On the morning of April 4th, warplanes dropped chemical weapons in Khan Sheikhoun, an area under the rebel control and populated by refugees. As of April 5th, the death toll has risen to 72 of which 20 are children. Previously, the US had taken a hands-off approach in regards to […]
The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has claimed that the South Sudanese Government is ignoring the current famine crisis which is occurring as a result of the prolonged civil strife in the country. Making remarks to the Security Council on March 23rd, Guterres stated that “the Government has yet to express […]
Since February this year Belarusians from across the nation have taken to the streets to protest the unjust Presidential Decree titled “the decree against social parasites.” The purpose of this decree, enforced since 2015, was to tax those who worked less than 183 days a year as they were not […]
On Tuesday in the Idlib province of Syria, a chemical attack killed dozens of people in a rebel-held area. The area, Khan Sheikhoun, where the attack took place is not held by the Islamic State, but by Qaeda-linked militants and a variety of other rebel groups. This attack will be marked […]
Following weeks of rumours, a Russian newspaper, Novaya Gazeta is reporting that authorities in the Russian Republic of Chechnya have detained over one hundred men in connection with their “non-traditional sexual orientation or suspicion of such.” At least three are reported to have been killed during the arrests. The men […]
World military spending in 2017 will likely rise faster than it has in several years, as it is being driven primarily by government commitments to invest more into state military budgets. Yet, while governments claim motives to raise military expenditure are in response to systemic shifts in the geopolitical system, […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently announced the creation of a new settlement community located in the West Bank. Netanyahu also approved the construction of an additional 2,000 new homes in existing settlements. According to the Washington Post, 125 settlements and 100 outposts located in the West Bank hold a […]
Tens more civilians were killed in western Mosul in late March, as security strikes hit ISIS locations. Sources say that civilians died in the air and artillery bombardment in the Rajm al-Hadid district, an area where violent encounters between US-backed Iraqi troops and ISIS militants have been increasing. However, the […]
An explosion in St. Petersburg’s underground system has left at least 10 people dead and 37 hurt, with children amongst the injured. The blast took place on Monday between Sennaya Ploschad and Tekhnologichesky Institut stations. In response, the entirety of the city’s metro network was closed and additional security measures […]
