Author: Editorial Desk

Turkey: Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the President of Turkey, has called Israel a “terror state,” ahead of a planned visit to Germany. Mr. Erdogan stated that Israel’s military campaign against the Palestinian armed group Hamas included “the most treacherous attacks in human history” with “unlimited” support from the West. The President echoed Turkey’s and his own views that Hamas is not a terrorist organisation but a political party that won past elections and demanded that Israeli leaders stand trial for war crimes at the International Court of Justice in The Hague. According to the statement, unlike Turkey, the US, the…

United States: The US and China have agreed to triple renewable energy capacity globally by 2030 in line with the intention expressed in the G20 Declaration issued this September. Additionally, they have suggested that this decade will see a peak in their emissions from the power sector. China and the US are the top fossil fuel producers. “Both countries support the G20 Leaders Declaration to pursue efforts to triple renewable energy capacity globally by 2030 and intend to sufficiently accelerate renewable energy deployment in their respective economies through 2030 from 2020 levels so as to accelerate the substitution for coal,…

Jakarta, Indonesia: Southeast Asian defense ministers called for an end to the Myanmar crisis and to the Israel-Hamas war during a meeting in Jakarta. The main topics of discussion during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting included the Myanmar crisis, the conflict between Israel and Hamas, as well as Beijing’s growing assertiveness in the disputed South China Sea. Indonesia’s president Mr. Joko Widodo called on US President Mr. Joe Biden this week to help bring about a ceasefire in Gaza. Indonesia’s Defense Minister Mr. Prabowo Subianto began negotiations by expressing his “deep sadness” by events in the Palestinian…

Canada: Canadian Prime Minister Mr. Justin Trudeau has stated that the “killing of women, of children, of babies” in the besieged Gaza Strip must end. It was Mr. Trudeau’s sharpest criticism of Israel since the war against Hamas broke out in early October. Canada has argued that Israel has the right to defend itself against Hamas after the Palestinian group attacked southern Israel last month, killing 1,400 people and taking over 200 hostage. However, it expressed increasing concern, along with the US and other allies, about the rising death toll in the battered enclave, where local health experts estimate that…

United States: Author Mr. Salman Rushdie has been awarded the first-ever ‘Lifetime Disturbing the Peace Award’ by the Vaclav Havel Centre. This event marked Mr. Rushdie’s first unexpected public appearance this year since he was stabbed during a literary festival in New York in August 2022. According to reports, just a small percentage of the 100 guests knew that Mr. Rushdie would be present, so his appearance came as a surprise. Mr. Rushdie stated that, “I apologize for being a mystery guest. I do not feel at all mysterious. But it made life a little simpler.” Mr. Rushdie, who was…

London, UK: Britain’s cybersecurity agency has reportedly stated that artificial intelligence poses a threat to the country’s next national election. The National Cyber Security Centre remarked that, “this year has seen the emergence of state-aligned actors as a new cyber threat to critical national infrastructure” such as power, water, and internet networks. The centre, which is part of Britain’s cyberespionage agency, GCHQ, noted in its annual review that the past year also has seen “the emergence of a new class of cyber adversary in the form of state-aligned actors, who are often sympathetic to Russia’s further invasion of Ukraine and…

United States: E-commerce giant Amazon is laying off approximately 180 employees from its gaming division in the latest round of job cuts. This marks the second wave of layoffs within a week by the company as part of its broader restructuring. According to the reports, Amazon Games vice president Mr. Christoph Hartmann sent out an internal email to employees announcing the decision. In the email, Mr. Hartmann stated that, “After our initial restructuring in April, it became clear that we needed to further concentrate our resources on the areas that are experiencing the highest potential for driving our business forward.…

Washington,US: Indonesian President Mr. Joko Widodo has urged US President Mr. Joe Biden to do more to end “atrocities” in Gaza as the world leaders met at the White House. Mr. Widodo, who is popularly known as Jokowi, attended a joint summit of Muslim and Arab leaders in Riyadh over the weekend which condemned Israel and called for a ceasefire. The most populous Muslim country in the world, Indonesia, has witnessed massive protests in favour of the Palestinians as well as a boycott of businesses thought to be associated with Israel. “Indonesia appeals to the US to do more to…

Netherlands: The 27 European Union nations have jointly condemned Hamas for using “hospitals and civilians as human shields.” EU Foreign Affairs Chief Mr. Josep Borrell stated that at the same time, the bloc asked Israel “for maximum restraint and targeting in order to avoid human casualties.” At a meeting of the bloc’s foreign affairs ministers, Mr. Borrell waved a statement he issued on behalf of the 27 countries as a show of unity after weeks of widely divergent views on how the group should address the Israel-Hamas conflict. “You know how difficult it has been the last times, after the…

New York: American tech giant Google will begin deleting millions of Gmail accounts next month. The company stated that it will deactivate accounts that have not been used or logged in for at least two years under the new policy. In a blog post, Google remarked that their new inactive account policy will take effect on December 1, 2023. All files from Gmail, Docs, Drive, Meet, Calendar, YouTube, and Google Photos will be removed from inactive accounts. Google’s updated inactive account policy represents a substantial change in contrast to its 2020 statement, which said that it would merely remove content…