June 24th marks a dark day for the people in the United States who have fought hard to prevent their constitutional right to safe and legal abortions from being overturned. Almost 50 years ago, Roe v. Wade commemorated a milestone for the women’s movement in respect of bodily autonomy, liberty,
The Central African Republic (C.A.R.) has been embroiled in deadly conflict since a largely Muslim coalition of Seleka rebels deposed then-President Francois Bozize in 2013. This triggered reprisals from largely Christian militias. In recent years government forces – backed by United Nations peacekeepers and Russian and Rwandan troops – have
Seething tensions between Greece and Turkey once again came to a boil last week over the contentious territorial disputes of the eastern Aegean islands. Germany’s foreign minister Analena Baerbock controversially stated that the “islands are Greek territory”, fuelling an impassioned rebuke from those on the Turkish side. The two sovereign
On Thursday, July 28th, President Biden spoke with President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The phone call took place while President Biden was recovering from his second bout of COVID-19. The two leaders shared a two-hour and twenty-minute conversation, following on from their conversation on March
