Ethiopian federal forces took military control of Idaga Hamus in their march toward the Tigrayan capital of Mekelle on November 21st. Military officials have been sending out warnings to the civilians in Mekelle ahead of their arrival. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed gave Tigrayan forces a 72 hour time frame to
Through identifying the effect of past and current colonial structures surrounding the social, economic, and political conditions of Indigenous peoples in Canada, it is evident this group can be recognized as a marginalized group within the Canadian population. In particular, there is a vast amount of discrimination that takes place
As his time in the White House comes to a close, President Trump recently announced his continued commitment to removing US troops from Afghanistan in an effort to end the long-standing regional war. In an October tweet, Trump promised to finalize US involvement and remove all troops by Christmas. With
On Tuesday, 24 November 2020, OxyContin Manufacturer Purdue Pharma pled guilty to three criminal charges in federal court. This marks the first time the company has admitted to its contribution to the pervasive abuse of the drug. OxyContin is the brandname for Oxycodone, a synthetic opioid medication used for moderate
Militant Islamists have taken to the rich province of Cabo Delgado in Mozambique to commit the next attack in a gruesome series – the decapitation and dismemberment of more than 50 people of the Nanjaba Village. The football pitch turn “execution ground” was the stage for “probably the worst carried
President Emmanuel Macron of France and members of parliament are currently in the process of passing a new security bill. The National Assembly is debating a bill that is intended to “protect those who protect us” according to the interior minister, Gérald Darmanin. This new bill will make it illegal
At least ten people including an Afghani Defence Ministry Official have been killed in a series of rocket attacks, which struck central Kabul last Saturday. Over 50 other people were also injured in this assault which saw tens of rockets fired from the back of a truck. The interior ministry
On Thursday the 19th of November, Australia released a long-awaited report into alleged war crimes committed by Australian forces in Afghanistan. This report, the result of an inquiry launched in 2016, found evidence that Australian special forces responsible for 39 unlawful killings during deployment in Afghanistan. General Angus Campbell, chief
Bartosz Staszewski has a developed a name for himself by hanging signs saying “LGBT-free zones” in Polish towns that have signed pledges opposing “acts of tolerance” towards the LGBTQ+ population. The signs are meant to physically represent the ideology of towns that have called themselves “LGBT-free zones.” 100 towns have
November 17th marks the sticking point of six years of negotiations for both counterpart prime minsters, Scott Morrison and Yoshihide Suga, regarding the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA), upon which they seek to facilitate Japanese and Australian inter-operability and cooperation, via allowing mutual defence forces to train in each other’s territory.
