A recent UN report shows that the number of people suffering from hunger worldwide is at a record high. Around 345 million people are affected by acute food insecurity, of which around 50 million people in 45 countries are on the brink of famine. On […]
Day: October 16, 2022
How has Xi Jinping’s leadership shaped China?
He has been the most powerful communist leader in China since Mao Zedong. Now, the Communist Party Congress — held every five years — is set to extend President Xi Jinping’s leadership for a historic third term. The new leadership lineup is expected to be […]
Protesters call for cancellation of ‘revisionist’ Serb film
Protesters are calling for screenings of a new documentary by a Serbian-Canadian filmmaker to be cancelled across Europe, saying the “revisionist” film “whitewashes” war crimes committed during the Bosnian War. Film director Boris Malagurski announced last month on Twitter the schedule of screenings of his […]
Russian forces hold the line in Kherson as Ukraine counterstrikes
Russia says its forces have battled oncoming Ukraine troops to a standstill in the country’s south and inflicted “significant losses”. Russian soldiers held their positions during “fierce fighting” in the Kherson region and Ukrainian troops were also targeted in the eastern region of Donetsk, Russia’s […]
Iran accuses ‘Great Satan’ US of ‘inciting chaos, terror’
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi accused United States President Joe Biden of “inciting chaos” after he expressed support for demonstrations against the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died in Iranian government custody nearly a month ago. The protests started in mid-September after Amini, 22, […]
Austrian Foreign Minister at the Young Entrepreneurs Summit in Germany
This year’s Young German Entrepreneurs Summit in Germany was also attended by Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg. The event, which this year took place under the motto “The World in Transition”, was held at the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences. True to the motto, the conference […]
Every Third Austrian Had to Suffer Income Losses in the Last Year
The number of cases of Covid-19 is rising steadily again in Austria and the government in Vienna is already starting to prepare for another harsh winter. New statistics have now been published indicating that more than a third of the Austrian population has suffered a […]
Two Rohingya camp leaders killed in Bangladesh
A mob of a dozen people hacked to death two Rohingya community leaders in Bangladesh as security worsens in camps housing almost one million refugees. Police spokesman Faruk Ahmed said the Rohingya leaders were killed late on Saturday at Camp 13, calling it one of […]
Joe Biden has ‘no plans’ to meet Saudi Arabia’s MBS at G20 summit
United States President Joe Biden has “no plans” to meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at next month’s G20 summit in Indonesia, a senior US official says, as tensions over the OPEC+ decision to cut oil production continue to reverberate. Biden will act […]
Premier League roundup: Liverpool beat City, Arsenal stay top
Reigning Premier League champions Manchester City suffered their first defeat of the season with a 1-0 loss to a resurgent Liverpool at Anfield. Sunday’s game was a close affair and was decided by a 76th-minute Mohamed Salah goal. The Egyptian expertly controlled Allison’s goal kick […]