March seemed to be the month of trade protectionism coming out of the U.S. At the beginning of the month, the U.S. president Donald Trump announced that he plans to introduce tariffs on imports of steel and aluminium going into the U.S., causing apprehension among U.S.’ allies and neighbours. After
In Mauritania, 10-year and 20-year sentences have been given to two slave owners. A court in Nouadhibou a northwestern town in Mauritania, gave a 20-year prison sentence to Hamoudi Ould Saleck, which was also given posthumously to his father, who passed away prior to the end of the trial. Revea
Nadiya Savchenko, a national Ukrainian hero and lawmaker, was detained by Ukraine on March 15th over a possible plot to overthrow the Ukrainian government. Ukrainian parliament members voted to strip her of all political immunity for she was accused of planning a large-scale attack on the government through weaponry acquired
Israeli forces have killed 16 Palestinians and wounded more than 1,400 people as protests erupted at the Gaza-Israel border. Thousands of Palestinians have marched towards the border, burning tires and throwing petrol bombs and rocks at soldiers across the Israeli border. The Israeli Defence Force (IDF) has fired live ammunition
On Friday, March 30th, over a thousand Palestinians were injured and sixteen left dead at the hands of Israeli soldiers during a mass protest. The ‘Great March of Return,’ as the demonstration was called, marked the 42nd anniversary of ‘Land Day’, which memorialized events that happened March 30th, 1976, when
On 30th March, the International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach was reported to have met up with Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang. According to the Associated Press, following a 30-minute formal meeting, Bach and Kim had another 45 minutes of casual discussions while watching a soccer match Friday afternoon at
