Written by Mariana Hinojosa Castillo | April 15, 2024 Jacob Zuma visiting Isfahan On Tuesday, South Africa's Electoral Court ruled that President Ramaphosa's rival, former President Jacob Zuma, can run for office in the upcoming general election. The ruling overturned the electoral commission’s previous decision that had barred Zuma from the vote due to its past conviction. However,... Continue Reading →
Written by Lexi Dean | April 15, 2024 Town of Myawaddy The Karen, Myanmar’s third largest ethnic group, took control of the border town of Myawaddy last week. Myawaddy, with a population of about 200,000, sits across the Moei River from the Thai city of Mae Sot. This town is a crucial trading outpost and... Continue Reading →
Written by Connor Foster | April 15, 2024 Luis Montenegro The past several years have seen the rapid rise of right-leaning governments across Europe. This shift has occurred for a variety of reasons, including rising inflation, government mismanagement, and increasing numbers of migrants flooding into Europe. The most recent example of this phenomenon is the... Continue Reading →
Written by Sophie Ritzenthaler | April 15, 2024 Recep Tayyip Erdogan As of this week, Turkey has restricted several export products to Israel amid its ongoing conflict with Palestine. Turkey has been a strong advocate for a ceasefire in Gaza, claiming that Israel has intentionally attacked civilians, and these restrictions are its first concrete measures... Continue Reading →
Written by Joseph Cain | April 15, 2024 Jorge Glas Ecuador was thrown into the global spotlight after it decided to conduct a raid on the Mexican Embassy in Quito to arrest former Vice President Jorge Glas (2013-2017) on April 5th. Mexico has broken off diplomatic ties with Ecuador over the raid. These moves create... Continue Reading →
Written by Jose Aguilar | April 15, 2024 CARICOM Flag Last Friday, Haiti established a transitional council despite the rampant violence and political upheaval the country is dealing with. The situation in Haiti has worsened over the last weeks, especially in Port-Au-Prince where 80% of the city is controlled by gangs. Key areas of the... Continue Reading →
Written by Sophie Ritzenthaler | April 8, 2024 Since Russia invaded Ukraine just over two years ago, the United States and its NATO allies have committed monetary support and weapons to Ukraine to aid its fight against Russia. As US support for aid has recently slowed, the NATO alliance has discussed stepping up to take... Continue Reading →
Written by Jillian Shaw | April 8, 2024 Mohammed Reza Zahedi The Iranian state has accused Israel of bombing the Iranian embassy complex in Syria and has since promised to respond. Monday’s strike killed at least seven Iranian officials and six Syrian citizens in Damascus, the Syrian capital. One of the officials was leading Iranian... Continue Reading →
Written by Kevin Williams | April 8, 2024 Sky Sword II missile On April 9 Taiwan’s military is scheduled to test their new mobile air defense system, the Sky Sword II (locally called Tien Chien II). The Sky Sword II system comprises of wheeled ground vehicles equipped with missile firing units (MFU). Taiwan’s new system,... Continue Reading →
Written by Lexi Dean | April 8, 2024 On Wednesday morning Taiwan experienced a 7.4-magnitude earthquake, the strongest to hit the island in a quarter of a decade. After about 300 aftershocks in the following 24 hours, it is reported that the quake killed 10 and injured more than 1,000 people. Hualien County, near the... Continue Reading →
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