On June 22, 2024, the USS Theodore Roosevelt, a nuclear-powered US aircraft carrier, arrived in South Korea to enhance military training, shortly after North Korea and Russia signed a mutual defense pact in the event of war. The events surrounding June 22 reflect ongoing tensions and military posturing in the
On May 18, 2024, Tunisian citizens gathered to protest in solidarity with the Tunisian General Labour Union, opposing President Kais Saied, who is accused of attempting to limit basic freedoms. According to 10 local rights groups who held a joint conference on Saturday, Tunisia’s freedoms are increasingly threatened under Saied’s
The U.S. Department of State cautioned Pakistan about the risk of imposing sanctions on its missile program suppliers following the recent visit of Iran’s President, Ebrahim Raisi. The visit concluded on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. In April, both the United Kingdom and the United States imposed new sanctions on Iran
On Wednesday, August 7, 2024, the head of the World Health Organization (W.H.O.), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, stated that an emergency committee would be convened to discuss if the current Mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo poses an international concern and public health emergency. The new variant seen in
On Friday, July 5, 2024, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban met with Vladimir Putin to discuss a peace deal that upset the European Union, who cautioned Hungary against appeasing Moscow. The E.U. stated that Prime Minister Orban does not speak to President Putin on behalf of the European Union. On
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) criticized Iran on Thursday, just one week after its board of governors adopted a resolution for not cooperating with the UN nuclear watchdog. The IAEA members told Tehran that the agency would install more cascades at multiple uranium enrichment facilities in Natanz and Fordow.
On Wednesday, June 5, 2024, President Biden’s asylum ban took effect, whose objective is to stop migrants who cross illegally into the United States, seeking asylum. Biden introduced a comprehensive reform that largely prevents migrants who cross illegally from seeking asylum. However, the asylum ban includes exceptions for unaccompanied minors,
On Friday, May 31, 2024, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. held a talk at a security forum in Singapore, attended by various international defense chiefs, such as the US Chief of Defense, Lloyd Austin. During the conference in Singapore, President Marcos Jr. cautioned China against crossing a red line in
On Saturday, May 25, 2024, local authorities in Kharkiv stated that two missiles hit a hardware hypermarket as a part of the renewed Russian offensive on the city. 4 people were killed, 2 of which were store employees, and at least 38 were injured in this attack. Later this Saturday,
On Friday, May 3, 2024, Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock condemned recent Russian cyberattacks during a conference in Australia. This week, Germany accused Russian hackers backed by the state of orchestrating a cyberattack that targeted members of the Social Democratic Party. During Foreign Minister Baerbock’s visit to Australia, she asserted
On April 24, 2024, an armed ethnic group named the Karen National Union (KNU) pulled back its forces following a violent counterattack by the junta, who successfully regained control of a key trading post, Myawaddy. This town serves as a conduit for over $1 billion in foreign aid. The rebel
The effects of the catastrophic war that began between Hamas and Israel have now spilled into countries all over the world. On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched an offensive across the Israeli border from their stronghold in Gaza that killed over one thousand Israelis, the majority of whom were citizens,
