Allegations of abuse are growing amidst Ethiopia’s war and the escalating tensions in the nation’s Tigray region. Multiple reports are emerging of sexual violence at the hands of Ethiopian and Eritrean soldiers. A young woman told Reuters that she was forced to make a disturbing decision as her attacker, an
Hong Kong’s district council election results are a major win for pro-democracy advocates as many important pro-government figures lost their seats. The results, which came in last Monday morning, resulted in a landslide victory for democratic candidates. 2.94 million registered voters participated in this year’s council election—a staggering voter turnout
Amidst growing tensions between its allies Iran and the U.S., Iraq is facing its own set of challenges and controversies within its borders. What started as a demonstration against the dismissal of Lt. Gen. Abdul-Wahab al-Saadi, who contributed significantly in Iraq’s battle against ISIS, turned into protests calling for government
United Russia party, Russia’s ruling party, saw a decline in popularity in the Moscow city assembly recent elections. The Kremlin lost a third of its seats, a stark contrast from the 28 seats United Russia won in 2014 and the other 10 seats won through Kremlin-backed independent candidates. This election
Multiple suicide car bomb attacks that were claimed by the Taliban have killed at least 28 and left more than 100 wounded in Kabul as U.S.-Taliban peace talks were underway. Al Jazeera reports that the September 2 attack, which left 16 people dead and more than 100 injured, was the
As results from more than 90 percent of polling stations rolled in, conservative candidate for the Vamos party have declared victory with almost 60 percent of votes compared to opponent Sandra Torres’ 40 percent, reports Yahoo News. As Guatemalans headed to the polls to pick the country’s next president, the
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi met with the deputy head of Sudan’s Transitional Military Council (TMC), General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, in Cairo ahead of resumption of power talks. TMC has been accused of and heavily criticized for a brutal suppression of pro-democracy demonstrators which occurred in June. Dagalo, widely known
Yukiya Amano, Japanese diplomat and Director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has died aged 72. The sad news was shared by the IAEA in a statement released on Monday: “The Secretariat of the International Atomic Energy Agency regrets to inform with deepest sadness of the passing away of Director
As the Trump Administration continues their attempts to limit the influx of refugees entering the U.S.-Mexico border, the President has made the controversial decision of reversing decades of U.S. policy by ending asylum protection for migrants arriving at this common point of entry. The announcement came on Monday July 15, stating
Talks between Venezuela’s government and its opposition will continue after the nation’s self-declared interim president Juan Guaido previously stated that there were no plans to resume discussions with the “murderous dictatorship of Maduro.” No specific dates were announced for the now re-opened discussion, which has been relocated to Barbados instead
Following the growing tensions between Iran and the United States, Iran has announced that it will be enriching its uranium beyond the limit set in the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear deal with other world powers. This decision comes in response to the withdrawal of the U.S. from the nuclear
Over 250,000 Czech protestors gathered in Prague’s Letna park to demand Prime Minster Andrej Babis’ resignation. It is the country’s fifth protest in a series of mass demonstrations and “the largest show of public anger since the 1989 Velvet Revolution,” according to Aljazeera. The calls for resignation follow police recommendation
Pakistan’s southern Sindh province experienced an unprecedented HIV outbreak after nearly 700 people, mainly children, were diagnosed with the virus. Concerns became prevalent in April when parents in the city of Ratodero alerted doctors of their children falling ill with uncontrollable fevers, a common symptom of the virus, and not
