The Western Saharan town of Dakhla will be receiving a new 3-gigawatt power cable courtesy of the French government. On 26 April 2024, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire announced that the cable would link Dakhla to Casablanca, one of Morocco’s largest cities. After years of cold relations between Paris
Brazil has unveiled its new submarine, named Tonelero, constructed in Brazil using French technological help as part of a program aiming to build Brazil’s first nuclear-powered submarine this decade. Brazilian President Lula and French President Macron were both in attendance, acknowledging the importance of protecting Brazil’s Atlantic coastline and honoring
Through recent court decisions, the southwestern African nation of Namibia has taken major steps towards L.G.B.T.Q. equality. On 21June 2024, a Namibian high court struck down two laws criminalizing sexual acts between men that had been in place since the colonial era, declaring them unconstitutional. Namibian gay activist Friedel Dausab
The U.K.’s former ambassador to Mexico, Jon Benjamin, left his post earlier this year after a video surfaced of him pointing a gun at local colleagues at the embassy in Mexico City. Mr. Benjamin’s attempt at what seems to be a badly misplaced joke cost him dearly, as he is
France has been plunged into a new political reality, giving success for the far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party in the European Parliament elections on June 9, leading President Emmanuel Macron to declare a snap national election to take place in late June. Such win was expected, with polls that gave
The exclusion of the United States in the creation of a new Filipino island port near Taiwan could be significant in decreasing regional tensions between the US and China. The Batanes Islands, located about halfway between Taiwan and the Philippines’ largest island Luzon, will be home to a new port
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s promise to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, which was finally approved by parliament on April 22, is in jeopardy of complete failure. Last week, Sunak confirmed that there will be no migrant transportation flights before the national election on July 4, which he is tipped
The United States has announced new sanctions on Russian companies and individuals for their part in arms exchanges with North Korea. The two anti-Western countries have been in continuous arms exchange, which Washington now understands to be intensifying. Vladimir Putin has been receiving ballistic missiles from Kim-Jong Un intended for
The United States has expressed concern about a new bill regarding foreign investment proposed in Georgia, where a democratic backslide will be imminent should the bill pass in Parliament. The Caucasus nation has recently experienced some of the largest peaceful protests, as the bill has passed two readings and is
Relations between Argentina and Spain continue to worsen since the election of right-wing President Javier Milei in the South American country. Last weekend, Milei traded insults with Oscar Puente, the Spanish Transport Minister. He also made sure to include Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in his attack. Since his election
A successful meeting between high-ranking North Korean and Chinese officials on Sunday prompted DPRK leader Kim Jong-Un to express his desire for improved long-term relations between the two nations. North Korea, commonly labeled as “the hermit kingdom” and with very little ties to the outside world, relies heavily on China
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has announced the decision to return disputed border villages to Azerbaijan in an attempt to avoid further escalation of the ongoing conflict. Azerbaijan has been unwilling to compromise in its demands for the return of four border villages, in addition to Armenia returning to its
