Japan marked the 76th anniversary of its World War II surrender with a somber ceremony in which Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. He pledged for the tragedy of war to never be repeated. He also avoided apologizing for his country’s aggression. He said the sacrifice of those who died in the war has built the peace of the country which they enjoy today and the nation will never forget that. In his first speech at the event since becoming prime minister, he said they will commit to their pledge to never repeat the tragedy of the war. He preferred not to offer an apology to the Asian victims of
A nationwide military victory in Afghanistan forced President Ashraf Ghani to flee from the country. Taliban have carried out a lightning sweep of the country and captured all its provincial capital in just 10 days. Earlier the President of Afghanistan Mr. Ashraf Ghani fled to Tajikistan but his current location is still unknown. He posted his first statement on Facebook after fleeing to declare that the Taliban have won with the judgment of their swords and guns and now are responsible for the honor, property, and self-preservation of their countrymen. He added that he left to prevent a �
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called a snap election for September 20, two years ahead of the scheduled election. He triggered the election as he seeks to capitalize on Canada being one of the most fully vaccinated countries in the world. The announcement came after Trudeau visited the governor-general who holds a mostly ceremonial position that represents Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II as head of state. He seeks to win a majority of seats in Parliament which his liberal Party fell short of two years ago. They had to rely on the opposition to pass legislation. The elections ar
The government of Afghanistan has executed a three-phase plan to defeat the Taliban. After the fighting intensified in the last few days, the Taliban terror group captured the nine provincial capitals in the nation after which the uprising forces have announced their full support to the president and government. The interior minister of Afghanistan Mr. Abdul Sattar Mirzakwal took charge of the country’s 1,30,000- strong police force. He said they are working in three phases in which the first is to aim at stopping the government forces from the defeats. In the second phase, they plan to
On Thursday, Ebrahim Raisi was inaugurated as Iran’s president signaling the start of a new harder-line era of Imran. It can herald major shifts in the Islamic Republic’s policies at home and abroad. After the moderate administration of eight long years of Hassan Rouhani, Iran now turned Raisi into an Ultra-conservative judiciary chief. His views are completely in line with the rational thinking of the country’s powerful clergy and the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. His inauguration came at a very pivotal time when Iran is currently in indirect negotiations with the United St
On Thursday, Israel’s Foreign Minister Yair Lapid inaugurated the country’s diplomatic representation in Morocco. It was a symbol of normalization of the relations between the two nations. The deal comes less than a year after the two nations established formal ties under the U.S. broke “Abraham Accords”. The two-day visit by Lapid was the first to the country by the Israeli minister since 2003. He opened the Israeli liaison office in Rabat and shared the picture of him formally opening it from his Twitter account. Lapid met the Moroccan counterpart Nasser Bourita where both the co
Migrant Karla Leivar along with her five years old daughter found herself on a chartered US government flight shortly after she crossed the border in south Texas. She learned mid-air about her being headed to the provincial capital of Villahermosa In southern Mexico. She was put on the bus by the authorities to head to Mexico’s southern border where she sat on the patio of a migrant shelter in a remote Guatemalan border town. Her quick exile was a part of a highly unusual partnership between the government of the United State and Mexico. The Biden administration hopes it will deter migra
Two major Afghan cities, the second and third largest after Kabul have been captured by the Taliban. The Taliban have captured Lakshkar city of Lashkar Gah which was evacuated by the military and the government officials after striking a deal with the militants. The capture of Kandahar and Herat is the Taliban's biggest prize yet. It makes the total of twelve provincial capitals captured so far out of a total of 34 provincial capitals. Losing Ghazni to the Taliban cuts off the crucial highway linking the Afghan capital Kabul which is the southern province. All these were part of an insurge
The United States Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman is scheduled to meet China's new ambassador Qin Gang on Thursday. The meeting will take place in the afternoon at the State Department in Washington. The meeting is between the two largest economies on navigating deeply strained relations. 55-year-old Gang has earned a reputation of often pointing to public defenses for his country’s proposition and struck an optimistic tone after he arrived in Washington in late July. He said great potential awaits bilateral relations. According to AsiaOne Magazine, the high-level talks in China
Afghan Army Chief General Wali Mohammad Ahmadzi is replaced as Taliban militants continue to make rapid advances. The removal of the chief who had only been in the post since June was confirmed by the BBC on Wednesday. AsiaOne reported that out of 34 provincial capitals of the country, the insurgents have now taken control of almost nine provincial capitals after heavy fighting was reported in the cities of Kandahar and Ghazni cities. President Ashraf Ghani earlier went to the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif to try to rally pro-government forces. Mazar-i-Sharif was traditionally an anti-Ta