On the centennial of the armistice that ended World War I, a number of world leaders and other policy makers joined together in Paris to take part in an inaugural peace forum hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron, following the day’s ceremonies. While dozens of heads of state attended the […]
On November 4, an independence referendum took place in New Caledonia. Voters voted for the territory to remain a part of France or become an independent nation. The referendum resulted in 56% of voters rejecting secession, with a voter turnout of over 80% of registered voters, according to Al Jazeera. […]
Allegations of anti-Semitic hate crimes within the British Labour Party have prompted a criminal investigation. There are 45 incidents involving high-level party members and hate speech targeting Britain’s Jewish community and insinuating the need for ethnic cleansing or genocide. The accusations are not without pretext, as Labour Party leader Jeremy […]
A recent France 24 television debate, “Khashoggi effect? U.S. calls for ceasefire in Yemen,” discussed the impact of The Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder on the recent decision by Western leaders to refocus attention on the ongoing Yemeni Civil War. At the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C. […]
On Monday, 15 of October, French President Emmanuel Macron announced that France would be willing to help North Korea begin the process of denuclearization. However, France specified the need to first witness a genuine desire and more concrete commitments from Pyongyang towards achieving the very goal of denuclearization. President of […]
A French man who violently assaulted a woman in the streets of Paris after she confronted him for catcalling her, captured in a video that went viral on social media, has been sentenced to six months in prison and fined €2,000. The sentence also includes a further six months of […]
On September 27th, 2018, the United States-led coalition against ISIS admitted to killing 1,114 civilians in Iraq and Syria alone. In the four-year period between August 2014 and August 2018, the coalition had conducted more than 30,000 strikes and had reportedly investigated all ‘credible’ civilian casualty reports. However, critics claim […]
Poland’s President Andrzej Duda visited Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, September 18th, 2018 and met with President Donald Trump. This visit might have been like any other official visit by a head of state to the White House, but its political impact was highlighted by the Polish President’s request to the […]
In a region of the world where no liberty, freedom or right is a guarantee, one country stands out. Ask any Middle Easterner and they will tell you the same thing: Lebanon is a beacon of tolerance in this troubled area of the world on multiple fronts. With 18 religious […]
For some people, the threat of terrorism and violent crime is always looming over them with fear running at an all-time high. This fear also transfers over to international events which draw in huge amounts of people in a short amount of time, creating an easy target for an attack. […]
