The war in Ukraine has dominated the majority of global media outlets over the last few weeks, and for good reason. This unprecedented conflict is the largest in Europe since World War II. However, its impact spreads much further than Europe and has even influenced China and Taiwan. The two
On January 15th, 44-year-old Malik Faisal Akram held four people, including a rabbi, hostage at the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville, Texas for a total of 10 hours. While all four of Akram’s hostages thankfully made it out unharmed, Akram himself was shot by members of an F.B.I. SWAT
Since last October, tensions between Taiwan and China have remained high. While this has not yet turned into a conflict, it seems as if U.S. support of Taiwan will no longer act as a deterrent against a possible Chinese invasion of the island nation. This presents a problem for Taiwan,
On August 2021, 20 years since it was last in power, the Taliban took control of Afghanistan once again. Following the withdrawal of the last American soldier, the group has enjoyed the last five months without opposition to its rule. This has resulted in severe consequences for the Afghans who
Ever since Ukraine left the Soviet Union in 1991, relations between Ukraine and Russia have been tense. Officially, both states have been at war since 2014, yet tensions are reaching a peak now, in 2021, with both states amassing soldiers on their shared border. The number of Russian troops is
Since late 2020, severe droughts in East Africa during the last three rainy seasons have put much of the wildlife and the lives of millions in Somalia, Kenya, and Ethiopia at risk. This has been the worst case of regional drought since 2011, and it is expected to last until
Last weekend, news emerged of a new variant of Covid-19, named B.1.1.529, or ‘Omicron,’ from the southern African regions of Botswana and South Africa. It was initially thought to have been identified amongst four vaccinated people in Botswana, suggesting that the variant may be more ‘immune’ to the vaccine than
Last week, Priti Patel, the Home Secretary for the United Kingdom, raised the terror threat level in the country from ‘substantial’ to ‘severe’ (the second-highest level in the U.K.), meaning that another attack in the country is “highly likely.” This happened after a bomb exploded last week outside of a
In recent years, Venezuela has gone through a crisis after crisis, with no end in sight. Since 2014, Venezuela has seen one of the largest forced displacements in the Western hemisphere, with 5.6 million Venezuelans leaving the country. In 2017, mass anti-government protests began to criticise President Nicolás Maduro’s leadership
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed became the first Ethiopian recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019 for ending the 20-year war between his country and Eritrea. Last week, his government declared a state of emergency after the Tigray People’s Liberation Front took over the towns of Dessie and Kombolcha and
Since gaining independence in 1804, Haiti has experienced almost 217 years of tragedy after tragedy. Its original inception made history; being the world’s oldest black republic, and the first to abolish slavery. Despite historic beginnings, the country has endured decades of poverty, occupation, and authoritarianism, whilst being one of the
For those who watched the 2020 Olympics last summer, many may have been confused as to why Taiwan was competing under the name “Chinese Taipei.” Despite being a sovereign nation, the country is not officially recognized by the international community. Breaking away from China over 70 years ago, Taiwan has
Since the genocide in 2017, mass persecution of the Rohingya has decreased. Despite this, we are no closer to dealing with its implications. The Rohingya are a minority group from the Rakhine state of Myanmar; the largest Islamic group in the country. The group has been persecuted since the mid-1970s,
