On May 10th, 2025, the interim government of Bangladesh, led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, decided to ban all activities of the Awami League, the party of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. This decision was part of a broader effort to address violence and political instability in the country as
On May 4th, a missile was launched by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels based in Yemen, disrupting all operations at the Ben-Gurion International Airport in Israel. Although the missile did not obstruct any of the airport’s infrastructure, it struck near an access road, causing mass panic among passengers and injuring four people.
On April 28th, 2025, Spain and Portugal completely lost power, resulting in one of the most significant blackouts in European history. The blackout disrupted daily life, putting a stop to public transportation, electronic transactions, schools, and hospitals, to the extent that students like 24-year-old Javier Diaz “were forced to sleep
On April 13th, the Trump administration cracked down on immigration once again, escalating claims regarding the Venezuelan and Salvadorian detainees sent to El Salvador’s CECOT prison last month. Declaring that the deportees are gang members or even terrorists, however, these claims have failed to hold up in court. According to
On April 19th, 2025, Dayra Kozyreva, a 19-year-old Russian activist, was sentenced to two years and eight months in prison for publicly opposing Russia’s war in Ukraine. This brutally repressive war has resulted in the deaths of thousands and the devastation of Ukrainian infrastructure and economy. Kozyera was convicted of
On April 4th, 2025, nine children and 18 others were reported killed in a Russian missile attack on the Ukranian city of Kryvyi Rih, with an additional 50 reported injured. This marks the deadliest attack on Ukraine this year. The Russia-Ukraine war began in February of 2022 when Russia invaded
On March 26th, 2025, Jair Bolsonaro, former president of Brazil, was ordered by the Supreme Court to stand trial for attempting a coup d’etat after losing the 2022 presidential elections to Lula da Silva. The elections saw a high voter turnout, with 79.05% participation in the first round and 79.08%
The 2025 Gaza Ceasefire, a deal between Israel and Hamas, came into effect on January 17th, a negotiation in which hostages would be exchanged, Israeli forces would withdraw from the Gaza Strip, and Palestinians would receive necessary aid. However, since the beginning of the implementation of this ceasefire, Israel has
Within the last week, President Trump has implemented new sanctions and restrictions on Russia after a series of threats regarding a refusal of a 30-day ceasefire agreement to end the war on Ukraine. At the beginning of the week, Trump’s threats stemmed from the global scrutiny following his interaction with
Prime Minister Starmer of the UK and Emmanuel Macron of France, assemble European leaders in an attempt to secure Ukrainian sovereignty. This comes following Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s visit to the Oval Office last week, characterized by many as undiplomatic and unsympathetic. This uncertainty was echoed by the “White House
On February 20th, 2025, President Trump announced in Executive Order 14157 that “Tren de Aragua, Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), Cártel de Sinaloa, Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación, Cártel del Noreste (formerly Los Zetas), La Nueva Familia Michoacana, Cártel de Golfo (Gulf Cartel), and Cárteles Unidos” (Marco Rubio) are global terrorist organizations
World War II marked the beginning of US global domination as its economy bloomed while its land and infrastructure were mostly undamaged from the war. Since then, the United States has remained the most dominant country, economically, socially, and politically. However, over the last 20 years, China has begun to
On 30 January 2025, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., President of the Philippines announced his intent to meet with President Donald Trump to discuss immigration policies in light of the big changes to immigration policy proposed by the U.S. president during his campaign. Given the large number of Filipino migrants in
