After a crushing vote of “no confidence” in the Peruvian government, Prime Minister Fernando Zavala has stepped down to make way for his successor, Mercedes Araoz. The no-confidence vote passed last week by a 123-4 margin, prompting Zavala to resign along with the 19 members of his cabinet. Though the
Angela Merkel, the incumbent Chancellor of Germany, has won a fourth term, following the September 24th general elections in the country. It is projected that her party, the centre-right CDU (Christian Democratic Union) and its sister party, the CSU (Christian Social Union), received approximately 34.5 percent of the popular vote,
For me, the 21st of September of every year is a special day. It is special for a number of reasons, but particularly for the reason that it marks my birthday! For others too, it may be special for reasons known to them. However, globally (at least in the 193
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gave an address at the UN General Assembly in New York on September 21st, in which he focused on the historical injustices Indigenous people in Canada have faced, the current challenges they are facing, and what his government is doing to address them. Trudeau linked the
On Saturday, following heightened rhetoric between Washington and Pyongyang, U.S. bombers escorted by fighter jets made a provocative flight close to the North Korean east coast in what U.S. officials say is a display of military strength. The Pentagon elaborated saying that Saturday’s operation showed the seriousness with which Washington took Pyongyang’s “reckless
The BBC News reports that pro-government fighters and rebel forces have signed a new ceasefire agreement on Wednesday, September 20th, in hopes of ending the armed conflict in northern Mali. Since the 2012 Tuareg rebellion and consequent military coup, Mali has faced a multitude of internal problems, including a failed
In Catalonia, Spain, the local separatist government faces one of the largest waves of voter suppression in the country’s recent history as it attempts to hold an independence referendum for the region. Police have seized up to 10 million ballots, imposed fines upon upper level Catalan officials, and temporarily arrested
At least three United Nations peacekeepers from Bangladesh have been killed after their vehicle hit an explosive device in Mali’s troubled north. The peacekeeping mission, known as the Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) said that another five soldiers had been seriously wounded. The attack occurred early Sunday morning on
