The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) released a report stating that in 2024, an estimated 638 – 720 million people faced food insecurity; since those numbers were recorded, conflicts in Gaza and Sudan have unravelled into famine conditions where millions of people face imminent starvation, and
Last week, Israel expanded its assault on Gaza, killing at least 144 people and drastically worsening the humanitarian situation (Al Jazeera). Israel’s airstrikes over the past several days have targeted facilities like the Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza – the last major hospital in that part of the city –
On March 15th, the Trump administration deported a 29-year-old man from Maryland named Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador despite a judge’s order from 2019 prohibiting him from being sent there due to fear of persecution (N.B.C. News). Although Garcia has no criminal record, the Trump administration insists that he
This week, the U.S. deported hundreds of immigrants to Panama and Costa Rica, continuing a series of strict measures taken by U.S. President Donald Trump since taking office. According to BBC, 299 undocumented immigrants have been detained at the Decápolis Hotel in Panama City and are not permitted to leave
United States President Donald Trump initiated a phone call to Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a possible ceasefire agreement between Russia and Ukraine. President Trump’s recent conversations with President Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky have reportedly sparked plans for delegates from the U.S., Russia, and Ukraine to meet
After a meeting with the U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio last week, El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele extended an offer to accept incarcerated immigrants from the U.S., prompting scrutiny as human rights groups recall the cruel circumstances inside El Salvador’s prisons. In President Bukele’s proposition, the U.S. would pay
Last week, conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) intensified as the Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group seized control of Goma — the largest city of the North Kivu province — during a rapid military advance through the eastern part of the country. According to the BBC, at least 773
In the days following the ceasefire deal reached between Israel and Hamas, Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu increased the Israel Defense Forces (I.D.F.) presence in the West Bank, creating a possibility for another large-scale military operation in the region. According to Al Jazeera, at least 14 Palestinians in the West Bank
On January 19th, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested on charges of rebellion related to his decision made on December 3rd to declare martial law. Protests have broken out as President Yoon’s supporters learn of his arrest, escalating when a group of rioters broke into Seoul’s Western District
In an act of terror on December 20th, a 50-year-old man drove a vehicle into a crowded Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, killing five people and injuring at least 200. The attacker, Taleb al-Abdulmohsen, immigrated from Saudi Arabia to Germany in 2006. Al-Abdulmohsen has been charged with multiple counts of
Since President-elect Daniel Chapo’s victory with the incumbent party FRELIMO in Mozambique on October 9th, 2024, civilians protesting electoral results have faced violent police crackdowns. On November 6th, Amnesty International reported that at least 20 civilians have been killed, and dozens more have been injured or arrested during several major
In an intelligence report by the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (N.Z.S.I.S.) last week, experts warned that a terrorist attack in New Zealand is a “realistic possibility” over the course of the next year. Although New Zealand’s national threat level has been low since 2022, observers of current trends in
On December 7th, Syrian rebels led by an Islamist group called Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (H.T.S.) seized control of Damascus, forcing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to seek asylum in Moscow. The advance began two weeks ago when Syrian rebels emerged from a years-long stalemate in a swift offensive, taking several major
