US President Joe Biden's administration has decided not to send an official US delegation to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing in a symbolic protest against China's ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang.
Former Chief Election Commissioner of India, Sunil Arora has been invited to join the Board of Advisors for International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA).
Perseverance, a word that captures the undaunted will of people across the world to never give up, despite the many challenges of the last 12 months, is Cambridge Dictionary's Word of the Year 2021.