The Philippines’ war against drugs entered its deadliest week yet, with police killing at least 80 people over the past few days as part of President Rodrigo Duterte’s ongoing crackdown on drugs and crime. According to the New York Times, 58 people were killed by police in just three days
The German aid group Sea Eye has announced it is suspending refugee search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea following explicit threats from the Libyan government. Sea Eye is the third NGO to make such a decision since Libya extended its search and rescue area twelve nautical miles beyond
As racist violence in the US has steadily increased and culminated in the events at Charlottesville last weekend, there has also been a rise in right-wing extremist activity in Canada. The actions of right-wing extremists and other racist groups in Canada are largely monitored by the RCMP and recent estimates suggest there are dozens
Just after a month since Mosul was retaken from ISIS’ control, Iraqi forces have pushed forward to the outskirts of the North-Western city of Tal Afar. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced in a televised speech addressing the push that ISIS would ‘either surrender or die.’ ISIS have had control of
There has been a striking resurgence in suicide bomb attacks in the Northern region of Nigeria. On Tuesday, August 15th, three women strapped with improvised explosive devices (IEDs) detonated their explosives and killed 30 people and severely injured 83 more, according to BBC News. The attacks took place at two
