On August 22, 2022, it was announced that a draft agreement was approved by Pakistan’s cabinet to supply security forces for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, scheduled to begin in November. Qatar had requested security support for the event, and Pakistan’s military suggested creating and signing the agreement as
In a statement made on Monday, September 5th, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry announced that Chinese President Xi Jinping, is to visit Kazakhstan on September 14th. The news comes just a few weeks after many false reports stated that Xi’s next foreign trip would be to Saudi Arabia. This particular trip
Pakistan has suffered from the highest summer rainfall totals in over three decades. The recent flash flooding has left one-third of the country submerged in water, and has created catastrophic damage affecting at least 33 million people – about 15 percent of the population – according to Pakistan’s National Disaster
On Monday, July 25th, citizens in Tunisia voted to pass a new constitution in a referendum. Those in opposition to the proposed changes argue that the new constitution will hand President Kais Saied too much power, ultimately demolishing the democratic qualities the country developed after the 2011 revolution. Furthermore, the
On July 18th, a joint statement by Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced that the United States would simplify the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (S.I.V.) process. Beginning that week, the process was shortened to a single form. Previously, applicants were required
The Biden Administration announced in the third week of July that the U.S President was to host a virtual summit including officials from Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and India. The group is known as I2U2, the “I2” for Israel and India, and the U2 for the U.S. and U.A.E.
On 15 August 2022, the former Climate Resilience Minister of Grenada, Simon Stiell, was appointed as the new United Nations climate chief. This decision comes just three months before the next round of climate negotiations is to take place at the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm
Over the course of July 2nd and 4th, Nicaraguan police forces stormed five city halls, each governed by Citizens for Freedom (Ciudadanos por la Libertad, CxL), the oppositional party to current president Daniel Ortega’s Sandinista National Liberation Front. (Out of 153 municipalities nationwide, only 18 were not already controlled by
Two ships stocked with soybeans and corn left from Black Sea ports in Ukraine on the morning of Monday, August 8th, 2022. Eight ships had already departed from the ports since last week, bringing the total number of departing ships from Ukraine to ten under the new agreement with Russia
Numerous people identifying with the Bahá’í Faith were arrested on 31 July 2022 as a punishment for “spying” on behalf of Israel, just two days before Iranian security forces destroyed the homes of followers of the Bahá’í Faith in Roshankouh, a village in Northern Iran. Iranian officials warned onlookers not
As input costs are rising for African farmers and a food crisis continues to grow, African governments are increasing their support for small farms, according to fertilizer manufacturer Omnia Holdings. With the Russian invasion of Ukraine, there are fears that higher input prices will severely limit farmers’ ability to harvest
Bill 96 officially became law in Quebec on June 1st, but businesses fear that the act will hinder the recruitment of needed laborers. Intending to strengthen the French language in the province, the bill creates harsh limits on access to services in the English language, as well as altered language
