- 5 December, 2025
Brazil crosses grim milestone of 400,000 deaths
Brazil has crossed a grim milestone of Covid-19 deaths as the number of casualties crossed 400,000. This is the second-highest in the world, as the
Lives of Afghani women in danger after American troops withdrawn from Afghanistan
Afghanistan has always been under tough US scrutiny and when the Biden government decided to withdraw American troops, experts are assuming that it would result
US announces 60m Covid-19 vaccine sharing with nations under duress
After being at the receiving end of global rebuke for ‘not doing enough’ and taking lead in global fight against the coronavirus, United States of
COVID goes out of control in India as countries promise rapid aid
India’s coronavirus infections hit a record spike for a fifth day on Monday as countries including Germany, Britain, and the United States committed urgent medical
Cases in India hit record high
India marked a grim milestone in coronavirus count as it reported 332,730 new patients on Friday, the highest one-day tally in the world. India recorded
Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine linked to blood clots, says EU regulator
A possible link between Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine and rare blood clots has been found by European medicines regulator. The body however stressed that
Russia expels 20 Czech diplomats in retaliation as tensions soar
MOSCOW: Russia on Sunday expelled 20 Czech diplomats in response to a series of diplomatic expulsions by Prague and gave the terminated officials a little
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai sentenced to 14 months under National Security Law
Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong’s media tycoon and pro-democracy activist has been found guilty of organizing and attending unauthorized assembly and has been sentenced to 14
U.S. imposes sanctions on Russia over malign actions
The U.S. has announced a broad array of sanctions against Russia in response to the latter interfering in last year’s U.S. election, cyber-attacks, browbeating Ukraine,
Ukraine military better than before, but still outrun by aggressive Russian troops
Since last month, Russia has been assimilating its troops in a rather escalating fashion along Ukraine border, enough to raise red flags in the west.