Author: News Desk

United States: The American rapper Cardi B was hit by an object from the crowd during a concert when an audience member threw their drink at the rapper. The rapper reacted by throwing her microphone at the crowd. Although the rapper no longer had a microphone, her voice was still heard on speakers during the performance, suggesting she had been lip-syncing, as per the statement. The concert was in Las Vegas, and fans took videos, which went viral on social media. The video shows security staff surrounding the assailant and retrieving the rapper’s microphone. This incident adds to the growing…

Russia: The head of the Wagner mercenary group Mr. Yevgeny Prigozhin has stated that the group will continue its activities in Africa and Belarus and that it is not currently recruiting new fighters. “The group was deciding on its next objectives,” Mr. Prigozhin said in an audio message. Wagner fighters have played a key role during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In June 2023, several thousand of them took part in a short-lived mutiny against Russia’s military leadership. In his audio message, Mr. Prigozhin noted that most Wagner fighters are currently on leave because “before that, there was a long period…

Denmark: Denmark’s Foreign Minister, Mr. Lars Lokke Rasmussen, has said that the Danish government will try to find legal standards that will enable authorities to prevent the burning of copies of the Quran in front of other countries’ embassies in Denmark. “The burnings are deeply offensive and reckless acts committed by few individuals. These few individuals do not represent the values the Danish society is built on,” Mr. Rasmussen stated. “The Danish government will therefore explore the possibility of intervening in special situations where, for instance, other countries, cultures, and religions are being insulted, and where this could have significant…

Australia: The Australian Space Agency has stated that a mysterious object that washed ashore on an Australian beach has been identified as debris from an Indian rocket. The barnacle-encrusted device, which is about the size of a small car, was found in mid-July at Green Head, a town about 250 kilometers north of Perth, the capital of Western Australia. Several people have speculated online that the object might have a military origin or even be linked to the disappearance of Malaysian Airlines flight MH370. The agency stated that it had concluded the object was “most likely debris from an expended…

Ukraine: The top officials in Kyiv have said that Saudi Arabia will host a Ukrainian-organised peace summit in August 2024 to discuss a negotiation over the Russian war. Mr. Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s chief of staff, Mr. Andriy Yermak, stated that officials from several countries would take part in the Saudi Arabian summit but did not say when or in which city the meeting would be held. Mr. Yermak observed discussions will take place on the Ukrainian Peace Formula, which “contains 10 fundamental points, the implementation of which will not only ensure peace for Ukraine, but also create mechanisms to counter future…

Niger: West African leaders have threatened military intervention against Niger’s junta following their seizure of power in a coup. The leaders gave the junta seven days to release President Mr. Mohamed Bazoum, who is currently held captive. Earlier, the junta warned it would resist any “plan of aggression against Niger” by either regional or Western powers. Leaders from ECOWAS, the bloc of West African nations, held crisis talks in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, to discuss the latest coup. According to a statement read out after the summit, ECOWAS had “zero tolerance” for coups. The bloc would “take all measures necessary to…

Iraq: As temperatures rise, a fire broke out at a power station in southern Iraq, and multiple explosions have further impacted the country’s already struggling national electricity grid. According to an announcement from Iraq’s Ministry of Electricity, a fire erupted at the Al-Bkir station in the southern city of Basra shortly after noon. Consequently, the incident led to the disconnection of transmission lines that connected the southern and central regions, resulting in a complete shutdown of the electrical system in the affected area, as stated by the Ministry of Electricity. On 29th July 2023, three electricity towers in the northern…

Russia: The Russian President, Mr. Vladimir Putin, has acknowledged that an initiative put forward by African leaders might serve as a potential foundation for peace in the ongoing conflict between Moscow and Ukraine. However, Mr. Putin pointed out that the attacks coming from Kyiv have created a situation where achieving a ceasefire has become extremely challenging. In Moscow on 29th July 2023, the Russian leader addressed the media following a meeting with African leaders in St Petersburg. During the meeting, the African leaders urged Russia to proceed with their plan, prompting Putin to make the comments. “There are things that…

United States: Twitter, recently rebranded as X, has reinstated American rapper Mr. Kanye West’s account after an eight-month ban over offensive tweets. The rapper was accused of violating the platform’s rules prohibiting incitement to violence. As of 1st December 2022, Mr. Kanye’s account displayed his final post just one day before it got suspended. Back then, Mr. Musk stated that Mr. Ye had breached their policy concerning incitement to violence, which led to the suspension of the account. Following a series of offensive tweets by the musician, one of which seemingly displayed a symbol merging a swastika and the Star…

United Kingdom: A new study, published in the journal Current Biology, has stated that scientists have succeeded in genetically engineering female fruit flies that can have offspring without needing a male. This marks the first time ‘virgin birth’ has been induced in an animal. Scientists stated that they identified the genes that enable one species of fruit fly to produce young without their eggs being fertilized by sperm. Virgin birth, also called parthenogenesis, is rare but not impossible in the animal kingdom. Sexual reproduction usually involves a female’s egg being fertilized by sperm from a male. But for parthenogenesis, the…