On Saturday, March 22nd, according to Reuters, south Lebanon was hit by Israeli artillery and airstrikes, killing at least 8, apparently in response to an attack that Israel had intercepted. Moreover, the strikes followed the end of the ceasefire between Palestine and Israel. These strikes were aimed at Hezbollah, which
The situation in South Sudan seems to be worsening by the day, according to Yasmin Sooka, a chairperson of the U.N. Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan. On March 18th, 2025, Sooka spoke to the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland. According to the transcribed statement on the
On March 1, 2025, Yamandú Orsi, a 57-year-old politician, became Uruguay’s 43rd president. Reuters reports that this might indicate a “political shift to the center-left” in the country. Orsi is a member of the left-wing constituent party Movement of Popular Participation but presents himself as a moderate, promising to “strike
On February 22nd, thousands of supporters of the Revival party attempted to storm the EU building in protest of replacing its currency, the Bulgarian Lev, with the Euro in Sofia, Bulgaria. According to Reuters, the protesters vandalized and damaged the building with paint and firecrackers. While being countered by the
Marco Rubio, the U.S. Secretary of State, underscored the inclusion of Ukraine, as well as the rest of Europe, in any peace talks when it came to the Ukraine-Russia war. During a CBS interview on February 16th, Rubio shut down any concerns about the exclusion of these important states, alluding
On February 1st, 2025, U.S. forces carried out airstrikes against certain individuals in the Islamic State group in Somalia, according to President Trump. On social media, Trump claimed that “these killers, who we found hiding in caves, threatened the United States and our Allies. . . The strikes destroyed the
From January 17th to 18th, for the first time in 2025 and the fifth time in history, the Philippines and the United States conducted joint maritime activity in the South China Sea. The United States Navy and the Armed Forces of the Philippines carried out “bilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA),”
During an Iranian opposition event in Paris last Saturday, Keith Kellogg, Trump’s pick for special envoy to Ukraine and Russia, pushed for renewed “maximum pressure” towards Iran, which he argued would spread democratic values and reduce extremism in the Middle East. Kellogg, a retired lieutenant general in the United States
On Sunday, December 22nd, China set measures in motion to combat Canadian institutions and individuals involved in advocacy for Tibet and the Uyghurs. Specifically directed towards the Canada-Tibet Committee and Canada’s Uyghur Advocacy Project, China’s sanctions include “bans on entry” and “asset freezes,” according to Reuters. As one could
