Bangladesh Prime Minister Wins 3rd Term Amid Deadly Violence on Election Day
Summary Bangladesh’s Election Commission announced that the Awami League, Bangladesh’s ruling party, had won 287 of 298 seats in parliament. This will be a …
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US downgrades EU diplomatic status in Washington
Summary Last year, the United States and the European Union engaged in unfavorable agreements in which the two imposed significant tariffs on a range …
Amid an internet blackout, Congo delays election results
Summary Election results in the Democratic Republic of Congo have yet to be revealed as a nationwide internet blackout has raised suspicions across the …
Sudan’s Bashir says protests will not lead to change in government
Summary Ongoing protests have been taking place in Sudan since December 19, following a severe bread shortage as a result of economic crisis. The …
Saudi Women, Tired of Restraints, Find Ways to Flee
Summary The recent story of Rahaf Alqunun, a Saudi teenager who fled Saudi Arabia to seek asylum, a renewed debate on women personal freedom in …
Cyntoia Brown: Tennessee governor grants clemency in 2004 murder
Summary In 2004, a woman by the name of Cyntoia Brown claimed to be a child sex-trafficking victim that fired in self-defense was found guilty …
China Sentences a Canadian, Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, to Death
Summary Canadian Robert Lloyd Schellenberg has been sentenced to death in China for alleged drug smuggling. This, in the midst of quite the diplomatic …
Israel Confirms Attacks on Iranian Targets in Syria
Summary On Monday, Israel confirmed that they struck Iranian military targets in Syria which led to an unusually direct exchange of blows between the …
Kenyans face up to ‘homegrown’ threat after hotel attack
Summary Following a deadly January 17 attack on a hotel in Nairobi, many Kenyan citizens remain uneasy. The 19-hour siege on the hotel was …
Zimbabwe’s economic crisis prompts protests and repression
Summary Demonstrations continue in Zimbabwe since president Mnangagwa`s announcement of an increase in the price of gas on January 12th. These demonstrations were violently …