State-owned Russian Helicopters announced on Monday that the company has signed an agreement to develop a multipurpose heavy helicopter. Russia will contribute parts for the aircraft, including the transmission, steering screw, and anti-icing system, according to a transcript on the Kremlin website. Reuters has dubbed the contract “a sign of
On Monday, Sovann Chhay, a 16-year old Cambodian teen, was sentenced to eight months in prison following posts on social media that criticized the current government. Chhay is the son of a detained political opposition activist and is reported to be on the autism spectrum. The court originally sentenced Chhay
The U.S. State Department has announced that it will partner with private groups in order to help Afghans settle in the United States. The program will aim to create “sponsor circles,” meant to provide Afghans with financial and social support to help them settle into their new communities across America.
The Ethiopian government has been accused of launching air strikes on the northern city of Mekelle, which is the capital of the Tigray region of the country. The city is controlled by the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and the strikes reflect a continuation of conflict between the rebel group
Last week, Poland’s top court ruled that “national legislation trumps European laws,” according to Reuters. This ruling goes against the central tenet of European integration, the key to the foundation and survival of the European Union, and has worried many top European officials. Vera Jourova, the European Commissioner for Values
Large divisions between military and civilian groups in Sudan have been exposed last week through a failed military coup by soldiers loyal to former President Omar al-Bashir. The two groups have been allowed to share power during the transition to free elections planned for 2023. The military has blamed the
Last month, the Lithuanian government announced plans to fence off a 70-mile stretch of their border with Belarus to keep out migrants. Reuters has reported that 4,100 migrants, mainly from Central Asia and the Middle East, have entered Lithuania. These migrants have arrived from the Belarusian side, and the European
British naval officials showed off the HMS Queen Elizabeth to top military personnel, including Japanese minister of defence Nobuo Kishi, earlier this week. The Queen Elizabeth sailed from Britain, through the contested South China Sea, and onwards to Yokosuka, which contains a large American military presence. Reuters has reported that
Reuters has reported that Russia and Turkey are close to signing a military contract to provide Turkey with S-400 anti-aircraft missiles. Turkey previously bought these weapons from Russia, moving President Biden to impose sanctions on Ankara under the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, which was originally passed under President
Over the last few weeks, 586 wildfires have raged across Greece destroying the homes and crops of hundreds of Greeks and resulting in 63 organized evacuations. To assist in helping Greek citizens reclaim their lost property and livelihoods, the Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, has pledged 500 million Euros to
Valentin Inzko, Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Office of the High Representative (OHR), has imposed a decree that punishes anyone who “publicly condones, denies, grossly trivialises or tries to justify” the genocide or war crimes committed during the 1992-95 Bosnian Civil Conflict. Potential perpetrators may be met with a prison sentence of
