Its buildings pockmarked with fresh bullets, Beirut now hangs in a tense state of limbo. Last Wednesday, a demonstration organized by Shia Muslim groups broke into gunfire, killing seven with dozens more injured. The events signal rising tensions that started fourteen months ago by a port explosion, in which a
New economic sanctions against Belarus are being discussed by European Union (EU) leaders following a rapid increase in illegal border crossings by migrants. The goal of these sanctions is to pressure Belarus’s ruler Alexander Lukashenko to address this growing issue and cease the weaponization of migration. The EU already imposed
A Russia-led bloc started conducting the largest drills in years at the Tajikistan-Afghanistan border on October 18th, hinting at rising tensions between the two nations. Russia is primarily concerned about the intrusion of Islamist militants in former Soviet territory, which is seen as a southern buffer zone for the country.
On Thursday, October 21st, the United States conducted a series of tests related to its hypersonic weapons program. The U.S. Navy and Army tested components prototypes that will influence the development of new weapons, all three of which were deemed successful. However, some reports indicate that a test of the
Ahead of the COP26 global climate summit in Glasgow, Australia faces mounting pressure from the international community to increase its efforts to reduce emissions and move away from its reliance on the coal industry. This summit will run from 31 October to 12 November 2021. It is considered an essential
