On Monday, April 18, the mayor of the besieged Ukrainian city Mariupol announced that about 40,000 civilians had been forcibly moved to Russia or Russia-controlled areas in Ukraine. The siege of Mariupol has been going on since the beginning of the Russian Invasion on 24 February. The city is located
China’s Covid-Zero policy has led to food shortages, extreme lockdowns, and appalling centralized facilities. As the Omicron variants spread throughout China, approximately 373 million people in 45 cities were under full or partial lockdowns as of April 11th, 2022. There is an increasing number of residents that are unable to
On Friday, April 15th, during the holy month of Ramadan for Muslims, Israeli Forces invaded Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem and reportedly injured over 150 Palestinians who were praying there. The attacks began with tear gas shells and loud bombs while many Palestinians barricaded themselves inside the mosque and used rocks
After six rounds of Ukrainian-Russian peace talks, from Belarus in late February to Istanbul at the end of March, April has been devoid of negotiations. As the scale of human suffering mounts to unfathomable heights, neither party seems eager to find a negotiated solution. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told CNN
The U.S. Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions on seven individuals from the Western Balkans for their incitement of and contribution to destabilizing actions and behaviors. These individuals come from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and North Macedonia. The individuals sanctioned are Aqif Rakipi, Ylli Ndroqi, Asim Sarajlic, Gordana Tadic,
On April 11th, there was a reported armed attack with at least 20 killed civilians in Mangusu, the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (D.R.C.). It is suspected that the attacks come from members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), according to both local officials and human rights
Sri Lanka’s worsening economic and political crisis has plunged the country into widespread unrest and uncertainty, leading to fears that conditions will worsen and lead to violence and complete economic collapse. This comes after the government’s entire cabinet resigned last week in response to the biggest economic crisis Sri Lanka
According to an article published by The Wall Street Journal earlier this week, Saudi Arabia invited Chinese President Xi Jing Ping to visit Riyadh in May. Middle-East relations experts predict that this visit is a strategic move for the kingdom towards strengthening strategic ties with their long-time trading partner of
As of Friday, 15 April, flooding in South Africa has affected 41,000 people and killed at least 395 people. As South Africans search for those missing in the destruction of these floods, more rain and subsequent flooding are still expected. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa described the floods as a
On Monday, April 11, Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati announced that he would be visiting Saudi Arabia during the holy month of Ramadan. This statement made by Mikati follows the return of a Saudi Arabian ambassador to Beirut —the capital of Lebanon — earlier this month. The ambassador’s absence and
Sri Lanka’s medical system is collapsing in the face of the worst economic crisis the country has seen. Shortages in critical healthcare supplies have become common, leaving many people struggling to get the necessary care they require. Various drugs, medicines, and supplies, along with fuel, are all in short supply—consequently,
