Power Blocs & Alliances
Tensions between India and Bangladesh have surged following protests and counter-protests over alleged mistreatment of Hindu minorities in Bangladesh. The diplomatic strain, already high after the exile of former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to India in August, has worsened due to recent events. The arrest of Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das in Chittagong on…
Power Blocs & Alliances
Syrian rebel forces continued their offensive on Tuesday, advancing toward the strategic city of Hama after their shocking capture of Aleppo last week. The move marks a significant escalation in the Syrian civil war, putting immense pressure on President Bashar Assad and his allies, Russia and Iran. Rebels and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights…
Power Blocs & Alliances
Militants and their Turkish-backed allies launched a fierce offensive against Aleppo on Friday, triggering some of the deadliest fighting Syria has seen in years. The attack, which has killed 242 people, includes both combatants and civilians, with 24 of the fatalities caused by Russian airstrikes. The violence comes at a sensitive time for the region,…
Power Blocs & Alliances
At least 82 people have been killed and 156 others injured in three days of intense sectarian violence in northwestern Pakistan, officials confirmed on Sunday, November 24, 2024. The clashes erupted in Kurram district, located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province near the Afghan border, a region that has long been a hotspot for sectarian tensions between…
Escalations & Strikes
On Monday, Lebanon’s Hezbollah launched a massive salvo of 340 rockets targeting Israel, according to Israeli media. The Israeli military confirmed that air defense systems intercepted several projectiles, but 11 people were reported wounded in the attack. The rocket barrage followed a deadly Israeli airstrike on Sunday in central Beirut, which killed at least 29…
Escalations & Strikes
In a dramatic escalation on Tuesday afternoon, Israel conducted a wave of simultaneous airstrikes targeting 20 Hezbollah sites in the Dahiyeh neighborhood, a stronghold of the terror group in southern Beirut. The operation came mere hours before an anticipated ceasefire agreement was set to be approved by Israel’s security cabinet. For the first time in…
Power Blocs & Alliances
The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) prosecutor, Karim Khan, announced his pursuit of an arrest warrant for Myanmar’s Acting President and military chief, Min Aung Hlaing, for alleged crimes against humanity targeting the Rohingya population. This marks the ICC’s first application for an arrest warrant against a senior Myanmar official accused of orchestrating the persecution and…
Escalations & Strikes
On Sunday, over 250 rockets and drones were fired by the Hezbollah terror group at northern and central Israel, resulting in several injuries and significant property damage, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and emergency medical services. Injuries and Damages Reported In northern Israel, a man in his 60s sustained serious shrapnel injuries to…
Energy Markets
Russia has reportedly supplied North Korea with over a million barrels of oil since March 2024, according to satellite imagery analysis conducted by the Open Source Centre, a UK-based research organization. This transfer is seen as payment for the weapons and troops North Korea has provided to support Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine. The shipments,…
Escalations & Strikes
Fierce clashes between the Israeli army and Hezbollah erupted in Lebanon on Thursday, with intense battles reported in the towns of Khiam and Biyyadah. Concurrently, Israeli airstrikes targeted Beirut’s southern suburbs and villages in the Baalbek-Hermel governorate. The strikes resumed Thursday morning after a brief pause during US envoy Amos Hochstein’s visit to Beirut, which…
