Christian religious leaders in Iraq called for an investigation over a wedding fire that killed more than 100 people last week, reports the Associated Press. Priests have blamed the corruption and influence of armed militias as some of the factors that produced the tragedy. Some have even said that the[Read More…]

The speaker of Canada’s House of Commons resigned after inviting a Ukrainian Nazi Veteran to attend a special session of parliament, calling him a “hero”, and encouraging a standing ovation in presence of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Anthony Rota resigned as a speaker on[Read More…]

India after hosting the Group of 20 Summit and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s foreign policy successes, is now grappling with a diplomatic crisis triggered by allegations from Canadian leader Justin Trudeau. Trudeau suggested that India may have been involved in the killing of a Sikh Canadian citizen in June, leading[Read More…]

Five Iranian prisoners sought by the US were set free on Monday and headed home as part of a deal with Iran, which set free another five American-Iranian prisoners held in Tehran. Also, $6 billion in assets held in South Korea were unfrozen and transferred to Qatar, according to the[Read More…]

This week, India sent invitations to G20 leaders which described Droupadi Murmu as “President of Bharat” instead of “President of India.” Does this mean that India has changed its name? The decision was cheered by many Hindu nationalist leaders from the Prime Minister’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. They said the[Read More…]

Chinese President Xi Jinping will apparently skip this week’s G20 summit in India as friction grows between two of the most populated countries in the world. Chinese Premier Li Qiang will represent China in the September 9-10 summit instead, reports the Associated Press. “Premier Li Qiang will elaborate on China’s[Read More…]

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, alongside three Cabinet ministers ate sashimi prepared with fish caught off the Fukushima coast after the release of treated radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant. This is part of an effort to show that fish is safe to eat. The ministers had sashimi of[Read More…]

Climate activists are targeting private jets, superyachts, and golf camps in Europe as a part of global protests against luxury, reports the Associated Press. Spanish climate activist group Futuro Vegetal –or Vegetable Future—was responsible for spray-painting a $300 million superyacht belonging to Walmart heir Nancy Walton Laurie. The group held[Read More…]