Author: News Desk

Tunisia: The main opposition coalition of Tunisia has demanded that President Mr. Kais Saied must resign after fewer than 9 percent of eligible voters took part in parliamentary elections. The leader of National Salvation Front Tunisia (NSFT) Mr. Nejib Chebbi, criticised the poll by stating that the election was a “fiasco” and called for mass protests to demand snap presidential elections. According to Tunisia’s electoral officials, only 8.8 percent of the roughly nine-million-strong electorate had voted in the parliamentary elections. What happened today is an earthquake, From this moment, we consider Saied an illegitimate president and demand he resign after…

Qatar: The French football manager Didier Deschamps stated that France was taking “as many precautions as possible” to stop the spread of a virus that is threatening their preparations for their World Cup final showdown with Argentina. “We are trying to take as many precautions as possible, to adapt as necessary and get on with it,” the France coach observed at a press conference in Doha ahead of the December 18th match. “Obviously it would be better if this wasn’t happening but we are handling it as well as possible with our medical staff,” Deschamps added. Central defensive pair Raphael…

Paris, France: The Foreign Minister of France Ms. Catherine Colonna has announced that the country will end visa restrictions for Moroccan nationals. The decision is widely analyzed as a sign of warmer relations between the two countries after more than a year of tensions between Paris and Rabat. After the talks with her Moroccan counterpart Mr. Nasser Bourita, Ms. Colonna informed that Paris has restored normal consular relations with Morocco following a year-long dispute linked to France’s decision to cut down the number of visas for Moroccans visiting France. We’ve taken measures with our Moroccan partners to re-establish a consular relationship.…

London, UK: Japan unveiled its most significant military build-up since World War Two with a $320 billion plan to buy missiles capable of striking China and prepare it for sustained battle as regional tensions and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine fuel war worries. Based on current budgets, the expansive, five-year plan will elevate Japan to the position of third-largest military spender in the world, behind the United States and China. According to Prime Minister Mr. Fumio Kishida, the ramp-up was “my answer to the various security challenges that we face.” Mr. Fumio Kishida’s government is concerned that Russia’s precedent could provoke…

United States: The Oscar winning Hollywood actress Ms. Angelina Jolie has announced that she is stepping down from her role as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) special envoy after more than 20 years of working with the United Nations refugee agency. The US actress has carried out more than 60 field missions with UNHCR, including several projects on the plight of millions of people displaced from their homes over the past two decades. Ms. Angelina shared that “I believe in many things the UN does, particularly the lives it saves through emergency relief. I will be working…

New York, United States: Canada has announced that it is increasing the financing for world biodiversity as a gesture toward developing nations during challenging UN negotiations to forge a “peace pact with nature.” According to Canadian Environment Minister Mr. Steven Guilbeault, the amount of funding that will be sent to lower-income nations to help them safeguard their ecosystems will increase by $186 million, bringing the total to $1.9 billion annually. It comes as the world’s environment ministers have converged on Montreal for the final phase of the summit, called COP15. The talks’ success hinges on an agreement regarding the mobilization…

United States: The United Nations (UN) and the European Union (EU) have condemned Twitter’s decision to suspend several journalists covering the social media platform and its new owner Elon Musk. Journalists from major news companies such as the New York Times, CNN, and the Washington Post were among those whose accounts were locked. The UN posted in Twitter that media freedom is “not a toy” while the EU threatened the company with sanctions. Ms. Melissa Fleming, the UN’s under secretary general for global communications, stated that she was “deeply disturbed” by reports that journalists were being “arbitrarily” suspended from the…

Portugal: Fernando Santos quit as the team’s head coach after Portugal’s World Cup elimination. It comes after Portugal’s shocking 1-0 loss to Morocco in the Qatar Cup quarterfinal. Santos has led Portugal to victory at Euro 2016 and the first Nations League in 2018–19. It paid off in the round of 16, as Goncalo Ramos, Cristiano Ronaldo’s replacement, scored Hat-trick in a 6-1 victory over Switzerland. Ronaldo came on as a substitute in the quarter-final match against Morocco but could not prevent their win. Santos was constantly criticised for benching him. Ronaldo, a former Manchester United forward, denied a report…

New Zealand: The New Zealand Prime Minister Ms. Jacinda Ardern has announced the auctioning off of an official signed copy of the transcript of the Prime Minister calling a political opponent an “arrogant prick” to raise money for a prostate cancer charity. Bidding for a framed copy of the document, signed by the Prime Minister and the political rival Mr. David Seymour, leader of the libertarian right Act party, had reached $29,000 in an online auction. The Prime Minister’s candid comment, “he’s such an arrogant prick,” was caught on a hot mic during parliamentary question time. Mr. Seymour demanded the…

Africa: US President Mr. Joe Biden promised an additional $2.5 billion in humanitarian assistance to address acute food insecurity in Africa. “Assistance is going to help ensure that children and families don’t have to go to bed hungry and we’re not stopping their food security is essential to the foundation for broader peace and prosperity,” the US leader remarked at the closing session of the US-Africa Summit in Washington. Mr. Biden emphasized that new aid would build upon over $11 billion in US humanitarian and food security assistance provided to Africa this year. A new strategic alliance on food security…