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Chile: The President of Chile Mr. Gabriel Boric, whose country has the largest Palestinian population outside of the Middle East, has announced that the country is planning to open an embassy in Palestine. The Palestinian foreign ministry welcomed Chile’s plans to open an embassy in the occupied territories, a move that the Chilean President stated “will signal a demand that international law be respected.” One of the decisions we have taken as a government, I think we have not yet made it public is that we will raise the level of our official representation in Palestine. We will open an…

Hong Kong: The World Trade Organization (WTO) has ruled that the United States is breaking international trade laws by labelling imports from Hong Kong as those from China. The WTO decision dealt with a move by the former US administration of Mr. Donald Trump to revoke special commercial privileges for the Chinese-ruled city. Mr. Trump made the decision – which meant goods made in the city could no longer be stamped “Made in Hong Kong” – after Beijing imposed a sweeping security law on the financial hub in 2020 to stamp out dissent. Until 2020, the US had treated Hong…

United States: The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has passed a landmark resolution ordering Myanmar’s ruling military junta to release all political prisoners, including deposed State Counselor Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi and former President Mr. Win Myint. UNSC Resolution 2669 on Myanmar expressed “deep concern at the ongoing state of emergency imposed by the military,” and stressed on the need to resolve the long-standing issues. The resolution also called for greater humanitarian assistance for victims of violence, with emphasis on women, children and displaced populations, including the Rohingya Muslims. “Today we’ve sent a firm message to the military that…

India: According to Dr. Jitendra Singh, India’s Minister of State for Space, Science, Technology, Earth Sciences, and Atomic Energy, the H-1 mission, the country’s first human space mission, will launch in the fourth quarter of 2024. India’s overall human space flight programme is named “Gaganyaan.” “In view of the paramount importance of crew safety, two test vehicle missions without crew are planned before the H-1 mission to demonstrate the performance of crew escape system and parachute-based deceleration system for different flight conditions,” Dr. Singh remarked. “The first uncrewed mission, named G-1, is targeted to be launched in the last quarter…

Switzerland: The emergencies director of World Health Organization (WHO) Mr. Michael Ryan has stated that China may be struggling to keep a tally of COVID-19 infections as it experiences a big spike in cases. According to the statement, hospitals in China appear to be filling up amid concerns about a fresh COVID-19 wave hitting the country and the intensive care units (ICU) are busy despite officials saying numbers are “relatively low”. “I would not like to say that China is actively not telling us what is going on. I think they are behind the curve,” Dr. Ryan shared. The WHO…

United States: Much of the US is anticipated to experience life-threatening wind chills and severe snowfall from a powerful winter storm. The hurricane is expected to make landfall in the nation, causing potential travel disruption for millions of Americans. According to National Weather Service forecaster Mr. Bob Oravec, around 200 million people are under extreme weather alerts as cold air from the Northern Plains causes temperatures to nosedive. “Rapid temperature drops, sometimes 50 or more degrees (Fahrenheit) colder than the previous day, it’s a pretty powerful, powerful system,” Mr. Oravec added. The Upper Midwest could receive up to a foot of…

Australia: The head of Asia’s drug trafficking syndicate Mr. Tse Chi Lop has been extradited to Australia, where he faces charges and life imprisonment. According to the Australian Federal Police (AFP), “Asia’s El Chapo” is in custody after he was extradited from the Netherlands. The AFP declared that the arrest is a part of a long-running investigation into an organised crime syndicate known as “Sam Gor” or “The Company” that has trafficked methamphetamine worth millions of dollars into the country. We allege the individuals charged by the AFP today and in June this year conspired to traffic commercial quantities of…

Argentina: Lionel Messi reached another milestone by getting the most likes in a recent Instagram post after winning the World Cup. The post was a gallery of him celebrating Argentina’s victory in Qatar. The player got over 65 million likes within hours of uploading it, and the number is increasing. Argentina defeated France on penalties in the final in Qatar and that was their first World Cup triumph in 36 years. Messi’s Instagram photo broke the previous record, which was held by a simple image of an egg, by receiving millions more likes. “CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD!!!!!!! So many times…

Peru: Peru has ordered the Mexican ambassador Mr. Pablo Monroy to leave the country within 72 hours in the latest escalation of tensions between the two nations after Peru ousted Mr. Pedro Castillo as president. Peru’s foreign ministry declared in its social media accounts that it was expelling Mr. Monroy “because of the repeated statements by that country’s highest authorities about the political situation in Peru.” The  government’s decision came hours after Mexico’s top diplomat announced that his country had granted asylum to the family of Mr. Castillo, who faces rebellion charges from behind bars after attempting a coup. Mr.…

Washington, US: Ukraine’s President Mr. Volodymyr Zelensky will meet US leader Mr. Joe Biden and address Congress in Washington. This is the first trip of Mr. Zelensky outside of Ukraine since the Russian invasion began in February of this year. The Ukrainian President will visit the White House and Biden will announce a new arms package worth almost $2 billion including Patriot air defense missiles. Patriot missiles are seen to be essential in assisting Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, to repel severe Russian missile and drone attacks on its infrastructure. https://twitter.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1605443014847086592?s=20&t=yLeI6B73oa5-JTNJ_8RL1w According to the statement, the visit will “underscore the United…