UK government has banned commercials that reinforce gender prejudices. Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), UK’s advertising watchdog introduced the ban because it found evidence suggesting that adverse stereotypes could restrict the…

CONTEXT: NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft entered its second orbital phase around asteroid Bennu, called Orbital B. It broke its own world record for the closest orbit of a planetary body. The…

CONTEXT: Turkey will not back down from its decision to buy Russian S-400 missile defense systems despite U.S.'s ultimatum. This has created tension between Ankara and Washington, the NATO allies.…

CONTEXT: In UK, Boris Johnson has secured the highest number of votes in the first ballot to select the Conservative party leader and next Prime Minister. He received 114 votes…

CONTEXT: In Football, the United States recorded the biggest-ever victory in the Fifa Women's World Cup. They crushed Thailand, 13-nil in a Group-F match at Reims in France. Alex Morgan…

CONTEXT In Tennis, world number two Rafael Nadal lifted the French Open Men's Singles title for the 12th time. He became the first player to win 12 Singles titles at…

CONTEXT Thailand's new parliament has elected military government chief Prayuth Chan-ocha as the country's Prime Minister. Prayuth's appointment becomes official when it is endorsed by King Maha Vajiralongkorn. Prayuth Chan-ocha…

CONTEXT: The Indian economy has lost its spot as the world's fastest-growing economy to China. A Reuters survey of economists said that India registered 6.3% annual growth in the January-March…

CONTEXT: British Prime Minister has announced that she would resign as the UK’s Conservative leader on June 7 “in the best interests of the country”, paving the way for a…

Oman Author Jokha Al Harthi won the prestigious Man Booker International Prize for 'Celestial Bodies'. It is the story of three sisters of a desert country confronting its slave-owning past…

African National Congress (ANC) won South African elections with 57.51% votes and Cyril Ramaphosa elected as South African President. Last year in February 2018, Cyril Ramaphosa was elected as South…

US President Donald Trump has declared a national emergency to protect American computer networks from foreign adversaries. Trump signed an executive order which effectively bars US companies from using foreign…

Ireland has become only the second country in the world to declare a climate and biodiversity emergency. It happened after the Oireachtas (Irish parliament) report on Climate Action was accepted…

UK Parliament became the first national government to pass a national declaration of an Environment and Climate Emergency. BACKGROUND: This move marks a serious emergency in dealing with climate change.…

US is withdrawing from the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty, in response to concerns from gun rights activists that it could impinge on Americans’ right to bear arms. Former US President…

Valtteri Viktor Bottas of Mercedes won Formula 1 State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2019. He defeated Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton at the Baku City Circuit…

World number three tennis player Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) beat Anett Kontaveit (Estonia) to win Stuttgart’s Porsche Grand Prix for her second title of the year. Kvitova is a two-time…

Dominic Thiem clinched the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell 2019 title held at Barcelona, Spain which was held from April 22- 28, 2019. He secured 6-4, 6-0. He became just the…