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News and updates from around the world, with Indian perspective.
North Korea reports its first Covid-19 case, over two years after pandemic hit, Kim Jong Un imposes national emergency
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered all cities to be put under lockdown after the nuclear-armed nation reported Covid-19 cases for the first time in the last two years ever since the pandemic began.
Operation Paperclip: How the USA helped Nazi criminals from WWII evade justice to advance its own military ambitions
After defeating the Nazis in Germany, the USA went to great lengths to bring some of the most prominent Nazis home and spent a considerable amount of money and efforts to rehabilitate them, because they wanted the Nazis' weapons and their expertise.
Al Jazeera journalist shot dead while covering Israeli army operation in West Bank, Israel says Palestinian terrorists killed her
The Palestine Journalists Syndicate held the Israeli forces fully responsible for the crime and stated that Shireen Abu Akleh's death was a clear assassination perpetrated by the Israeli Army.
USA’s Rutgers University that employs Audrey Truschke created fake jobs to boost MBA program rankings, falsified placement numbers: Reports
The lawsuits accuse the Rutgers University business school of faking placement numbers to get better rankings.
Hakenkreuz, not Swastika: Australia’s Victoria state govt plans to bring in a law to ban public display of Nazi symbol
The govt of Victoria state in Australia has tabled a legislation to ban the use of Nazi Hakenkreuz, but allows Swastika
Elon Musk says it was ‘stupid and immoral’ to ban Donald Trump, to reverse the decision
Recently, Trump had categorically stated that he has no plans to go back to Twitter. Trump further noted that he would stick to his own social media platform, Truth Social, instead.
Chinese firms threaten to close operations in Pakistan over non-payment of dues totaling $1.5 Billion: Reports
Complaints by the Chinese side also included high taxation, a hike in fuel prices, a complex visa process, and constant pressure to maximize power generation.
Sri Lanka: Ruling party MP killed amid violent clashes, house of Rajapaksa family set on fire as island descends into chaos
Sri Lanka MP Amarakeerthi Athukorala killed amid violent clashes and mass protests.
Pakistanis shame cricketer Danish Kaneria on social media, ask him to leave the country for speaking against forced conversions in Pakistan
Danish Kaneria's revelations have not gone down well with ordinary Pakistanis who refuse to acknowledge this problem.
Another case of Taharrush? 13 teenage boys arrested in Egypt after video of mass harassment of female tourists goes viral
Egyptian authorities have arrested 13 teenage boys after a video of mass harassment of foreign female tourists at Giza pyramids went viral.
