As the covid 19 positive cases on a continuous surge across the globe, Dr Drew Weissman, professor of medicine at University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine has stated, "unless world is vaccinated, variants will grow more infectious." He further added that the pandemic will continue to cause more problem, and variants will be more scarier and scarier, until at least, two third of the world population is vaccinated. Meanwhile, The World Health Organization (WHO), on Friday, said in a detailed report that, around billion doses were given out, and that the covid vaccines remain out of reach in the poorest countries. They further added that vaccine hesitancy among people is a concern that needs to be tackled.

Hundreds of Israeli settlers assaulted Palestinians in different areas across occupied Jerusalem on Thursday night and Friday at dawn, even as Israeli forces also clashed with Palestinians, leaving at least 105 injured. The Israeli police announced in a statement on Friday that it had detained more than 50 Palestinians across Jerusalem through the night, accusing them of “violence.” In Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, dozens of Israeli settlers threw stones at the homes of Palestinians, who in turn sought to push them back. Eyewitnesses reported that the settlers damaged dozens of Palestinian cars on the neighborhood’s El-Moutran street. Another group of settlers attacked Palestinians’ properties in the French Hill neighborhood of occupied Jerusalem. For its part, the Palestinian...

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has listed India and thirteen other countries as Countries of Particular Concern (CPCs). This is the second time in row that India has been on this list. The USCIRF is an independent, bipartisan US government advisory body, that monitors and reports on religious freedom abroad and makes policy recommendations to the President, Secretary of State, and Congress. The report raises concerns over various incidents from the past year, beginning with "the passage of the religiously discriminatory Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA)—a fast track to citizenship for non-Muslim migrants from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan residing in India—led to nationwide protests against the CAA and spurred state and nonstate violence...

Given the grim situation in India after the rise in positive cases in the second wave of Corona, many countries have imposed restriction on travel to and from India. On Monday, United Kingdom announced that India has been put in its travel 'red list'. The ban comes in effect this Friday. The announcement came in after 103 cases of a new variant of Coronavirus first detected in India, were recorded. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US stated that because of the current situation in India, even the fully vaccinated travelers maybe at risk for getting and spreading Covid-19 variants and should avoid all travel to India. It says further, "If you must travel to India, get fully vaccinated before travel. All travelers should wear a mask, stay six feet from others, av...