Iraq shrine

shrine

Emergency personnel are rushing to save victims from a fallen Shia shrine in Iraq. Six survivors have so far been rescued from the wreckage, compared to four bodies. Many others are thought to still be trapped under the rubble of the Qattarat al-Imam Ali shrine. Emergency personnel are rushing to save victims from a fallen … Read more

Philippines kids goes back to school for the first time since Covid

school

The Covid-19 outbreak in the Philippines was one of the worst in South East Asia. Around 24,000 nation’s public schools will conduct five days of in-person instruction. Some schools will have to split up courses into shifts due to lack of classrooms. After one of the longest school closures in history, millions of pupils across … Read more

West demands strict security at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

nuclear plant

The leaders of the west urge caution near Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. There are fears of a catastrophe worse than Chernobyl. Ukraine’s Independence Day will mark six months since Russia invaded the country. The United States, Britain, France, Germany, and others have emphasized the necessity to protect nuclear plant that are at risk due to … Read more

Ex-PM Pakistan Imran Khan charged under terrorism act

Imran Khan case

Imran Khan has been charged with violating the nation’s anti-terrorism law. His supporters have gathered outside his home and have vowed to “take over” if he is arrested. The former cricketer-turned-politician has been a vocal critic of the government. Imran Khan, the nation’s former prime minister, has been charged by Pakistani authorities with violating anti-terrorist … Read more

Child dies from suspected brain-eating amoeba

brain-eating amoeba

Toddler died after swimming in the Elkhorn River in eastern Nebraska on August 8. Medical professionals suspect he contracted primary amebic meningoencephalitis. a typically fatal ailment sometimes known as the “brain-eating amoeba”. After swimming in a river, a child in the US presumably contracted a rare infection brought on by a brain-eating amoeba, which ultimately … Read more

Gujarat riots victim women asks to reconsider release of attackers

Gujarat riots

Bilkis Bano was gang-ra*ed while pregnant and had her three-year-old daughter slaughtered during Gujarat riots. The 11 men who were sentenced to life in prison in 2008 were freed on Monday. Gujarat riots of 2002 resulted in more than 1,000 deaths, largely of Muslims. A Muslim woman who was gang-ra*ed while pregnant and had her … Read more

China is piercing clouds to fill its shrinking Yangtze River

Yangtze River

China has the largest programme in the world for cloud seeding. Hubei province in central China will use silver iodide rods to seed clouds and induce rainfall. China’s largest hydropower project, will raise water discharges by 500 million cubic meters. As large portions of the country experience the greatest heat wave on record and the … Read more

Mahmoud Abbas draws criticism on his ’50 Holocausts’ speech

Mahmoud Abbas

Mahmoud Abbas claims that Israel committed “50 Holocausts” against Palestinians. Comments sparked outrage from international leaders and a social media firestorm. Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid called them “despicable and false”. Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, touched a raw chord on Tuesday when he claimed that Israel had committed “50 Holocausts” against … Read more

Mogadishu hotel attack death toll keeps rising

Mogadishu hotel attack

Gunmen attacked an elite hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu. Al-Shabaab, which has ties to Al Qaeda, claimed responsibility for the attack. several victims in serious condition, Causalities expected to rise further. Officials reported that at least 15 people were killed after unknown gunmen assaulted an elite hotel in the Somali capital of Mogadishu on … Read more

Catholic bishop under house arrest after raid in Nicaragua

bishop

Following 16 days of stalemate, Nicaraguan police detain a bishop and seven other priests and seminarians. The arrests follow an inquiry into “destabilizing and provocative” acts. The OAS and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights call for the release of the prisoners. Nicaragua: Following a 16-day stalemate, Nicaraguan police detained a bishop along with seven … Read more

Russia ready to cut off Europe’s gas via Nord Stream 1 pipeline

Nord Stream

Russia’s major pipeline into the region, which feeds gas to Europe, will be shut off for three days. Nord Stream 1 pipeline crosses the Baltic Sea to reach Germany. Shutdown comes after Uniper was forced to receive a 15 billion euro ($15.1 billion) bailout from Germany. The unscheduled repair order on the Nord Stream 1 … Read more

Life in prison for “Isis Beatle” Elshafee El Sheikh

Elshafee El Sheikh

Elshafee El Sheikh was found guilty in April of taking hostages, conspiring to kill US citizens, and aiding a terrorist group. He was given eight concurrent life sentences without parole. Four US hostages are alleged to have died as a result of his activities. A US court has sentenced a British militant Elshafee El Sheikh … Read more

Al-Shabab militants kills 10 in Mogadishu hotel attack

Mogadishu hotel attack

Al-Shababab, an affiliate of al-Qaeda, has launched an attack on a hotel in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. At least eight civilians have been killed and nine injured, security officials say. Terrorists are believed to be holed up inside the Hotel Hayat. Ten individuals, according to security officials, were killed when al-Shabab extremists raided a hotel … Read more

Jesús Murillo Karam charged for students disappearance case

Jesús Murillo Karam

Jesús Murillo Karam was the former attorney general of Mexico. He has been arrested in relation to the 2014 disappearance of 43 students. he teenagers were on a bus en route to a protest in Mexico City when they went missing. A former attorney general of Mexico named Jesús Murillo Karam has been detained in … Read more

Ukrainian strikes on Crimea psychologically affecting Russia

Crimea

Russian military are being significantly impacted psychologically and operationally by Ukrainian attacks on Crimea. More than half of the naval planes in the Black Sea fleet have reportedly been rendered inoperable. The cruiser Moskva, the flagship of the fleet, was sunk by Ukraine in April. Russian military are being significantly impacted psychologically and operationally by … Read more

Russia will permit inspection of Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Vladimir Putin spoke on the phone with French President Emmanuel Macron. Leaders stressed importance of sending IAEA experts to the plant to evaluate “the situation on the ground”. Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed the idea of an inspection but noted specifics were still being worked out. The Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant will be open for UN representatives to … Read more