As the U.S. presidential election draws closer to its Nov 5 deadline, campaigns are on, candidates trade barbs and citizens on all sides rally or succumb to existential dread. There is undeniably a lot at stake for this election; domestic ...

By nature, sports fans are passionate, and are either obsessively thrilled about something or, more often, enraged by something else—an incompetent coach, an unfair call, even destructive owners. This summer, many soccer fans were on the latter end of the ...

From Sep. 12 to 17, North Korean leader Kim Jung-Un took a rare trip outside of the country to pay a visit to Vladimir Putin’s Russia. They discussed relations and potential mutually beneficial exchanges, which has triggered global concerns of ...

LGBTQ rights have undoubtedly progressed within the last decade. As a young college student at a university located in a liberal metropolitan city and a non-denominational Western country, it is easy to be misled. It can be easy to forget ...

In January 2023, President Julius Maado Bio of Sierra Leone signed the Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Act into law. This new law makes strides in establishing women’s rights in the west African country, though adequate implementation is necessary in ...

On Feb. 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. In the following months, Europe has fallen into an energy crisis resulting from Russia withholding its natural gas supply and European countries being unwilling to economically support Russia’s invasion by purchasing natural gas. ...

The outcome of Brazil’s upcoming election will have major impacts on the Earth’s climate for years into the future. It’s a run-off between two candidates, current President Jair Bolsonaro and former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Bolsonaro belongs to ...

Following an extreme heat wave, heavy rains and glacier melting, over a third of Pakistan is underwater. Houses and roads have been destroyed, with an estimated overall 10 billion USD worth of damages. Moreover, over 33 million civilians have been ...

Currently, Germany is engaged in a balancing act — a feat in which the country attempts to manage its sources of energy between environmental, political, and economic considerations. This issue is likely true about most countries in the 21st century, ...

In a big step for women’s reproductive rights, women in Colombia can seek elective abortions up to 24 weeks into their pregnancies. This decision, officially confirmed on Feb 21., marks a significant shift in policy, as abortions were previously only ...