Russia’s 15-year-old figure skater Kamila Valieva entered the 2022 Beijing Olympics after dominating in the European Championships, but tested positive for Trimetazidine, a banned heart medication. This prompted the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) to suspended Valieva the next day. The Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS) officially allowed Valieva’s continued
This week, a multi-million dollar U.S. aid project was presented to the Nepali Parliament for ratification, sparking large scale protests in Kathmandu. The project, entitled the Millennium Challenge Corporation, plans to provide $500 million in grants to fund a 187 mile long electricity transmission line and road improvement project in
For nearly a decade, French troops have been posted in Mali to combat the Islamic militants causing violence throughout the country. However, on Thursday, February 17th, President Emmanuel Macron announced the withdrawal of the French military from Mali, to be moved to other neighboring countries. Throughout the 2010 decade, religious
On Monday, February 21st, Russian president Vladimir Putin affirmed the Ukrainian separatist regions of Donetsk and Luhansk. Putin then ordered troops to these regions, but it remains unclear if this is the start of a full-scale invasion that nations such as the United States and the United Kingdom have feared.
Hong Kong reported record high COVID rates in early February, with more than 2,000 daily cases (Guardian). Having successfully controlled the pandemic until the Omicron wave began in December 2021, Hong Kong is facing its greatest COVID surge yet, with the first fatalities since September 2021. Bracing itself against significant
The United Nations has removed their human rights monitors in Yemen as war continues to rage on. The purpose of the human rights monitors was to provide an investigative body capable of monitoring and punishing those who abuse human rights. As a consequence, their removal may cause an increase in
