On Wednesday 23rd December, more than 222 people were reportedly killed in an attack in the Western Benishangul-Gumuz region of Ethiopia. Unidentified gunmen led the attack on Wednesday morning, which was the latest deadly attack in the region divided by ethnic violence. Many of the victims were shot or killed
Farmers in India have been protesting for over a month in the wake of the government’s announcement of three laws changing price and market regulations on crops and agricultural yields. The protests, originating around New Delhi, have been joined by neighbouring states such as Haryana, Punjab, and Uttar Pradesh. The
On December 14th, Reuters published a short “one minute read” titled “Suspected Russian hackers breached U.S. Department of Homeland Security sources.” The article argues that this breach was part of a massive Russian hacking campaign to penetrate the U.S. departments of Treasury and Commerce. As the hackers were able to
On November 27th, around 2,500 Rohingya refugees were transported from their settlements in the Bangladeshi town of Cox’s Bazar to Bhasan Char. Bhasan Char is a flood-prone island, currently being developed by the Bangladeshi government in order to eventually house over 100,000 refugees. The international community has grown increasingly concerned
