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Every year, the directors of Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) shortlist people from around the world that they deem fit to receive the Nobel Prize. Though their list has nothing to do with the actual list of laureates that receive the prize, they have been doing it since 2002. According to PRIO’s website, their list is widely covered by the international media.

On Saturday (January 29). Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his family have moved to a secret ‘undisclosed’ location in Ottawa, citing security concerns, after thousands of truckers carried out protests in the city over vaccine mandates of the Canadian government. The protests by truckers received a boost after farmers also joined them with their tractors, worsening the situation for the PM.

In recent times, the tension between Russia and Ukraine has been at its peak since the conflict caught the attention of the world in 2014. At the moment, Ukraine and world leaders have expressed their concerns over possible invasion by Russia on Ukrainian soil. Western powers have warned Russia against any aggressive move against Ukraine. US has started supplying military aid to Russia’s neighbouring nation and authorized its employees in the US embassy in Ukraine to leave the country if they wish to.

On January 24 (local time), the United States government authorized the departure of the US government employees and ordered that the family members of US government employees at the US Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine leave the country amid escalating tensions. The authorized departure gives the govt employees an option to leave the country if they want to, however, their family members must leave Ukraine.

On Tuesday (January 18), the Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, TS Tirumurti, called for the recognition of hatred and bias against religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism. He made the remarks during the International Counter-Terrorism Conference 2022, which was organized by the Global Counter-Terrorism Council of the United Nations.

After Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan offered to send manpower and technical assistance to Afghanistan, the Taliban regime has declined the offer. After Afghan citizens and former officials had rejected the offer by Imran Khan, the Taliban rulers also have reacted to the same, saying that the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan does not need cooperation and assistance in this regard.

Pakistan is facing an economic crisis. The current value of the Pakistani Rupee against the US Dollar is over PKR 175. Everything in the country is expensive, and people are struggling to meet their daily needs. Amidst all the economic mess, Saudi Arabia, the top leader of the Islamic world, is getting hate from the Patriotic Pakistanis.

The arrest of terrorist organization Sikhs For Justice’s (SFJ) Jaswinder Singh Multani came as a good sign for India’s fight against the radical Khalistani movement. Multani was arrested by the German Police after India used the highest levels of diplomatic relationships to convince the German authorities for the arrest. Now, the story behind the arrest is slowly coming to light, explaining how the arrest was the result of over 72 hours of hectic diplomacy by the Union Government under PM Modi.

The Communist regime in China has been infamous for pushing developing nations into its vicious debt trap by lending out money for investment projects and later using it to ensnare the sovereignty and strategic assets of the nation.