Trump Says Pompeo Won’t Go To North Korea, Criticizes Denuclearization Progress
Summary Citing insufficient progress on the issue of denuclearization, President Donald Trump nixed plans for Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to make what would have …
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World Court hears Iran lawsuit to have U.S. sanctions lifted
Summary On Monday, August 27, 2018, the United Nations’ International Court of Justice, also known as the World Court, listened to oral hearings regarding a …
Abe seeks three more years in power as Japan enters new era
Summary Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced on Sunday his intentions to run for another three-year term in office. Abe pointed to the stability his …
Palestinians Blast Trump’s Aid Cut as Political ‘Blackmail’
Summary In a step that reversed decades of US policy, the Trump administration announced last Friday that it would cancel more than $200 million in …
US-China trade war: China to respond ‘resolutely’
Summary China authority claims that China will continue to hit back against the US if more tariffs are imposed. The trade war between the United …
Human Rights Abuses in Chechnya: 15 OSCE Countries Invoke Vienna Mechanism
Summary Members of the Organization for the Security and Cooperation of Europe (OSCE) have come together to invoke the Vienna Mechanism, which deals with Human …
Trump Says He Is in ‘No Rush’ to Renegotiate NAFTA
Summary President Trump suggested at a cabinet meeting on August 16 that he was “in no rush” to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement …
The Rohingya refugee crisis speaks to the worst acts of humanity
Summary In the past year, refugee camps in Bangladesh have accepted more than 700,000 Rohingya refugees who fled from Myanmar to avoid violence, more than …
Political Shifts: Lessons on Leadership and Accountability from Ethiopia
Summary In recent months, Ethiopia has seen shifts in political leadership at both the national and local level. At the national level Ahmed Ali was …
EU Prepares Crackdown on ‘Citizenships for Sale’
Summary The European Union has recently expressed concerns regarding “citizenship for sale” programs initiated by some EU member states, specifically Malta and Cyprus. Malta’s …