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U.S. Approves $20 Billion in Weapons Sales to Israel Despite Gaza Death Toll Background The Biden administration recently approved over $20 billion in new weapons sales to Israel, despite pressure from rights activists to halt arms deliveries due to the high death toll in Gaza. The sale includes 50 F-15 fighter jets worth $18.82 billion,…

New Research Challenges COVID-19 Classification as a Pandemic Introduction New research has emerged that challenges the classification of COVID-19 as a pandemic, citing significant discrepancies in mortality rates across adjacent regions. The study suggests that socio-economic factors and public health interventions, rather than the virus itself, were the primary drivers of excess mortality. The Study…

Delightfully Offbeat: Cancelled National Holiday in Bangladesh What Happened? On Tuesday, Bangladesh’s interim government made the surprising decision to cancel a national holiday on August 15. This date marks the assassination of the country’s founder and former prime minister, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who is also the father of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina. A…

President Museveni hosts Lesotho’s Prime Minister Deepening Ties Between Uganda and Lesotho President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today hosted the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Lesotho, Rt. Hon. Sam Matekane at State House, Entebbe. During the meeting, the two leaders underscored the importance of deepening the long-standing ties between their respective nations. “We are…

Ukraine’s Incursion into Russian Territory Background Ukraine said Tuesday it would not hold on to Russian territory captured in its surprise cross-border incursion and offered to stop raids if Moscow agreed a “just peace”. Ukrainian forces entered Russia’s Kursk region last Tuesday, taking over two dozen settlements in the biggest attack by a foreign army…

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s Warning A Grim Forecast for the World’s Future External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has painted a bleak picture of where the world might be in five years, warning of a “very grim forecast” given military tension in West Asia, between Ukraine and Russia, and in Southeast Asia. The Current State…

An Indian Social Media Star Arrested for Cooking and Eating a Protected National Bird Outrage Over Video of Peacock Curry An Indian would-be social media star, Kodam Pranay Kumar, has recently sparked outrage after posting a video of himself cooking and eating the country’s protected national bird, the peacock. The video went viral on social…

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