The United States’ 2022 midterm elections are defining history, with democracy, reproductive rights, and election integrity being just a few of the big topics that were on the ballot. Democrats kept the Senate, and while Republicans did take back the House, it was hardly as thoroughly as they had been
President Putin is accusing Ukraine as responsible for the explosion that took place on Crimea Bridge, naming it “an act of terrorism.” He declared that Ukraine’s intelligence forces were specifically targeting Russia’s critical civil infrastructure: the bridge serves as a major supply chain between Russia and southern Ukraine, and the
Israel launched a deadly strike in the Gaza strip on Friday, August 5th, 2022, targeting senior military leaders of the Palestine Islamic Jihad. Tayseer Al Jabari, commander in the Quds Brigade of the armed wing of Islamic Jihad, was killed along with 10 others and at least 75 were injured.
Soaring gas prices have led to economic upheaval in Latin American countries, such as Argentina, Ecuador, and Panama, which are already suffering from high poverty rates and rocketing inflation. Protests are storming across these countries over the rising pump prices and the multiplying effect they have on the economy. “The
The decision made by the US Supreme Court to overrule the 1973 Roe v. Wade case, thereby revoking the federal right to an abortion, is now raising suspicion in the public eye about what may follow. There are growing concerns that the use of contraceptives and birth control will be
Hundreds of protesters stormed Baghdad’s heavily guarded green zone on Wednesday in response to the nomination of Iraq’s new Prime Minister, Mohammed Shiya al-Sudani. According to the Ministry of Health, over 125 people were left injured as protestors charged into government buildings, resulting in an increase in political tensions and
On June 24th, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade case which guaranteed millions of people the fundamental federal right to an abortion. It is now in the states’ hands to decide on an individual basis whether abortion services will be legal. 13 states’ trigger laws were
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated on Friday, July 8th while giving a speech at a campaign rally in Western Japan. Many worldwide will remember Abe as the visionary architect of peace, democracy, and collective security in the Indo-Pacific. He pulled Japan out of economic malaise and just fell
Leaders of prominent Muslim groups in India are urging followers to shun protests that are supposed to take the next few days in response to the violent turn of the demonstrations that occurred the past week. The protests are in response to the derogatory comments made about Prophet Mohammed by
Turkey remains adamant on their position of voting against NATO bids for Finland and Sweden until “concrete steps” are taken to remove the existence of what Turkey calls “terrorist groups” in the two Nordic countries. Sweden and Finland officially submitted their applications to NATO on May 18th. This action sent
Ryanair is under fire for racial discrimination, having required South African travelers to prove their nationality with an Afrikaans test prior to boarding the flight. The low-cost airline presented passengers with a brief two-page questionnaire in the West Germanic language, a language forced upon black South Africans under apartheid and
