Hannah Langenfeld

Mexico Suspends Judicial Oversight Of Congress Despite Concerns Of Democratic Backsliding

Mexico’s Senate voted 85-41 in favor of amending the Constitution to prevent the courts from reviewing, challenging, or suspending legislation passed by Congress on 25 October 2024. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum’s party, Movimiento Regeneración Nacional (Morena), secured the votes as the ruling coalition. Morena simultaneously approved the removal of the

Hannah Langenfeld October 29, 2024

Switzerland Signs European Sky Shield Initiative, Seems To Break Policy Of Neutrality

Chief of Armament Urs Loher announced Switzerland’s participation in the European Sky Shield Initiative (E.S.S.I.) on 18 October 2024. The project seeks to build a unified air and missile defense system and ease the acquisition of air defense weapons across Europe, according to reporting from Reuters. In an official press

Hannah Langenfeld October 29, 2024

New Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba Calls Snap Election, Party Divisions Take Focus

The newly elected prime minister of Japan, Shigeru Ishiba, announced on 30 September 2024, his intention to call a snap election for 27 October 2024. Ishiba spoke at a press conference in Tokyo explaining his decision to do so. “It is important for the new administration to be judged by

Hannah Langenfeld October 5, 2024

Four Countries At U.N. Intend To Bring Taliban To I.C.J. For Women’s Rights Violations

On 25 September 2024, the foreign ministers from Germany, Australia, Canada, and the Netherlands announced at the United Nations General Assembly in New York they had taken all steps necessary to file a complaint against the Taliban with the International Court of Justice. According to New York Times reporting, the

Hannah Langenfeld October 5, 2024

Saudi Arabia Plans To Allow More I.A.E.A. Oversight Of Nuclear Facilities

Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman announced on 16 September 2024, that Saudi Arabia will switch from the Small Quantities Protocol to the International Atomic Energy Agency’s Comprehensive Safeguard Agreement by December of this year. Reuters reported that Prince Abdulaziz spoke at the I.A.E.A.’s annual General Conference on behalf

Hannah Langenfeld October 4, 2024

PM Modi Meets With President Zelensky in Ukraine, Stops Short of Condemning Russia

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Kyiv on Aug. 22, 2024, to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky following a Russian missile attack that hit a children’s hospital in Ukraine one month prior. During Modi’s historic meeting, the prime minister emphasized the need for a diplomatic resolution to the conflict

Hannah Langenfeld September 17, 2024

Jordanian gunman kills 3 Israeli citizens at West Bank border crossing, Israeli authorities say

According to Israeli military officials, on Sept 8, 2024, A Jordanian gunman shot three Israeli civilians at the Allenby crossing over the Jordan River. The Wall Street Journal wrote that Jordan’s Ministry of Interior identified the attacker as Jordanian citizen, Maher Thiab Hussein Al-Jazi, who had entered the West Bank

Hannah Langenfeld September 16, 2024

El Niño Related Drought in Southern Africa Leaves 68 million in Near Famine

Elias Magosi, executive secretary of the Southern African Development Community, shared on Aug. 17, 2024, that approximately 68 million people – 17% of Southern Africa’s population – require natural disaster relief assistance and are suffering from food insecurity because of a prolonged drought. As well, Zimbabwe has declared a state

Hannah Langenfeld August 25, 2024

Italian Migrant Center Opening In Albania Faces Delays, Prompts Controversy

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has announced a several-week delay in the completion of a second migrant detention center in Gjadër, Albania. Alfredo Mantovano, Italy’s secretary of the council of ministers, attributed the setback to excessive heat and subsequent forced work pauses for the builders. The first migrant center in Shengjin

Hannah Langenfeld August 13, 2024

Author: Hannah Langenfeld