India’s Richest Man Acquires Stake in News Portal Raising Concern about Media Independence
The RRPR Holding officially announced on Monday, Nov. 30, that they had transferred their 29.1% shares of New Delhi Television (NDTV), India's leading news publication and TV channel, to the Adani Group. In August this year, the Adani Group also put out an open offer for an additional 26% stake in NDTV, which will potentially give the industrial conglomerate a controlling interest in the media house.
Taliban-Pakistan Ceasefire Officially Ended After Five Months of Discussion
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (T.T.P.), the Pakistani branch of the international Taliban movement, announced on Nov. 28 that it would end the uneasy indefinite ceasefire with the Pakistani government agreed to in June of this year.
Ukrainian Embassy in Madrid Receives Bloody Package Containing Animal Eyes
The Ukrainian Embassy in Madrid received a “bloody package” containing animal eyes last Friday, Dec. 2, after receiving a letter bomb earlier that week.
White House Responds To Chinese Lockdown Protests Amidst Slowing Supply Chains
On Monday, Nov. 28, the White House gave a measured response to the wide-scale protests of Chinese citizens over China’s freshly implemented “zero-Covid” policies and lockdowns following a recent surge in cases.
Nationwide Protests set China to loosen COVID restrictions
A fire in a high rise building in Urumqi, China sparked rare nationwide protests against the state’s harsh coronavirus restriction policies.
FTX Collapse Brings about Reputational Damage to Singapore’s Temasek
Singapore’s state-owned investment company Temasek has decided to write down the value of its investment in FTX to zero.