Current Affairs – 25 September, 2022
Biden threatens Russia with ‘severe economic costs’ following referendums in Ukraine
Sep 25, 2022
US President Joe Biden says Washington will “never recognize” the referendums in the Donbass republics and two other regions in Ukraine.
Russia: Ukraine uses ‘kamikaze drones’ to hit Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant
Sep 25, 2022
Russia says Ukraine is using “kamikaze drones” to attack the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which has recently been under constant strikes, despite potential catastrophic consequences.
Germany on the Brink as middle class shrinking, inequality growing: Spiegel
Sep 25, 2022
Germany is expecting its worst economic crisis in 50 years, with diminishing prosperity, a shrinking middle class and growing inequality, according to top news magazine Der Spiegel’s recent report.
India calls structure of UNSC ‘anachronistic and ineffective’
Sep 25, 2022
Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar has criticized the current structure of the UN Security Council, calling it “anachronistic and ineffective”.
China vows ‘most forceful steps’ to oppose external interference in affairs of Taipei
Sep 25, 2022
China has vowed to strongly confront any foreign support for the Chinese Taipei’s independence from the mainland as the United States keeps courting the separatist forces on the Chinese-owned island.
‘North Korea fires ballistic missile toward sea off its eastern coast’
Sep 25, 2022
South Korea and Japan say North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward the sea off its eastern coast, amid simmering tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
US senator urges probe of military use of tool to access private online data of Americans
Sep 25, 2022
A US Senator has called on the Office of Inspector General (OIG) to investigate a report from a military whistleblower regarding the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) members buying and using netflow data to access private online data of American citizens.
US Air Force grants Raytheon $1bn hypersonic cruise missile contract
Sep 25, 2022
Major US weapons maker Raytheon has beaten fellow giant military contractors Boeing and Lockheed Martin to win the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM) contract, worth $985 million, from the Air Force.
NASA delays moon rocket launch due to potential hurricane
Sep 25, 2022
NASA is skipping next week’s launch attempt of its new moon rocket because of a tropical storm that’s expected to become a major hurricane.
Florida officials urge residents to prepare for coming storm Ian
Sep 25, 2022
Officials in Florida urged residents of vulnerable coastal regions to prepare for the expected arrival of a potentially dangerous storm named Ian, but no evacuations have been ordered.
US after turning world into its backyard: Russia’s Lavrov
Sep 25, 2022
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has censured the West for its “grotesque” fear of Russia, saying Westerners are seeking to “destroy and fracture” his country.
AUKUS sees progress in Australia getting nuclear-powered submarine
Sep 25, 2022
Leaders of the US, the UK and Australia say they have made “significant progress” towards Canberra acquiring a nuclear-powered submarine.