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World - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 5, 2017
Rex Tillerson – Trump a moron
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has denied rumours of a rift with Donald Trump, amid media reports he had called the president a "moron". "I'm not going to deal with petty..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 5, 2017
Reset : Turkey & Iran
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Iran on 5 October 2017 to hold crucial talks with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani and the Supreme..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 5, 2017
EU tax crackdown– Amazon & Apple
The European Union has launched a fresh crackdown over taxes paid by tech giants Amazon and Apple. Amazon has been ordered to repay €250m (£221m..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 4, 2017
Mattis in favor of Iran deal
US Defense Secretary James Mattis has told US Senators that it was in the nation’s best interests to remain a party in the Iran nuclear deal. Iran’s current nuclear program involves..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 4, 2017
Is Trump mentally ill?
A group of psychiatrists and mental illness experts have written a book titled the Dangerous Case of Donald Trump arguing that President Donald Trump may be dealing with a..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 4, 2017
The violent split
The President of the Generalitat of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont, has revealed that he will declare Catalonia’s independence in a few days. Deep fractures have appeared between..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 4, 2017
Unlikely allies
Hamas and the official Palestinian government have begun dialogue towards reconciliation and unification of Palestine. Interestingly Palestinian Authority..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 4, 2017
Sharif – here to stay
Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has once again been re-elected as the leader of the ruling party – the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). Sharif had been forced..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 4, 2017
Wells Fargo CEO in trouble
Top Democrat, Senator Elizabeth Warren has called on the CEO of Wells Fargo, Tim Sloan to be fired. The bank is mired in controversy over the creation of millions of fake accounts..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 3, 2017
Catalonia – thousands protest
Catalonia’s vote for an independent state on October 1st, 2017, was marred by confusion and violence. At least 861 people were reportedly injured. According to Catalan officials..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 3, 2017
US to expel Cuban diplomats
The US State Department is expected to order nearly two-thirds of Cuba's diplomats to leave the United States. The announcement will come in the wake of a mysterious sonic..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 3, 2017
What’s the motive?
A gunman opened fire on an open-air music festival in Las Vegas, resulting in 59 deaths and 527 injuries. This was the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history..
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 3, 2017
Mallya arrested, again
Indian business tycoon Vijay Mallya has been arrested in the London. This is the second time the former politician has been arrested in Britain. Vijay Mallya is an Indian businessman..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 3, 2017
Cyber breach – millions affected
Equifax has revised its estimate on the number of people who have been affected by the data breach that was disclosed in September 2017. The company revealed that 145.5 million..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 3, 2017
Understanding black holes
In September 2017, scientists part of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration and the Virgo Scientific Collaboration announced that they were able to observe the collision of two black..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 3, 2017
EU takes on hate speech
The European Union has warned that it will take action against online platforms that don’t remove hate speech content in a timely fashion. Authorities across the world have been..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 2, 2017
His spirit lives on: The Mahatma
Millions of people have come to revere Gandhi as Mahatma, " The Great Soul" and to the struggling masses he endeared himself as Bapu , " The Father of the Nation "..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 1, 2017
What happens with Rohingya
With more than 500,000 Rohingya Muslims fleeing the region to Bangladesh, the international community has demanded Myanmar to address the crisis. The Rohingya are an ethnic..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 1, 2017
N.Korea and US 'in direct contact'
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the United States is in direct contact with North Korea and is looking into whether Kim Jong Un is open to talks. The comment..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 1, 2017
China takes on North Korea
China has ordered North Korean companies to shut down their operations in the country. China has begun implementing the sanctions that were unanimously passed..