One of two Japanese nationals have returned home from Iran in good health after their detention last year. The second individual, who was detained earlier this year by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (I.R.G.C.), remains in custody. A.P. News was informed that this detainee was a journalist at Japan’s public
Russia and Kenya have come to the agreement that Kenyans will no longer be recruited to fight in the Ukraine war. Since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russia has been recruiting foreign nationals to fight on their behalf. Within the past year, Kenya has become a target of Russian
Guinea’s current president, Mamady Doumbouya, has made the executive decision to eliminate 40 political parties’ headquarters, closing local offices and banning the use of their logos. The government claims that this decision is rooted in the fact that these parties have failed to meet legal obligations. However, this accusation has
Is Iran serving as a warning of what might happen to North Korea if Kim Jong Un continues pushing an expansion of nuclear programs in his country? President Donald Trump has repeatedly demonstrated a willingness to use U.S. military power when confronting governments he opposes—give for example the events in Iran and Venezuela. While nuclear talks between the US and North Korea have remained open
Cuba is facing blackouts and severe fuel shortages which have been worsened by the U.S. oil embargo. Additionally, food and medicine shortages in Cuba have called for international responses from Canada and Mexico to provide aid. Furthermore, President Donald Trump has intensified Cuba’s oil crisis by halting Venezuela’s oil exports
Ukraine and Russia delegates are set to meet for peace talks in Geneva in the upcoming week of February 23rd. The United States continues with pressures on Ukraine to concede territory while Ukraine remains steadfast in declining. There is skepticism surrounding the potential success of these talks since the two previous rounds of negotiations
The Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) won an overwhelming majority in Myanmar’s parliament in the 2025-2026 elections. The USDP has been historically backed by Myanmar’s military, which took power in a 2021 coup. Critics argue that this alignment influenced the landslide victory, along with the air attacks and arrests
On 25 January 2026, Brazil declared that it had taken over the diplomatic representation of Mexico in Peru. This was not out of the blue however, as a political rift between Mexico and Peru had been present since November of 2025, when Mexico’s President, Claudia Sheinbaum, granted former Prime Minister
The United States and Colombia continue (for now) to work together to combat drug trafficking, amidst previous tense exchanges between the two presidents. With the recent capture of Nicolas Maduro by the US, tensions between the US and Colombia have intensified as US President Donald Trump has reportedly threatened to
