On May 2nd, Ethiopia’s state-appointed rights commission announced that it was looking into a video that shows Ethiopian army fighters abusing and then shooting a young boy. The fighters accused this boy of being from the Tigray region which remains under the threat of violence from the Ethiopian government to
In talks this Tuesday April 26th, the German government approved the export of armored anti-aircraft vehicles to Ukraine. These shipments mark Germany’s first shipment of heavier offensive weapons to Ukraine throughout the course of the Russian invasion. The announcement comes after Germany’s former stance that they couldn’t spare their Marder
On Tuesday, April 19, Sri Lankan police fired into a crowd of protestors, killing one and injuring a dozen more, according to Reuters. The country is currently seeking to relieve its worsening economic crisis through assistance from the International Monetary Fund. For weeks, protests have grown around the country as
On Monday, April 11, Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati announced that he would be visiting Saudi Arabia during the holy month of Ramadan. This statement made by Mikati follows the return of a Saudi Arabian ambassador to Beirut —the capital of Lebanon — earlier this month. The ambassador’s absence and
Poland’s prime minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, berated French president, Emmanuel Macron, on Monday April 9th for his attempts at negotiation with Russia throughout the unjustified invasion of Ukraine. “Nobody negotiated with Hitler,” said Morawiecki, in a striking comparison, calling attention to the lack of success that Macron’s negotiation tactics have received.
Russia has officially canceled WWII peace treaty talks with Japan in response to Tokyo’s latest sanctions on Moscow. In cancelling peace talks, Russia has also notably frozen joint economic projects in the Kuril Islands, according to Reuters. Termination of these negotiations followed Japan’s recent placement of sanctions on 76 individuals,
The United States has warned China against coming to Russia’s military aid in Ukraine as Putin’s terrorizing invasion continues to rain shells and fear on the Ukrainian people. In a seven-hour meeting on Monday March 14th, U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan met with the director of China’s Office of
On Monday March 7, a Palestinian man was shot and killed in Jerusalem —a deadly response to his stabbing of two Israeli police officers. While the two officers sustained moderate injuries, the Palestinian man lay in critical condition and later succumbed to his wounds. This violent exchange is the second
A series of new satellite images were published on February 6th by Maxar Technologies, revealing the true extent of current Russian military deployments in Belarus. The images depict a troubling amassment of troops, SS26 Iskander missiles, attack aircrafts, and multiple rocket launchers along Ukraine’s 600-mile northern border. According to Reuters,
