A barrage of missiles and drones were launched by Russia early Saturday morning against Ukraine. Energy facilities across five regions of Ukraine were damaged, officials claim. Ukraine’s National power Grid operator company Ukrenergo said that the attack carried out against energy sites affected the regions of eastern Donetsk, southeastern Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk regions, central Kyrovohrad region, and Ivano-Frankivsk region. This attack comes shortly after both Germany and the United States authorized use of some American weapons against invading Russian forces. The company claimed that the attack which happened early hours of saturday was the sixth complex missile and drone attack since…
Author: Agnidipto Chakraborty
Israeli forces continued their assault upon Palestinian territories on Friday across the Gaza strip with eyewitnesses reporting air raids around the southern city of Rafah. The city has been the focus of the viral social media campaign with the tag ‘all eyes on Rafah’ over the past few days, but that does not seem to deter the invading Israeli forces. Over the course of the eight month duration of the war, Israel has launched multiple offensives with the current incursion into Rafah starting in early May. The incursion started and continues on despite international objections over the safety of civilians…
The sudden and unexpected death of Iran’s president Ebrahim Raisi on May 19 has set off a new political race in Iran to replace him. The sudden vacancy of the post was not something the Iran’s government was prepared for and might cause a period of political strife and unrest.
Sir Patrick Vallance, formerly the chief scientific advisor to the British government has warned recently about the inevitability of another pandemic. Speaking at a panel event ahead of the upcoming elections in the UK, he pointed out the issues his government faced while dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic. He urged the present and the incoming British administration to increase their focus on rapid and effective surveillance and testing. He believes a better prepared society will ensure that it, as a whole, will not have to resort to drastic measures similar to the complete lock down we have come to be…