On September 30th, 2023 the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees reported that more than 100,000 people have now fled to Armenia from Nagorno-Karabakh, which had a population of around 120,000 before the Baku government of Azerbaijan launched the successful lightning offensive on the region, according to Sky News. A
On September 26th, 2023, South Korea held its first large-scale military parade in a decade, showing off its weapons ranging from ballistic missiles, drones, and tanks, as Jessie Yeung and Gawon Bae reported on CNN. It was held to mark the 75th Armed Forces Day, commemorating the founding of the country’s armed
After nine weeks of teachers protesting nationwide, South Korea has finally passed a new law on September 21st, 2023 to better protect schoolteachers and their rights. The Guardian News reports that the protests were sparked by a series of teacher suicides linked to malicious complaints from parents. Jean Mackenzie, the Seoul correspondent
Introduction On August 24th, Japan, with the support of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the United Nations, began the release of treated radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean. Upon release, the Japanese Prime Minister ate fish from Fukushima on August 30th to prove
Two places in the globe had major wildfires on August 18th. One is in British Columbia (B.C.), Canada, with about 15,000 households ordered to evacuate and a provincial emergency being declared, according to BBC News. CBC News reports that the fire spread from 64 to 6,800 hectares within 24 hours. The other is
On August 24th, Japan began discharging treated radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean, B.B.C. News reports. The B.B.C. added that the wastewater release was the beginning of a long process of discharging, which the Japanese government projects will take around 30 years in total. During the
China’s neighbours in the Asia-Pacific region are protesting the new “standard” national map the country published on August 28th. According to A.P. News, the map claims most of the South China Sea and contested parts of India and Russia, including a 10th dash line to the east of Taiwan. India
President Gustavo Petro’s government and the National Liberation Army (E.L.N.) – one of the oldest and largest guerrilla groups operating in Colombia til this day –reached a six-month ceasefire agreement at talks in Havana on June 9th, the Associated Press reports. The peace agreement, numerous private negotiations in Cuba, Mexico, and
The past July hit the record of being the hottest month in the world. According to the CBC News article “July was the warmest month on record for most of the Maritimes” by Ryan Snoddon, the experts calculated the average temperature for the globe in July to be about 1.5 C° above
On July 28th, the United Nations suspended humanitarian operations in Niger following the coup that removed its elected president Mohamed Bazoum, the B.B.C. reports. In a statement on the 27th given by spokesman Stéphane Dujarric, the U.N. Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs (O.C.H.A.) said that the office was suspending its
On July 12th, North Korean forces launched an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (I.C.B.M.) – Hwaseong-18 – towards Japan in a move that sought to retaliate for alleged American spy plane flights, according to The Guardian. Additionally, the North fired two extra short-range missiles into the sea on July 19th, as the United
