On Sunday, populist conservative Ivan Duque won Colombia’s presidential election with about 54% of the vote. He defeated Gustavo Petro, former guerrilla member and past Bogota mayor, with a platform focused on economic revival and reform of the country’s recent rebel peace deal. Duque worked at the Inter-American Development Bank
Twelve were killed and thirty were wounded in a suicide bombing in Kabul last Monday. The attack took place outside of the Rural Rehabilitation and Development Ministry. The bomber detonated an explosive vest at the ministry’s gate as workers rushed to get home. Tragically, “the ministry has a kindergarten where
On June 18, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop announced that Australia will challenge China’s infrastructure development projects in the Pacific Islands, reports Sydney Morning Herald. The Australian Government’s commitment to providing alternative offers is to ensure that China’s economic influence in the Pacific do not undermine the sovereignty of the small
The BBC news organization this week successfully documented the extension of the Afghani ceasefire between both the Taliban and government. This ceasefire was initially established to respect the holiness of the Eid festival and has brought a surprising and optimistic scene to the streets of Afghani communities; with both sides
A 26 year-old Iranian refugee was found dead on the island of Nauru due to apparent suicide. He had been held in an Australian refugee detention camp on Nauru for five years and had suffered from depression since he was detained in Iran at age 10. His wife, severely ill
