World & Politics
The IMF: Impact of conflict in Ukraine on global inflation has diminished - 04/05/2024
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Director of Communications Julie Kozack stated that the crisis in Ukraine has substantially lessened its influence on global inflation, which includes rising food and energy costs. She claimed this was the outcome of actions taken by the central banks of many nations. "A global cost-of-living crisis resulted from the surge in food and energy prices, with...
Prime Minister Sunak proposes Britain's withdrawal from the ECHR to combat illegal migration - 04/04/2024
According to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Britain may decide to leave the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) if it helps in halting the immigration crisis. "I believe that securing our borders and controlling illegal migration is more important than remaining a member of any foreign court because it is fundamental to our sovereignty," Mr. Sunak told The Sun newspaper. Thus, Rishi Sunak made a...
Netanyahu expresses regret over deaths of international volunteers in Gaza - 04/03/2024
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the incident that resulted in the deaths of seven workers from the humanitarian group World Central Kitchen in the Gaza Strip as terrible. "This is a tragic event where innocent people in the Gaza Strip were accidentally hit by our forces. These things happen in combat, and we will look into everything thoroughly," Netanyahu said. The prime...
World Bank forecasts China's GDP growth to slow to 4.5% in 2024 - 04/03/2024
The World Bank predicts that China's GDP growth will drop from 5.2% in the previous year to 4.5% in 2024. According to the WB assessment, the economy is being strained by a large amount of debt, weakness in the real estate market, and tensions in international commerce. East Asian and Pacific developing economies are expected to raise their GDP by 4.5% this year, down from 5.1% in 2023. It is...
Bloomberg: Construction boom in the Himalayas creates a threat of natural disasters - 04/01/2024
Natural disasters could result from an increase in building in the Himalayas, an area that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi intends to develop, writes Bloomberg. According to Bloomberg, a natural disaster might result from an increase in building in the Himalayas, an area that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi intends to develop. The Himalayas are part of India's disputed border with...
Lithuania wants to become an energy exporter in 2050 - 03/28/2024
By 2050, Lithuania aims to generate and utilize 74 trillion watt-hours of electricity and become a nation that exports energy, including hydrogen. According to BNS, these initiatives are included in Lithuania's Ministry of Energy's most recent national strategy for achieving energy independence. Lithuanian grid operator Litgrid reports that the nation produced 5.7 TWh of power in 2023 and...
London accuses beijing of cyberattacks on British institutions in 2021-22 - 03/27/2024
Oliver Dowden, the deputy prime minister of Britain, stated on Monday that two significant cyberattacks on the country in 2021 and 2022 were carried out by organizations with ties to China. Speaking in the House of Commons of the British parliament, Dowden declared, "I can confirm today that Chinese-linked groups are responsible for two malicious cyber campaigns targeting both our democratic...
UN calls 2023 the hottest year in the history of observations - 03/20/2024
A report of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) states that 2023 has become the warmest year in the history of UN observations. In his remarks on the report, UN Secretary General António Guterres noted that "some indicators are not just the highest, they are too high, the climate change is happening faster and faster". The effects of climate change, according to him, are "abrupt,...
UN: At least 1.1 million people in Gaza are at risk of starvation - 03/19/2024
In the Gaza Strip, at least 1.1 million people are in danger of starvation because they have run out of food, said UN Secretary General António Guterres in a New York discussion with the media regarding the Gaza conflict. Experts on food insecurity, according to Mr. Guterres, believe that famine in northern Gaza is unavoidable. "A devastating famine is imminent as over 1.1 million Palestinians,...
Putin wins Russian presidential election in Crimea - 03/18/2024
Putin wins the presidential election in Crimea after completing all protocol. After all procedures are completed, Vladimir Putin receives 93.60 percent of the vote to win the Crimean election, according to the election commission of the region's press office. The election results show that Putin received 76.69 percent in 2018, 63.6 percent in 2012, 71.31 percent in 2004, and 52.9 percent in...