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SNG Daily: Pakistan Judges Accuse ISI Of ‘Interfering’ In Judicial Matters; Xi Jinping Meets US CEOs

Team StratNews March 27, 2024

Your one-stop destination for all the top international stories of the day. Pakistan Judges Accuse ISI Of ‘Interfering’ In Judicial Matters At least 6 judges of the Islamabad high court have asked the Supreme Court of Pakistan to intervene to stop what they call the ‘interference of the ISI in judicial matters’. They have written […]Read More

SNG Daily: Pakistan Second-Largest Naval Air Base Attacked; Japan Breaks From Pacifist Stance

Team StratNews March 26, 2024

Balochistan Liberation Army has claimed responsibility for attacking Pakistan second-largest naval airbase in Turbat.Read More

Cancer Blows to Kate Middleton, King Charles Strains British Royal Family

Team StratNews March 24, 2024

The disclosure by Princess of Wales Kate Middleton that she has cancer and will take time off to recover leaves the ranks of British royals depleted and strains a monarchy that King Charles III has sought to slim down. Kate Middleton’s announcement on Friday prompted an outpouring of goodwill toward her and for a royal […]Read More

Islamic Threat Still Global Threat, Trying To Rebuild Itself?

Team StratNews March 23, 2024

The US-backed force that defeated the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria five years ago has warned that the extremists still pose grave dangers throughout the world and called on the international community to find solutions for thousands of fighters still held in its jails. The statement by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to […]Read More

Moscow Concert Hall Attack Not The First During Putin’s 25-Year Rule

Team StratNews March 23, 2024

The attack on a Moscow concert hall where armed men opened fire and set the building ablaze, killing over 100 people, was the latest in a long series of major attacks in Russia that have unsettled and outraged Russians during Vladimir Putin’s nearly quarter-century as either prime minister or president. Friday’s attack on the Crocus […]Read More

Time To Flood Gaza With Lifesaving Aid: UN Chief António Guterres

Team StratNews March 23, 2024

UN Secretary-General António Guterres stood near a long line of waiting trucks on Saturday and declared it was time to “truly flood Gaza with lifesaving aid,” calling the starvation inside the enclave a “moral outrage.” He urged an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Guterres spoke on the Egyptian side of the border not far […]Read More

40 killed, Over 100 Injured In Attack On Moscow Concert Hall

Team StratNews March 23, 2024

Russia’s Federal Security Service has said 40 people died and more than 100 were wounded in an attack at a Moscow concert hall. The attack on Friday, which Russian authorities are investigating as terrorism, is the deadliest in Russia in recent years. Several gunmen burst into the concert hall on the edge of Moscow and […]Read More

Trump Says He Has Nearly $500 Mn In Cash; Will He Pay Fine In Fraud Case?

Team StratNews March 23, 2024

Donald Trump claims to have almost half a billion dollars in cash but said he’d rather spend it on his presidential run than on the $454 million civil fraud judgment against him in New York. The former president vowed to fight the verdict “all the way up to the US Supreme Court if necessary” as […]Read More

Russia, China Veto US Resolution Calling For Immediate Gaza Ceasefire

Team StratNews March 23, 2024

Russia and China have vetoed a US resolution supporting “an immediate and sustained ceasefire” in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, calling the measure ambiguous and saying it was not the direct demand to end the fighting that much of the world seeks. The vote in the UN Security Council became another showdown involving world powers […]Read More

Kate Middleton Says She Has Cancer And Is Undergoing Chemotherapy

Team StratNews March 23, 2024

Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, has said she has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy. Her condition was disclosed in a video message recorded on Wednesday and broadcast Friday, coming after weeks of speculation on social media about her whereabouts and health since she was hospitalised in January for unspecified abdominal surgery. Kate asked for […]Read More

EU Sanctions Russian Justice Officials Blamed For Jailing Alexei Navalny

Team StratNews March 22, 2024

The European Union on Friday imposed sanctions on Russian justice and prison officials responsible for imprisoning opposition leader Alexei Navalny before his death last month. “Alexei Navalny’s slow killing by the Kremlin regime is a stark reminder of its utter disregard for human life,” EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said in a statement announcing […]Read More

SNG Daily: Houthis Will Not Target Russian, Chinese Ships; Russia Strikes Energy Infra In Ukraine

Team StratNews March 22, 2024

AUKUS Nuclear-Powered Submarine Deal To Counter China Australia and the UK have signed a $3 billion deal to support the construction of nuclear-powered submarines. Canberra and London signed a defence and security pact to address challenges posed by China’s increased activity in the South China Sea and South Pacific. According to UK Defence Minister Grant […]Read More

Egypt Hikes Fuel Prices In Line With IMF Conditions

Team StratNews March 22, 2024

The Egyptian government raised fuel prices on Friday in a move that is bound to exacerbate inflationary pressures on an already-struggling population. The new prices were announced on the Cabinet’s Facebook page and came into effect Friday morning. The price of diesel, the main fuel for transport of people and goods, rose from 8.5 Egyptian […]Read More

Refugee Camps In Chad Are Running Out of Aid But Sudanese Refugees Keep Coming

Team StratNews March 22, 2024

Overcrowded refugee camps in eastern Chad are set to run out of money soon, exacerbating a dire humanitarian crisis caused by the spillover from a deadly conflict in Sudan, the United Nations said. More than a million people in Chad, including refugees, face losing access to lifesaving aid unless more funding is raised to help, […]Read More

Scandal Focuses Attention On ‘Compulsive Gambling Behaviour’

Team StratNews March 22, 2024

The firing of Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter and close friend after allegations of illegal gambling and theft from the Japanese baseball player is shining renewed attention on compulsive gambling. The team fired interpreter Ippei Mizuhara, who has been Ohtani’s constant companion since the star came to the U.S in 2017, on Wednesday […]Read More

EU To Impose Grain Tariffs On Russia, Belarus

Team StratNews March 22, 2024

The European Commission wants to prevent Russia from using farm products as a tool to wreak havoc on the EU market and is moving to impose tariffs on grain imports from Russia and Belarus. The tariffs are also aimed at denying Russia revenue, because they will effectively suppress exports to the EU, the commission said. […]Read More

Rohingya Refugees Fleeing Myanmar Court Death On High Seas

Team StratNews March 22, 2024

A dramatic story of survival and rescue off the western coast of Indonesia’s Aceh province has put the spotlight again on the plight of ethnic Rohingya Muslim refugees from Myanmar who make extremely dangerous voyages across the Indian Ocean to seek better lives. Desperate survivors were pulled to safety from their capsized boat by local […]Read More

Security Forces In Burkina Faso Continue To Kill More Civilians

Team StratNews March 22, 2024

The aftermath of the massacre by troops in Burkina Faso on this village is truly tragic. Women slain with babies wrapped against their bodies, lifeless children intertwined together, a 2-month-old face-up on the ground with puppies crawling on his tiny frame. The scenes were horrifying, but the 32-year-old farmer felt he had to document them, […]Read More

SNG Daily: Blinken Stepping Up Ceasefire Efforts; Giorgia Meloni Seeks $100,000 As Deepfake Damages

Team StratNews March 21, 2024

Suicide Attack In Taliban Stronghold Kandahar A suicide bomber blew himself up at a branch of the private New Kabul Bank in Kandahar city, killing three and injuring 12 others. It’s not clear who he was or what his affiliations were. No group has claimed responsibilty. Kandahar is the home of the Taliban movement which […]Read More

Swiss Central Bank Makes Surprise Cut To Key Interest Rate

Team StratNews March 21, 2024

The Swiss National Bank (SNB) said on Thursday that it is trimming its key interest rate, a surprise move that makes Switzerland the first major financial centre to announce a cut in recent months. Thomas Jordan, the outgoing SNB chairman, credited the central bank’s push to rein in inflation in the wealthy Alpine country. The […]Read More