Headlines- According to US President Donald Trump, talks with Iran may occur this next weekend.
- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards claim that in response to US strikes on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, they opened fire on US military installations.
- In order "to safeguard national security," Bahrain's Ministry of Interior declared that it has arrested fifteen people who were allegedly linked to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
- Kuwait said on Wednesday that one person was killed and numerous others were injured in an Iranian missile and drone strike on its international airport.
- During a press conference in Geneva on Wednesday, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the World Health Organization, stated that the Ebola virus in central Africa has had a "big head-start" and warned that health officials were still lagging behind.
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UN Security Council Holds an Open...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a videoconference open debate with United Nations Security Council members on “Maintenance of International Peace and Security: Maritime Security” on
India Farm Protests Youth Participation
Indian farmers protesting on New Delhi’s outskirts are vowing to continue their two-month struggle to scrap three new farm laws, despite recent violence that has cast a shadow on what is being called one of the world’s largest protests. Led by farmers from the agricultural state of Punjab, the protest includes many educated young people, highlighting India’s growing joblessness problem
India Farmers Protests
Tens of thousands of farmers in India are protesting new laws that aim to dismantle government regulated farm trade and usher in sweeping agricultural reforms
PM Modi Arrives in Ahmedabad
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi being welcomed by the Governor of Gujarat, Shri Acharya Devvrat, the Chief Minister of Gujarat, Shri Vijay Rupani and the Deputy Chief Minister of Gujarat, Shri Nitinbhai Patel, on his arrival, at Ahmedabad
Delhi Police Uses Facial Recognition to...
Facial recognition technology acquisition was mandated for the Delhi police following an order from the Delhi High Court. The Automated Facial Recognition System (AFRS) software was acquired by the police in March 2018 and was meant only to be a tool for identifying lost and found children through facial matching
Protests Against India’s New Citizenship Emerge...
Two months after a controversial citizenship law passed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party government sparked a wave of protests by students and women, the Indian capital city will hold polls to elect a new local government on Saturday. As the BJP tries to wrest the prestigious city government from a city-based party that rules Delhi, the election will indicate whether the party retains its popularity among young voters
Backlash to India’s New Citizenship Law...
In India, demands to scrap a controversial new citizenship law present the most serious challenge that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has faced since his Hindu nationalist government came to power power six years ago. The legislation has fanned fears that it will marginalize the country’s 200 million Muslims and erode its secular constitution by introducing religion as a criterion for citizenship