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Two ongoing devastating wars – one in Ukraine and the other in the Gaza strip – have so far killed and injured tens of thousands of civilians since last year. The Ukraine-Russia war started in February 2022. As of February 15, this year, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) verified a total of 30,457 civilian casualties in the course of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Of them, 19,875 were reported to have been injured. Nearly 3.7 million Ukrainians were internally displaced. Around 6.5 million refugees from Ukraine have been recorded globally. Approximately 14.6 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance in 2024. In Gaza, at least 29,782 people have been killed and 70,043 wounded in Israeli attacks since October 7, last year. The revised death toll in Israel stands at 1,139. The war continues. Gaza-based Palestinians, comprising large numbers of children and women, are dying in hordes almost every day. So far, little pressure has been exerted by the friends of Israel and Palestine on the two sides to bring the mindless war to an end.

Brazil, as the president of G-20 has taken the move to place a proposal for the imposition of a global tax on super-rich in order to bring down the level of inequality between the rich and the poor in the current phase of the global economy. Brazil’s finance minister told a G20 meeting in Sao Paulo on Thursday that countries should implement a global tax on the super-rich in an effort to tackle rampant tax evasion.

After a pause of nearly a year, the quick-changing politics in the breathtakingly beautiful Himalayan country Nepal is once again at it. As per reports, the coalition government headed by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, more popularly known by his nickname "Prachanda," will see its major coalition partner, Nepali Congress, replaced by CPN (UML).

A proposed temporary Gaza ceasefire and prisoner exchange appears designed to buy war-battered Gazans relief while enabling Israel and Hamas to claim a success. However, whether Israel or Hamas emerges as the ultimate victor will be determined by whether the truce becomes permanent and the war ends.

By-election results are not necessarily the most perfect indicators of likely general election results, but George Galloway’s stunning victory in the Rochdale constituency in Britain highlights factors which have an important national significance.

LOS ANGELES: California, the country’s most populated state, will be part of the fray of Super Tuesday on March 5. The date is significant, nationally, because it is when most states hold their presidential primaries and caucuses.

WASHINGTON: In a momentous and historic decision, the Supreme Court of the United States yesterday, ruled that it will take the case in which the criminally indicted, convicted rapist Donald Trump claims immunity from any crime committed while he was president of the United States.

On a recent visit to Sweden, French President Emmanuel Macron made a stop at Lund University, engaging in a lively Q&A session with students. The discussion delved into diverse topics, offering insights into his views on critical issues facing Europe and beyond.

The self-immolation of an active-duty member of the U.S Air Force Aaron Bushnell outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C on 25th February has sent shock waves around the world. He did this as a protest amidst the barbaric aggression by Israel on Gaza and its latest offensive on Rafah. This extreme step is a reflection of sensitivity towards the helpless innocent children and women and anger that is growing against the war mongering policies of his own country. The death of 30000 Palestinians, 70% of which are women and children has moved saner people around the world. However there is also sharp division in the approach of the global south and many developed countries of the north.

The world took a step closer to global war this week with President Emmanuel Macron’s public speculation about deploying NATO forces to fight Russia in Ukraine. The French leader made it clear that there was, unsurprisingly, no consensus or agreement on the matter. But even raising the possibility is deeply dangerous and irresponsible.