On Sunday, February 1st, Ayatollah Khomeini said to a large crowd of supporters that any attack on Iran by the U.S. would result in a “regional war.” This remark comes after President Trump’s increasingly aggressive actions against Iran, including sending the U.S.S. Lincoln and other destroyers to the Arabian Sea.
On Dec. 28, 2025, Myanmar’s military junta began the first ballot day of a three-phase general election. Elections will only take place in territory controlled by the military junta, and in places that are not actively under conflict. This, among other factors, has provoked international contestation: many western states believe
On Sunday, December 21, 130 abducted Nigerian students were released from captivity. Initial reports claim that on November 21, an unknown group abducted between 230 and 265 students from St. Mary’s Catholic School in Paipiri. This mass abduction adds to the long list of targeted attacks on schools and places
On December 13th, Belarus released 123 political prisoners after the U.S. lifted sanctions on the country. Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski and prominent opposition activist Maria Kolesnikova were amongst the released prisoners. The U.S. lifted sanctions on potash, a key component in fertilizers, as well as one of Belarus’
On Saturday, December 6, thousands of supporters of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate María Corina Machado took to the streets of various cities throughout Europe and Latin America to demonstrate their solidarity with the winner. Machado arrived in Oslo hours late to the award ceremony after having narrowly escaped from Venezuela,
Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo reaffirmed Tuvalu’s commitment to maintaining strong diplomatic ties with Taiwan at a state visit to Taipei on November 18. Both countries signed the Kaitasi Treaty, a legally binding affirmation of the Tuvalu-Taiwan relationship. Two additional agreements, regarding diversifying fishing cooperation and cultural exchanges, were signed
