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World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 13, 2017
Who runs the world?
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg has spoken against sexism in the world. During a recent event, she said that “men still run the world” and the current state of affairs aren’t doing “so well.”
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 13, 2017
Destruction of US-Russia ties
In a strongly worded statement Russia has called on US to stop “the destruction of Russia-U.S. relations”. Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has met with..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 13, 2017
The biggest political mistake
Former White House Chief Strategist, Steve Bannon, has criticized US President Donald Trump’s decision to fire the former FBI Director, James Comey. In an interview Bannon said that..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 13, 2017
Japan’s vulnerability
As North Korea has continued to ignore the growing calls to disable its nuclear program, Japan has become particularly vulnerable. Relations between Japan and North Korea are..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 13, 2017
China excludes pipeline
The UN has passed the harshest set of sanctions on North Korea after the nation conducted its sixth nuclear test. However, key concessions have been made to China and Russia who..
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 13, 2017
Justice for Lankesh
Thousands took the streets in Bangalore to protest the murder of the rationalist journalist, Gauri Lankesh. Gauri Lankesh was a prominent journalist and writer, who lived in Bangalore..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 13, 2017
Macron’s labor test
French President Emanuel Macron’s first big test as a leader will come as labor unions have called on protests in the region. The government has introduced a new policy that seeks to..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 13, 2017
Indefinite Gulf impasse
Qatar's foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has accused the Saudi Arabia-led bloc of nations of imposing “illegal measures”. He was speaking at a UN..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 13, 2017
Typhoon Talim to hit China
Close to half a million people in China was expected to be evacuated as the country braces itself for a “super typhoon.” In 2006 China was hit by the most powerful typhoon to strike..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 13, 2017
No election President
Halimah Yacob, the former Speaker of the Parliament in Singapore will be the nation’s first female President. However, critics have voiced opposition over the fact she has won the..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 13, 2017
The best of humanity
Father Tom Uzhunnalil, the Indian priest who had been held captive for over a year by terrorists in Yemen, has been officially released. The Sultan of Oman played the pivotal..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 11, 2017
Catalonia’s next move
Thousands are expected to take to the streets of Catalonia in favor of independence from Spain. Catalonia is one of the most industrialized regions in Spain. Barcelona is the region’s..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 11, 2017
Goodbye to gas
China has announced that the country will be banning diesel and petrol cars in the near future. A specific timeframe has not been announced. The first practical production of an..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 11, 2017
Togo blocks the internet
In the midst of anti-government protests in Togo, the authorities blocked internet access from the region for six days. Public have grown increasingly vocal against the Gnassingbé..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 11, 2017
Justice for 9/11
Sixteen years after the tragic terror attacks that took place in New York, the five men who stand accused have yet to face trial in America. On September 11, 2001, there..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 11, 2017
Irma ravages on
Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful hurricanes to be recorded, continues to ravage in America. The hurricane has already resulted in the deaths of 24 people in the Caribbean..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 11, 2017
Bank ban on North Korea
According to media reports, Beijing has ordered Chinese state banks to suspend accounts held by North Koreans. North Korea has remained defiant and has threatened “pain and..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 8, 2017
Trump Jr guilty?
The US President’s son, Donald Trump Jr testified in front of the Senate investigators regarding his meeting with a Russian lawyer in 2016. In June 2016, Trump Jr met with Russian..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 8, 2017
Earthquake hits Mexico
Mexico has been hit by an 8.2 magnitude earthquake that has resulted in the deaths of at least six people. It is the strongest earthquake in over a century to have hit the region..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 8, 2017
Trump's offer to mediate
US President Donald Trump has offered to mediate talks in the dispute between Qatar and the Saudi-led bloc of nations. The impasse in West Asia is one of the worst diplomatic crises..