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Pakistan's Caretaker Prime Minister, Anwaarul Haq Kakar, on Thursday, December 28, declared a ban on all New Year celebrations. The motive behind the announcement is to show support for the people of Palestine.

The Christmas Eve killings in the Nigerian central Plateau state marked a brutal episode of violence that has become disturbingly common in the region. The attacks, orchestrated by suspected nomadic herders, resulted in the deaths of at least 140 people and left a trail of destruction through 15 villages.

The surge in terror attacks in South Kashmir of late has not only raised concerns but also hints at a shift in the dynamics of terrorism in the region. Historically, South Kashmir and the Jammu division have been relatively peaceful, with the focus of terrorism primarily on the Kashmir Valley.

Syed Abdul Rehman Geelani, former Arabic lecturer at New Delhi’s Zakir Hussain College was among the three Kashmiri men (Afzal Guru, Shaukat Guru, and a Sikh woman, Navjot Singh) arrested for orchestrating attacks on the Indian Parliament on December 13, 2001.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar stated in the Rajya Sabha that there is no question of ‘equitable treatment’ to the US and Canada regarding allegations made by both countries concerning assassination plots against Khalistani terrorists.

As Chenai grapples with its annual tryst with monsoon rains and subsequent flooding, one such residential suburb that has been making waves on social media, deeply affected by this seasonal deluge, is Velachery.

In the face of mounting Gazan civilian casualties from intense Israeli offensives, the Biden administration is treading carefully in its calls for restraint on the Israel-Hamas war. On the one hand, the USA is carrying on aiding the Israeli onslaught, and on the other, there are public calls from the Biden administration to minimise the killing of Gazans.

Since the Yemen-based Houthi rebels 'officially entered the ongoing Israel-Hamas war' on October 31, there has been an increase in attacks on ships, both military and commercial, navigating the narrow Red Sea.

In Ridley Scott's latest, Napoleon, when 'the Emperor' reaches his destination, Moscow, he finds the city deserted. With a few homeless people roaming the streets, the empty Moscow taunts him to the core. In the following scene where he sees the city burn, the expression on the face of Napoleon, played by Joaquin Phoenix, shows the mockery and tease he has just received.

As Hong Kong faces a change in political dynamics and increased control from Beijing, global audit and consulting firms are implementing new security measures. Reportedly, Deloitte and KPMG have advised some US-based executives to use burner phones when visiting Hong Kong.