From July 8-9, 2024, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi went to Russia for the annual India-Russia summit. This is the first summit since 2021 when Russian President Vladimir Putin visited India. Officially, the agenda for Modi’s visit was to discuss further economic cooperation, expand defence, and, importantly release the Indians
On July 9, 2024, President Bola Tinubu approved the creation of the Ministry of Livestock Development. This came as part of ongoing measures to address the conflict between farmers and herders in Nigeria which dates back to the pre-colonial period. The announcement was made during the inauguration ceremony of the
In 2023, Nahel Merzouk, a 17-year-old boy of Nigerian descent, was shot in the chest by a French policeman for driving off during a police traffic check. He passed away shortly after. His mother said he was well-liked in Nanterre; his mother devoted everything to him and felt hopeless after
The United Kingdom’s 2024 General Election results were finally declared Saturday, July 6th, indicating that the center-left Labour Party won a landslide victory. The party won 412 seats in the 650-seat House of Commons and achieved a majority of 174. The Labour Party’s success is newfound, defeating the politically powerful
The 7th of October was a turning point for Israel and Palestine. Since then, the conflict has decisively worsened. Considering the difficult situation and the need for intermediation, Egypt and Jordan emerged as the most important regional actors to mediate between the two factions. This is a role carved out
On Monday, October 30th, 2023, following an anti-Semitic riot at a Dagestan airport, the Kremlin and Russian leaders placed blame for the event on Ukraine as well as the West, including the United States. The riot consisted of hundreds of people entering Makhachkala airport in Dagestan, a majority Muslim-Russian region,
