Photo credit: New Indian Express US President Donald Trump has stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India has assured him that his country will stop purchasing oil from Russia. Trump hailed the move as a “big step” in isolating Russia economically amid the ongoing war in Ukraine. Trump had said the United States was “not happy”…

Photo credit: DW While Nepalese demonstrations have brought down the country’s government, the most recent youth-led protests across Southeast Asia have been less violent. However, they have forced the authorities to make rare concessions on tackling elite perks and corruption. DW reports that although the spark differs by country, the kindling is the same: Stagnant prospects for young people, widening…

Photo credit: the New York Times One migrant died and three others were rescued in the Mediterranean off the Libyan coast after their dinghy capsized during a chase by Libyan coast guard, Sea Watch, a German nongovernmental organization said on Monday. A patrol boat from the Libyan coast guard had intercepted a crowded dinghy carrying…

Photo credit: Middle East Eye The UK has been asked to review its protest laws by Europe’s most senior human rights lawyer, Michael O’Flaherty. The Guardian reports that O’Flaherty, the Council of Europe’s commissioner for human rights, said that the current legal framework allows authorities in the UK to “impose excessive limits on freedom of assembly and expression, and…

Photo credit: BBC Spain is charting a different course from the prevailing political mood among Western nations regarding migration and polices concerning the African continent. The country remains committed to continued expansion, while the US, the UK, France and Germany are all cutting back their development and budgets. Madrid has been hosting an African Union-backed “world conference on people…