France is holding their first round of a snap parliamentary election Sunday June 30. The second round will take place on July 7, as French people are voting to elect 577 members of the country’s National Assembly. Three major political blocs are competing for a majority: the far-right National Rally,
During the week of June 6, more than 500 nomadic people, known as the Bajau Laut, were evicted from their homes in Malaysia’s Sabah state as the government increases action against undocumented migrants, Reuters said. Unverified videos obtained by Reuters showed structures along the coastline being pulled down, burned, and
Russian forces launched attacks on Ukraine’s two largest cities, Kyiv and Kharkiv, on Sunday. Missile fragments fell on a suburban Kyiv apartment building, and a guided bomb killed one person in Kharkiv. These attacks come more than 28 months into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, highlighting the ongoing conflict and its
On June 25th, , after attempting to disperse crowds with tear gas and water cannons, Nairobi police opened fire on protestors. At least 23 people were killed, according to Reuters, and others were injured. At a press conference the following day, Kenyan president William Ruto surprisingly announced the withdrawal of
