On May 2, China officially backed support for Sri Lanka’s decision to work with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in order to restructure the nation’s current debt crisis and help alleviate its economic, political, and social issues. With default of a little over $50 billion in foreign debt, rising interest
On April 2, the Israeli government announced its intention to significantly enhance the cybersecurity of Israeli communications networks in an attempt to construct an “Iron Dome” of cyber defense. At a press conference, Communications Minister Yoaz Hendel stated, “We are trying to put the right standard on communications companies in
On May 2nd, Ethiopia’s state-appointed rights commission announced that it was looking into a video that shows Ethiopian army fighters abusing and then shooting a young boy. The fighters accused this boy of being from the Tigray region which remains under the threat of violence from the Ethiopian government to
Russian mercenaries from the Wagner Group have been accused of torturing and killing civilians in the Central African Republic. Human Rights Watch released a report detailing these incidents, citing evidence from interviews with victims and witnesses, Western governments, and United Nations experts. The alleged atrocities include executions, unlawful detainments, torture,
India and Pakistan are experiencing extreme days-long heat waves with little relief – not even night temperatures cool. Thanks to the string of heat waves, these countries have sweltered under record-high temperatures throughout March and April. As summer’s heat threatens to pick up, the India Meteorological Department has assigned most
