Last week, Israel launched a daring and secret mission that targeted a hidden missile production facility in northwest Syria. What at first appeared to be a simple airstrike turned out to be much more: Israeli special forces were involved in a ground raid, flown in by helicopter to destroy the
India’s Foreign Minister, S. Jaishankar, recently gave a fascinating explanation of why the BRICS group—comprised of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—is unlike any other international alliance. Speaking at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy, Jaishankar compared BRICS to other well-known trade groups like the European Union and NAFTA,
Türkiye is in a heated dispute with Siemens, accusing the German company of deliberately delaying crucial equipment for the country’s first-ever nuclear power plant. This $24 billion project, called the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant, is being built by Russia’s Rosatom energy agency. Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar has claimed that
Bangladesh is facing a big challenge over an unpaid energy bill of nearly $500 million owed to India, and it’s putting pressure on the country’s new interim government. The Financial Times (FT) recently reported that Bangladesh is rethinking its energy deals, particularly one involving Indian conglomerate Adani Group. The Background
A major Indian news agency, Asian News International (ANI), is suing Netflix over a controversial show called IC 814 – The Kandahar Hijack. This series is based on the real-life 1999 hijacking of an Indian Airlines plane by Pakistan-based terrorists. The issue? ANI claims Netflix used their archive footage and
In a new development, the US is talking with Japan about bringing new mid-range missiles to its territory. This move aims to strengthen defenses against China, according to a senior American defense official. During a recent visit to Tokyo, US Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth discussed this idea with
Netflix is in big trouble in India over its latest TV series, “IC 814 – The Kandahar Hijack.” The streaming giant is being accused of hurting the feelings of many Indians with the way it portrayed certain characters in the show. Here’s what happened: “IC 814 – The Kandahar Hijack,”
In January, Mara Kronenfeld, who runs UNRWA USA—a nonprofit that helps raise money for Palestinian refugees—was shocked by what she found online. When she Googled her organization’s name, she saw ads that looked like they came from the UN, but when she clicked on them, they led to an Israeli
The conflict in Pakistan’s Balochistan region is far more complex than it seems, stretching beyond just old political grievances and modern economic factors like CPEC. While some blame foreign interference, such as the CIA, the reality is that shifting alliances—like the Taliban’s ties to TTP militants and Baloch separatists—are at
