“Eggonomics”: Pakistanis mock PM’s ‘chicken plan’ to ease poverty
Summary Imran Khan, Pakistan’s Prime Minister announced on Thursday his intentions to ‘uplift’ the poor by providing chickens and eggs to rural women …
Huawei Executive’s Lawyers Fight for Bail Ahead of Extradition Decision
Summary The executive at Huawei, Meng Wanzhou is being held in a Vancouver jail over allegedly violating United States sanctions against Iran. More specifically, …
Child on death row in South Sudan as state executions escalate – rights group
Summary State-sanctioned executions are on the rise in South Sudan and people who were children at the time of the crime are among those who …
Katowice: UN climate talks stand-off continues
Summary Climate Summit in Poland extended as there are several sticking points that some negotiators do not agree on, including compensations for poorer countries, …
U.S. Gives Russia a Deadline on Nuclear Treaty
Summary On Tuesday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that if Russia continues its noncompliance with the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) after …
Trump threatens to shut Mexican border in demand for wall funding
Summary After nearly a week of deadlock in Congress over the federal budget, Donald Trump tweeted, “We will be forced to close the Southern Border …
German female IS recruit ‘let slave child die of thirst’ in Iraq
Summary Jennifer W., the 27-year-old German Islamic State recruit faces war crimes, murder and weapons offenses charges. Jennifer W. and her husband bought a …
The Baltic Sea offers a preview of what’s to come with global warming
Summary Currently, the Baltic Sea is being severely impacted by global warming. The temperature of the Baltic has risen at roughly three times the average …
China’s Detention Camps for Muslims Turn to Forced Labor
Summary Detainment camps in China which have held large populations of Muslims were shown on state-run television to have transitioned into forced labor camps. …
Fragile Ceasefire Takes Effect in Yemen. Why Now and What’s Next?
Summary In Sweden last week, the Saudi-led coalition and their Houthi enemies agreed to a ceasefire in the Yemeni port city of Hudaydah, an …