Current Affairs

As the Israel-Hamas conflict enters its second day, political analysts are reflecting on the situation, with some likening it to “Israel’s 9/11” and others viewing it as the culmination of a “50-year time bomb.” The conflict escalated when, at dawn on Saturday, the Palestinian militant group Hamas initiated a multifaceted ...

Temporarily ceasing its operations to visitors on Saturday, the Eiffel Tower, an internationally acclaimed tourist landmark situated in Paris, took a cautious measure. The decision to close the iconic structure came in response to a bomb threat, which led to a systematic evacuation, as verified by an official from the ...

NBC News has confirmed that China-linked hackers successfully breached the email account of U.S. Ambassador to China, Nicholas Burns, as part of a targeted intelligence-gathering campaign. According to NBC News, in addition to breaching the email account of U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns, the hackers also gained access to ...

In the aftermath of a catastrophic train derailment in India on Friday night, rescuers fearlessly ventured through heaps of debris and wreckage. Their heroic efforts aimed to extract the bodies of the deceased and liberate numerous individuals who found themselves trapped within over a dozen severely damaged rail cars. This ...

Biden’s upcoming visit to Port Moresby on May 22 would mark the first time a sitting US president has visited Papua New Guinea, a country that is rich in resources but still largely underdeveloped. On Sunday, Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape announced that next month, Pacific Islands leaders ...

On Friday, Ukraine’s finance minister suggested that Kyiv use its bilateral ties with China to gain leverage and put an end to Russia’s full-scale invasion. The minister made the comments following a phone call between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Chinese President Xi Jinping earlier this week, which marked the ...

On Tuesday, former US President Donald Trump made his return to Instagram, posting for the first time since his account was banned in the aftermath of the January 6, 2021 attack on Capitol Hill. Trump utilized Instagram to promote the second edition of his digital trading cards, which sold out ...

On Sunday, Israel launched a retaliatory strike against Syria, firing rockets in response to recent rocket attacks on Israeli-controlled territory. Despite six rockets being launched towards Israel, no damage was reported. According to al-Mayadeen TV based in Lebanon, the al-Quds brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement, ...

On Tuesday, Finland completed its historic strategic shift by depositing its accession documents to the alliance and officially becoming the 31st member of NATO. On Tuesday, Finland completed its historic policy shift by formally joining NATO. The military bloc’s Brussels headquarters saw the flag of Finland being raised, as the ...

Walmart is facing a lawsuit by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for terminating the employment of an employee in North Carolina who had Crohn’s disease, following allegations that the company declined to provide her with leave related to her disability. According to a complaint filed in federal court ...