Anku Upmanyu 
What happened around the world last week?
You must be busy with March Madness or searching sales deals for Easter.
Some news were important but remained hidden due to other trending incidents that got hyped and took the mainstream media pages.
Let us check some news that happened last week which may or may not have any geographic impact, however interesting.
US tests hypersonic missile in Pacific for First time
The United States has signaled to everyone after testing a hypersonic cruise missile officially called the All-Up-Round AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW), in the Pacific for the first time on March 17.
The test was conducted at the Reagan Test Site in the Marshall Islands, almost 1600 miles (2600 KM) to the east of Guam, as per the official statement.
Hypersonic vehicles can travel at greater than Mach 5 speed, or approximately 4,000 miles per hour. This high speed and ability to maneuver and change its altitude, make this weapon a deadly force that is difficult to detect and intercept in time and evade current missile defense systems.
Many other countries are also developing this kind of weapon like North Korea.
This new test from the US can be a deterrent for some countries. Time will tell.
India’s Special Forces did it again
The Indian Navy yet again proved their special forces capabilities. Last week, they rescued 17 crew members of the vessel MV Ruen during an anti-piracy operation and arrested dozens of pirates off Somalia’s coast.
The operation was collaborated by an Indian navy destroyer, a patrol ship, and an Indian Air Force. The Indian Air Force C-17 transporter flew more than 1,500 miles to airdrop marine commandos as per the release.
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev thanked India and its Prime Minister Narendra Modi for conducting the successful operation.
Fastest Goal Ever in International Football
During Austria and Slovakia, international football match in Bratislava, Christoph Baumgartner from Austria scored his goal after only six seconds, this is the fastest-ever goal in international football.
From the kick-off, the 24-year-old midfielder crossed Slovakia’s defense and fired a low shot past home goalkeeper Martin Dubravka.
France’s president Flexing his muscles on a punching bag
President Macron’s latest photo, depicting his aggression on the punching bag gives hints to the world.
Macron is 46 and seems to be super fit. There are many speculations around the world on his latest photographs. People have their opinions and set the social media on fire. Let’s see if anybody is interested in joining his group.
Japan’s Turn Its Interest Rate to Positive
In a historic move, the Bank of Japan raised interest rates to 0.1% from negative 0.1% on Tuesday.
Japan was the only country with negative rates and this regime has ended.
Japan’s negative rates regime has been in place since 2016.
The world’s 4th largest economy is showing growth that is more organic and sustainable.
Soyuz Craft Launches to International Space Station
A Soyuz spacecraft Launch was successful en route to the International Space Station (ISS). It was launched on Saturday again after the first launch was aborted seconds before takeoff on Thursday due to a chemical power source issue.
The launch site was Baikonur in Kazakhstan.
The Soyuz, carrying Russian Oleg Novitsky, Belarusian Marina Vasilevskaya, and American Tracy Dyson, is planned to dock with the ISS at 1510 GMT on Monday.
Yes. You are reading it right. The US and Russia continue to collaborate in this domain as of now.
Cillian Murphy returning for ‘Peaky Blinders’ movie
Cillian Murphy has won many rewards, and everyone appreciated his performance in “Oppenheimer” where he portrayed physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer in the Christopher Nolan film “Oppenheimer.”
Fans are discussing on social media about his return to “Peaky Blinders”.
Steven Knight, creator of the beloved crime drama “Peaky Blinders,” shares some insights about Murphy’s move to be part of “Peaky Blinders” movie as gang leader Tommy Shelby.
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