Last summer, Italy’s Po river dried up, with some of the lowest water levels recorded in the country’s history due to its 2022 drought and record high summer temperatures. However, less than a year later, the same river overflowed: heavy ...
Conflict in Sudan erupted following a period of rising tensions between two military leaders: General Abdel-Fattah Burhan, commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces, and General Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, the leader of the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group. The situation has ...
The current Yemen Civil War is just the latest in a series of domestic conflicts that have plagued the country, causing widespread famine and displacement and resulting in one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. While it is easy to ...
Nusantara, meaning “archipelago” in Javanese, is what Indonesia announced its new capital will be called — a fitting name, as Indonesia is one of the largest archipelagos in the Indo-Pacific region. As a result, Indonesia not only faces ethnic, religious ...
There is often nothing more painful than seeing loved ones struggle some 10,000 km away. One thing more painful is the inability to reunite with loved ones due to the substantial risk of being detained or sent to prison. Seeing ...
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 ...
By: Zain Khan and Aneri Shah NORTH AMERICA & SOUTH AMERICA United States Shot Down Spy Balloon Prod Questions Over US-China Relations A balloon first approached American airspace through the Aleutian Islands and racked up political turmoil as it drifted ...
North Korea began the development of its nuclear program in the 1950s, and its first nuclear facility was built in the early 1980s. In December 1985, it signed the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT), which is seen as fundamental to the ...
“Japan and the United States are currently facing the most challenging and complex security environment in recent history,” Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told U.S. President Joe Biden at the Oval Office on Jan. 13. In 2022, North Korea launched ...
By: Aneri Shah and Zain Khan NORTH AMERICA & SOUTH AMERICA Peru Political Protests Seize Peru After Removing Former President From Office Peru’s democracy is young and fragile, often experiencing rapid turnovers in the presidency due to political scandals and ...