Author: Catherine Buchaniec

U.A.E. Successfully Launches The Arab World’s First Mars Mission

The United Arab Emirates successfully launched its first mission to Mars on Monday as part of a seven-month journey aimed at studying the planet’s weather. The move marks the Arab world’s first interplanetary venture and is one of three missions to Mars set to take off this summer.  The Hope

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Britain Imposes New Sanctions Over Human Rights Abuses

Britain imposed sanctions on a group of foreign nationals for alleged human rights abuses last week as part of a new post-Brexit rights regime that follows the 2012 U.S. Magnitsky Act. Following the U.K.’s withdrawal from the European Union in January, Downing Street regained the ability to individually impose sanctions, rather

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Iran Calls On U.S. To Stop Violence Against Its Own People

Iran has called upon the United States to stop violence against its own citizens amid worldwide police brutality protests sparked by the death of George Floyd.  Floyd, a black man, was killed by a Minneapolis police officer on May 25th, after the officer kneeled on Floyd’s neck for nearly nine

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