First Storm Shadow Strike: The Revolutionary Leap Ukraine has scored one of the biggest military victories so far by launching a Storm Shadow missile attack directly onto Russian soil. According to intelligence reports from Clash Report, fragments of the Storm Shadow missile were spotted near Russia’s Kursk region in a village known as Maryino. Finding a metal fragment with the label “Storm Shadow” reveals the strategic nature of this historic event. Storm Shadow Missile Technical Details Missile Performance Range: Up to 250 kilometers Type: Low-altitude terrain-hugging cruise missile Dimensions: 5.1 meters in length, 0.48 meters in diameter Weight: Approximately 1,300…
Author: Gargee Mehra
The Protest: Numbers and Significance Some 42,000 New Zealanders gathered outside Parliament yesterday to protest a contentious third reading of the Treaty Principles Bill. The show of masses, dressed mostly in traditional Maori attire and bearing their respective flags and banners, gave expression to the depth of opposition to laws that many feel turn back progress on centuries of indigenous rights. Background of the Protest The bill, introduced by the libertarian ACT New Zealand party – a junior partner in the centre-right coalition government – seeks to reinterpret the 184-year-old Treaty of Waitangi. While the legislation is unlikely to pass,…
Elective Outcome and Politic Shift In a stunning political transition, Sri Lanka has seen an unprecedented electoral upheaval with left-wing leaning presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake securing an unprecedented parliamentary majority promising to completely transform the country’s political landscape. His National People’s Power Party (NPP) managed to take home 159 of the 225 parliamentary seats, which amounts to an unprecedented vote of confidence for a sea change in reforms. The Cabinet and Leadership Dissanayake kept his election promise by forming a lean 21-member Cabinet with a majority of its lawmakers in the House being new faces. He reappointed Harini Amarasuriya…
Attack and Immediate Aftermath In the most significant escalation yet, a near missile strike hit a building in the Ras al-Nabaa neighborhood in Beirut Sunday, killing Mohammad Afif, Hezbollah’s chief of media relations. The attack hit a building that houses the Ba’ath Party offices in a neighborhood that had become a refuge of sorts for those displaced by previous bombardment in Beirut’s southern suburbs. The Target and Verification According to the Reuters news service, Afif had been killed, and two sources in Lebanese security circles confirmed this report. Ali Hijazi, local leader of the Ba’ath Party in Lebanon, confirmed that…
As the current COP29 climate negotiations get under way at Baku, India made it clear to the developed countries that climate finance should not be treated as “investment objectives.” Essentially, climate finance represents the finance needed so that developing countries are equipped to switch over to renewable energy and better deal with the consequences of climate change. Climate finance, Naresh Pal Gangwar, India’s lead negotiator said refers to a “unidirectional provision and mobilization goal from the developed to the developing countries,” under the Paris Agreement. He again insisted that the developed world has to provide and mobilize this finance which…
A recent report from the UN Special Committee to investigate Israeli practices portrays Israeli warfare methods against the people in Gaza as “consistent with the characteristics of genocide.” It was established that Israeli officials had implemented policies that deprived Palestinians in Gaza of essential resources to survive, such as food and water, as well as fuel. Deprivation of Essential Resources Israeli officials have publicly endorsed policies that deny Palestinians critical resources and means of survival,” the UN report said. That includes deliberately impeding delivery of life-saving humanitarian aid to Gaza. The committee said these actions combined with the “systematic and…
Climate Concerns and Projections According to this new report published as part of the United Nations’ COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan, global carbon dioxide emissions, including fossil fuel emissions, have reached an all-time high and are forecasted to continue that way through 2024. It was written by over 80 institutions, led by the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom, under its banner of Global Carbon Budget. Overall, the report paints a dismal picture for the state of affairs of efforts made by the world to mitigate the devastating impacts of climate change. Global CO2 emissions are forecasted to reach…
President-elect Donald Trump is bulking up an incoming national security team that may have been created in the mold of a hardline, looking to position itself for a more assertive and confrontational foreign policy posture in the next Trump administration. Rep. Mike Waltz, a Florida congressman, is likely to be named incoming National Security Advisor; and Senator Marco Rubio, the former Florida Senator who also ran as president in 2016, a possible candidate for Secretary of State. Mike Waltz: A China Hawk and Proponent of a US-India Alliance Mike Waltz is a decorated combat veteran-turned-lawmaker who is a strong China…
Hezbollah Accuses Israel of Attack, Threatens Reprisal Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed he had approved an attack in September on Hezbollah’s communication devices in Lebanon, where a series of deadly explosions brought down three powerful communication devices. This is the first time Israel has publicly admitted involvement in the incident. Earlier, Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group, had accused arch-nemesis Israel for orchestrating the blasts which dealt the organisation a massive blow. It had promised to take revenge on the attack. Explosions Kill Dozens in Lebanon The attacks were carried out on two successive days in mid-September. Using hand-held devices operated…
The City Leading to Violence: A Thrilling Precede In the days leading up to what was supposed to be just another European football game, Amsterdam found itself wrangling with ratcheting tensions. More than 3,000 Maccabi Tel Aviv fans had descended on the Dutch capital, bringing with them not just their love of football but the baggage of unresolved Middle Eastern conflicts. Wednesday marked the first sparks of trouble. The rioting that began as a minor scuffle between visiting Maccabi Tel Aviv fans and local taxi drivers turned into something much more serious. There were reports of Maccabi fans burning a…
