Nestled into Africa’s eastern coast, with Malawi at the northern border and South Africa to the south, you will find Mozambique, the former Portuguese colony that is now home to more than thirty million people. Despite their remote location and under-developed infrastructure Mozambique has been hit by COVID-19 just the
UNICEF has reported the crisis in Yemen to be the worst humanitarian crisis across the globe, with over 80 percent of its population, or 24 million people, in need of humanitarian aid. Yemen’s situation is complex, leaving the country trapped by several external forces that stifle its ability to recover.
In a report published by the UNHCR on 18 June, it was revealed that the number of global refugees had reached an all time high of 79.5 million for the year 2019. Despite the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has on travelling across borders, this figure is still an almost nine
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemned the Jammu and Kashmir’s administration’s new media policy, “Media-Policy 2020,” as “Orwellian” and “prior censorship.” The majority-Muslim union territory—formerly a state with special autonomous status until 2019—has seen substantial unrest in recent years. Notably, on June 21st, three separatist militants were killed in Srinagar, the
From the 1st of July, plans to annex illegal Israeli territories in occupied Palestine – including the Golan Heights and parts of the West Bank – are intended to go ahead in coordination with U.S. support under the Trump administration. The Israeli Minister of Settlement Affairs, Tzipi Hotovely, recently announced
A skirmish between the Indian and Chinese armies on 15 June has led to the worst incidence of violence between the two countries in decades, with 20 Indian troops and an unknown number of Chinese soldiers dying in combat. The conflict took place in the Galwan Valley, a disputed area
President Trump was back on the campaign trail on Saturday, supported by a large crowd at his rally in Tulsa. The crowd, however, was significantly smaller than expected. In the days before the event, the president boasted that his rallies never had empty seats. He went on to tweet that
At least 20 soldiers have been killed in the Galwan Valley area of the Himalayan border between India and China, after clashes between both nations’ forces over the location’s disputed border. This border has been the location and cause of many skirmishes between soldiers of both sides since the Sino-Indian
On Sunday 21 June, Saudi Arabia ended a nationwide coronavirus curfew, lifting restrictions on businesses. This includes hair salons and cinemas, after three months of very tight restrictions. Prayers have been allowed to resume in mosques in Mecca, in preparation for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, which is due to begin
