Israel has now launched a ground invasion in Lebanon, advancing against Hezbollah, an Iran-backed paramilitary group that is recognized as a terrorist organization by the U.S., Israel, and others. The invasion came after a year of defending missile strikes from Hezbollah out of support for Hamas in Gaza. Israel’s new
Supporters of former Bolivian President Evo Morales have initiated road blockages, seized military posts, and even taken soldiers hostage. These measures were implemented after the current government filed legal cases against Morales and an attempt was made on his life, which he believes was politically motivated by the current President,
Aisha Machano, a senior publicity secretary for Tanzania’s opposition party Chadema, was abducted, severely beaten, and left injured in a forest by unidentified assailants. This act of violence against opposing members is not an outlier. It highlights the reality of the influence that the leading political party, CCM, Party of
A seven-day ceasefire was reached, ending days of attacks between Sunni and Shiite Muslims in the Kurram District of Pakistan. On 21 November 2024, two separate convoys of Shiite Muslims traveling with police escorts in Kurram were ambushed by gunmen, killing more than 40 people. And in retaliation, Shiite Muslims
The United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) ambassador’s residence was bombed in Sudan, during an escalating civil war, with the U.A.E. accusing the Sudanese Military (S.A.F.) of carrying out the attack. The S.A.F. refuted these claims and placed the blame on the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (R.S.F.). U.A.E. is presumed to have
After nearly two years in the making, Ireland has officially dropped their proposed hate speech laws. Ireland remains one of the few Western countries without explicit hate crime offenses in law. The proposed legislation focused on criminalizing any media inciting hatred or violence. There is no universal definition of hate
Pope Francis highlighted the urgent need for fairness in Papua New Guinea (P.N.G.), focusing on worker rights and equitable resource management. During his Asia-Pacific tour to P.N.G., Pope Francis called for the fair treatment of workers by international companies. He specifically spoke out about the injustices of international companies in
In the past three weeks, Cuba has been hit with multiple natural disasters and an energy crisis. On October 20th, Hurricane Oscar killed seven people, and an unrelated power outage quickly followed. On November 6th, Hurricane Rafael hit Cuba and caused 283,000 people to evacuate their homes while knocking down
