On Monday, July 25th, citizens in Tunisia voted to pass a new constitution in a referendum. Those in opposition to the proposed changes argue that the new constitution will hand President Kais Saied too much power, ultimately demolishing the democratic qualities the country developed after the 2011 revolution. Furthermore, the
On July 23rd, Russia and Ukraine made a U.N.-led agreement with Turkey to allow the safe export of Ukrainian grains, Russian grains, and fertilisers through three key ports, Odesa, Chernomorsk, and Yuzhny, around the Black Sea. Since the beginning of the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War, 22 million tonnes of grains and
The people of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DCR) are living under the threat of death at the hands of a rebel group known as the M23. This group has been credited with 29 murders of innocent civilians, two of whom were teens, since June. The M23 has taken control
Pope Francis delivered an unprecedented apology to the Indigenous community of Canada for the forced assimilation of Indigenous people into Christian society, that occurred up to the 1970s. He highlighted how the program was a “disastrous error”, in an event outside a residential school near Edmonton, Alberta. “I humbly bed
Four political prisoners have been executed by the military junta of Myanmar, the first official executions by the state since 1976. This includes two political activists – writer Kyaw Min Yu and politician under the pre-coup civilian government Phyo Zeya Thaw – as well as Hla Myo Aung and Aung
The war in Ukraine has affected the flow of gas along the Nord Stream pipeline, and these effects are already reverberating across Europe. It has prompted countries such as Germany to call for less gas usage as it explores alternatives to Russian gas. As the cooler months approach, Europe continues
The presidents of Tajikistan and Turkmenistan refused to sign the treaty of cooperation and friendship with other Central Asian countries. On 21st July, in Kyrgyzstan, the regional leaders held a conference to improve and increase the level of regional integration in the spheres of economy, science and politics. According to
Months into the Ukraine-Russia conflict and millions of Ukrainians have been displaced and scattered on European territory. European nations have dealt with refugee “crises” for decades, but it has become increasingly clear that this flow is different. Critics have been pointing out racially biased and discriminatory refugee policies from European
In the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador, five people were killed and 17 were injured following yet another display of violence from rival gangs fighting for cocaine-trafficking dominance in the city. The incident occurred on the 14th August. Witnesses reported that men arrived on motorcycles and threw a bag filled with
This year celebrates the 75th anniversary since the creation of India and Pakistan, which were born out of a bloodstained and violent subcontinent split by the colonial British, an event generally referred to as partition. Since 1947, when the British decided to leave India, the year that marks the separation
