According to satellite image report, China has built new shelters and radar facilities for military purposes on the Fiery Cross, Mischief, and Subi Reefs in the Spratly Islands on the disputed the South China Sea. The U.S. think tank has expressed high concern about China’s move, which could raise tension […]
Overview Beginning in 2012, Venezuela began to sink into an economic crisis that was fuelled by poor government management of the economy and was worsened by a sharp drop in oil prices in 2015. Amongst other issues, this resulted in reduced spending on social welfare programs, that had previously been […]
A clash over food aid in Somalia led to the death of fourteen civilians on Friday, June 9th. According to the Associated Press (AP), soldiers reportedly attempted to steal sacks of food intended for refugees in the city of Baidoa. The capital of the southwestern Bay region, Baidoa is the […]
This week, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region celebrated the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong’s reunion with the PRC with an official visit by Xi Jinping, the President of the PRC and chairman of the Chinese Communist Party. The visit, which was marked […]
A recent report issued by the United Nations shows that, despite efforts to combat the issue, allegations of sexual abuse committed by UN Peacekeepers have continued, with new reports of sexual abuse emerging from the Central African Republic. Since January 2017, over 55 UN Peacekeepers have been accused of abuse […]
At least 19 people were been killed by a series of car bombs in Damascus on Sunday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) has said. A suicide attacker, surrounded by authorities, prompted the first explosion in Tahrir Square. The following two car bombings were controlled and later detonated under the […]
President Donald Trump’s administration is encouraging the new President of South Korea, Moon Jae-In, to join the U.S. and adopt a coercive approach towards North Korea. Trump hopes that coercion will lead to North Korea relinquishing their nuclear weapons program. Many believe that Moon Jae-in will adopt a Sunshine policy. […]
A ‘wrongful death’ lawsuit that was presented to U.S. courts of appeals for the District of Colombia Circuit by Yemeni national, Faisal bin Ali Jaber, who claims his relatives were collateral damage of a U.S. drone strike, has been thrown out after a unanimous decision by a three-judge panel on […]
This week marks the fifteenth anniversary of the creation of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The Rome Statute grants the ICC jurisdiction over the following four crimes: war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and the crime of aggression. While the Rome Statute was adopted by 120 States in 1998, the […]
On Monday, June 26, the United States Supreme Court partially lifted the injunctions by the lower courts on President Donald Trump’s travel ban. Visa applications for citizens from six Muslim-majority countries, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen, have been suspended for a 90-day period, and the U.S Refugee Admissions […]
