Indonesia: Islamic cleric Rizieq Shihab’s return to Jakarta results in riots, leaves six dead
SamvadaWorld Staff Islamic cleric Rizieq Shihab who had earlier demanded ‘Sharia rule’ returned from self-exile in Saudi Arabia last month…
Eight more arrested in Hong Kong as crackdown on pro-democracy activists continues
Hong Kong police have arrested eight top pro-democracy figures on suspicion of unauthorised assembly during a July 1…
2019 Christchurch mosque shootings – There was no conclusive way to detect the attack ‘except by chance’, inquiry report says
The Royal Commission of Inquiry instituted into the Christchurch mosque shootings of March 2019 shows how the shooter…
Venezuela votes in parliamentary election amid political crisis
The 2020 Venezuelan parliamentary elections are being held amid a raging political crisis. The opposition has boycotted the…
Protecting the World Heritage Sites
Chandrashekar TS Terrorist Organisations like ISIS and al-Qaeda have destroyed the heritage sites at Nimrud, Palmyra Monuments, Bamiyan Buddhas, sites…
The BRI Quagmire and India
Isha Tripathi The BRI quagmire challenges both the foreign policy of India and also its resolve to stand on its…
US to withdraw most troops from Somalia; Fight against terror organisation Al-Shabaab could be affected, say experts
The Pentagon on Friday said that it is pulling most U.S. troops out of Somalia on President Donald…
“China is the greatest threat to democracy and freedom since World War II” – US National Intelligence Director John Ratcliffe
“If I could communicate one thing to the American people from this unique vantage point, it is that…
Terror Attack Fallout: France investigates mosques suspected of radicalisation
The French government has called for an investigation of mosques which have been suspected of radicalisation. French authorities…
‘Nearly 22M people facing food insecurity in Congo, the world’s largest food crisis’: FAO Report
TheFAO report says that “The number of people facing acute food insecurity at crisis or worse levels has…