Kashmir, located in the northwest of the Indian subcontinent, is split by heavily militarized borders with India, Pakistan, and China. Each of these nations has high stakes in Kashmir. The region has Indian-administered territories, Pakistani-administered territories, and Chinese-administered territories. Families are split and broken by these borders, which deny Kashmiris
On July 4th, Chile’s President Gabriel Boric Font received a new constitutional draft. This new draft is intended to replace the country’s original Magna Carta, which was written during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. The constitution’s ultimate fate lies with the Chilean people; Boric issued a mandate calling for a
On May 11, a Palestinian American journalist was shot dead by Israeli forces. The journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, was a correspondent for Al Jazeera and was killed while wearing a press vest and covering an Israeli raid in the city of Jenin. Along with Abu Akleh, another journalist named Ali
On June 6, the United States Department of Treasury announced new sanctions on two Bosnia and Herzegovina officials. The officials — Marinko Cavara, a member of the Bosnian-Croat party, and Alen Seranic, the Minister of Health and Social Welfare for the Government of Republika Srpska— were accused of threatening the
On May 15, President Biden approved the redeployment of American troops in Somalia. Biden’s decision, based on US Defense Secretary Llyod Austin’s request, will deploy “fewer than 500 American troops” (Reuters) that will not engage in combat. This redeployment was initiated to strengthen the front against Al-Shabab. White House Press
Irish Republican political party Sinn Fein called for a debate on a united Ireland on May 7th, following its victory in a Northern Ireland Assembly election. The party became the first Irish nationalist party to become the largest in the assembly, taking more seats than the pro-British Democratic Unionist Party
On May 2nd, Prince Turki Al Faisal expressed Saudi Arabia’s disappointment in the lack of support from the United States against the Houthis. With the U.S.’s declining commitment to the Saudi-led coalition, many Saudis are concerned about security threats and increased acts of violence from the Houthis. Prince Al Faisal,
On Monday, April 22, a North Korean foreign affairs minister criticized Russia’s suspension from the Human Rights Body as an “unreasonable act.” According to Reuters, the minister claimed that the suspension was motivated by the United States and the West’s efforts to maintain political domination. The North Korean minister stated,
On April 4, Mario Antonio Palacios pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiring to kidnap or murder former Haitian President Jovenel Moise. Palacios was a former Colombian soldier who was hired by Christian Emmanuel Sanon, a Haitian doctor, through a Miami-based security company called CTU. Palacios claims to have been
