Iran’s top nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, was shot and killed in an ambush on Friday, November 27th in the Damavand region of Iran. According to Iranian state media, Fakhrizadeh was attacked while travelling by car on a rural road in Absard, a suburb situated about 70 km east of the
The Durand Line, drawn by the British in 1893, spans approximately 1,600 miles. This is the border that supposedly separates Pakistan from Afghanistan. To help it fulfil this purpose, Pakistani authorities ordered that a razor wire-encasing parallel mesh fence be built on top of it. Now, four years down the
On November 7th, the United States placed sanctions and travel bans on 14 Chinese officials over their part in diminishing and cracking down on the country’s pro-democracy movement. Last month, four opposition members were removed from the legislature after China’s parliament gave Hong Kong’s government the power to curb dissension.
Earlier this month, the Bangladesh government began the process of relocating thousands of Rohingya refugees to the remote Bhasan Char island, a move that has prompted significant concern from human rights groups. Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, amongst others, have criticised Bangladesh authorities for their lack of transparency around
Hundreds of thousands of farmers have converged on New Delhi in the past weeks to protest the passing of a series of farm bills by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, culminating in a nationwide general strike on Tuesday, December 8. The bills, which farmers say they were not consulted on, were
Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered the withdrawal of nearly all U.S. forces based in Somalia by January 15, the Pentagon has confirmed. There are currently around 700 U.S. military personnel stationed in the region training and supporting government troops in the fight against Al-Shabaab and Islamic State Militants.
