Day: December 23, 2021

Putin Wants Guarantees From NATO As Russo-Ukrainian Tensions Escalate

Russian President Vladimir Putin sharply criticized Western forces on Thursday for the escalating military tensions along the Ukrainian border. During his year-end news conference, Putin stressed that Russia wants to avoid conflict with Ukraine, but that the onus is on the West to provide security guarantees that it will not

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Kenyan Drought Leading To Conflict

It has been over a year since some areas of Kenya have seen rainfall. As resources grow scarcer, more people go hungry and more animals die. The already severe consequences of the drought have led to an increase in conflict along Kenya’s borders with Uganda and South Sudan. Kenyan citizens

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European Union Shares Concerns Over New Polish Media Bill

On Friday of last week, the Polish parliament rushed through a new national law that would ban media outlets owned by non-Europeans. Many critics claim that the legislation targets the American-owned Discovery media group. Discovery controls Polish broadcaster TVN Group, whose popular news network show, TVN24, has openly criticized Poland’s

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Wagner Group: Russia’s International Influence Explained

This week, the European Union imposed sanctions on Wagner Group, a Russian mercenary organization accused of committing human rights abuses in the Central African Republic and further afield. The EU said in a statement that Wagner had recruited, trained and sent independent military operatives to war zones around the world,

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Omicron Variant Sheds Light On Vaccine Inequality

In the past few weeks, the spread of COVID-19 has been rapidly increasing due to the emergence of a new variant named omicron. First detected by South African scientists in November, the variant has surged globally faster than any other previous form. According to The New York Times, “scientists first

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