Newly confirmed U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken criticized Russia’s crackdown on protesters supporting jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is known for his arguments against President Vladimir Putin. Reuters reports that over 5,300 people have been detained for demanding the release of Navalny, and the U.S. contemplates an appropriate
The Gulf of Guinea embraces the most economically dynamic and populous countries in sub-Saharan Africa, as evidenced by their average 3% annual GDP growth. While hydrocarbon resources contribute account for the main share of national revenues in Nigeria and Angola, the impact of oil extraction on GDP has been steadily
European Union foreign ministers agreed to impose sanctions on four Russian officials on February 22nd, 2021, and the motion is to be formally ratified in early March. The agreement to sanction senior members of President Vladimir Putin’s staff comes as a predominantly symbolic response to the arrest of Russian opposition
China’s state-run Xinhua news agency reported on Thursday, 11th February that the country’s broadcasting regulator would not be renewing the BBC’s license to broadcast its flagship World News programme, due to a “serious content violation.” Through an announcement on its website, the NRTA (China’s National Radio and Television Administration) said
As of February 24th, two attacks in the Democratic Republic of Congo left 13 people dead. The attacks were carried out by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a radical Islamic terrorist group based in the Beni region of the DRC. The first attack consisted of 11 civilian casualties late Tuesday
Chinese authorities have formally arrested an Australian journalist who was working with China’s state broadcaster CGTN on the charge of “illegally supplying state secrets overseas.” The move is the latest of such in the increasing tensions between China and Australia. In a statement, Australian Foreign Minister, Marise Payne, said that
The Australian Federal Government has lost its appeal on a 2019 decision from Justice Mark Moshinsky that ruled that Tharnicca Tamil, the youngest child of the Tamil family (the last family on Christmas Island) had been denied procedural fairness by the Federal Government. The denial of procedural fairness stems from
On February 1, the Myanmar military seized power from Aung San Suu Kyi after her National League for Democracy (NLD) party won the general election. The military is currently in power and has declared a one-year state of emergency. The Myanmar military had claimed that the election was fraudulent, calling
On Friday, February 5th, the International Criminal Court (ICC) decided that its jurisdiction rightfully extends to Palestinian territories. This landmark ruling is significant given that Palestine is not internationally recognized as an official state, even by the United Nations where it holds non-member observer status. The response to the ICC’s
In the early hours of 1 February, Myanmar’s military assumed control of the country in a coup. China “noted” this coup and hoped that all sides could properly manage their differences under the constitution and uphold stability. Monday was supposed to be a step towards democracy in Myanmar as Parliament
On December 27th, a thirty-year-old Cambodian farm worker was found dead in a greenhouse in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province in sub-zero conditions. This is the latest incident in a series of investigations of human rights violations regarding migrant worker conditions in South Korea. The police investigation revealed the dire conditions in
After mounting international pressure to reveal the whereabouts and condition of Princess Latifa, not seen publicly for the last three years, the Dubai Royal Family have said that she is “being cared for at home.” This scrutiny comes after leaked videos have recently emerged in which she accused her family
