By Sophie Ritzenthaler This week, former president Evo Morales has been leading anti-government protests against current president Luis Arce. Anti-government protesters and supporters of President Arce clashed in Bolivia’s capital of La Paz as fears of further unrest and an economic crisis grow. Morales was the president of Bolivia from 2006-2019 before stepping down after... Continue Reading →
By Sarah Holmes Early on Tuesday, September 17 an elite military police school and military base in Bamako were attacked by an armed group. The al-Qaeda linked group Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) claimed responsibility for the attack. The group claimed their goals are to remove oppression and non-Muslim occupiers in Mali, referring to foreign... Continue Reading →
By Jose Aguilar This week, Kenyan President William Ruto visited Haiti to assess the progress of the Kenyan-led security mission. A spokesperson for Ruto stated that the purpose of the visit was to “visit and commend” the Kenyan police forces working with the Haitian National Police (HNP). While in Haiti, Ruto said he would send... Continue Reading →
By Lexi Dean Last month university students led demonstrations that escalated into mass protests calling for the ousting of Sheikh Hasina’s rule. After fifteen years of power, the Prime Minister fled Bangladesh to India. Hasina’s government was accused of human rights abuses, beatings, and utilizing teargas, rubber bullets, and live ammunition during these protests. A... Continue Reading →
By Julian Fischer-Lhamon After fourteen years, a German Chancellor has finally visited Kazakhstan again. Olaf Scholz’s visit was highly anticipated, with groundwork being laid already last year with a visit by Germany’s foreign minister and president. Scholz met with not only Kazakhstan's president, Tokayev, but also leaders of the other central Asian countries. Despite other... Continue Reading →
By Sophie Ritzenthaler The Peruvian President Dina Boluarte declared a state of emergency in three regions of Peru on Wednesday, September 18, as forest fires have continued to burn. In San Martin, Amazonas, and Ucayali regions, a 60 day state of emergency has been declared as extra resources have been allocated to slow the spread... Continue Reading →
By Kevin Williams On September 20 the Chinese and Japanese governments announced an agreement to eventually restart Japanese seafood exports to China. This announcement marks progress in China’s easing opposition to Japan’s release of water from the Fukushima plant into the Pacific Ocean in 2023. Both China and Russia enacted seafood import bans on Japan... Continue Reading →
By Abigail BeDard This week saw a stark escalation in the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, an Iranian backed militant group in Lebanon. On Tuesday, thousands of handheld pagers used by members of Hezbollah were simultaneously detonated in a sophisticated and brutal attack that has been attributed to Israel. The following day, blasts rang out... Continue Reading →
By Matthew Grace On September 14th, a successful prisoner exchange involving 206 prisoners of war occurred between Russia and Ukraine over two days. This exchange occurs just days after the Russian counteroffensive to recapture ground taken in the Kurk region . The Russian Defense Ministry stated 103 soldiers were returned that had been captured during... Continue Reading →
By Connor Foster This past week international law enforcement scored a win in Dublin, Ireland with the takedown of the encrypted chat platform called Ghost. The platform was largely used to facilitate criminal activities such as money laundering, international drug-trafficking, and extreme violence. The Irish police Gardaí searched 27 locations with the support of various... Continue Reading →
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