During his visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Belgium’s King Philippe criticised his country’s former colonial regime but stopped short of an apology. King Philippe visited the Democratic Republic for the first time in June as part of Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi’s efforts to improve relations with Belgium. While
Russian mercenaries from the Wagner Group have been accused of torturing and killing civilians in the Central African Republic. Human Rights Watch released a report detailing these incidents, citing evidence from interviews with victims and witnesses, Western governments, and United Nations experts. The alleged atrocities include executions, unlawful detainments, torture,
A series of explosions in the Moldovan breakaway territory of Transnistria have increased fears of the Ukrainian war spreading. The explosions targeted the Transnistria state security headquarters in Tiraspol, a military unit in Parcani, and Soviet-era radio masts. No one has claimed responsibility for the acts, and no casualties were
Tunisian President, Kais Saied, has seized control of his country’s electoral commission in a move that solidifies his power at the expense of democracy. The president announced he would retain three members of the nine-member commission to form a new committee alongside three judges and an information technology specialist. The
A new report released by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch claims Amhara security forces have committed widespread atrocities against civilians in western Tigray. The investigators compiled evidence that Amhara militias have carried out crimes amounting to ethnic cleansing, including forcibly expelling hundreds of thousands of Tigrayans from their homes.
At a joint news conference with her Swedish counterpart on March 13th, Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin announced Finnish short-term plans to decide whether to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Her comments come as the Finnish parliament received a report warning of increased instability in Finnish and European
On March 24, North Korea test-fired a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) for the first time since 2017. The missile splashed down in the Sea of Japan after flying to a distance of approximately 1,080 kilometers (671 miles) with a peak height of around 6,000 kilometers (3,728 miles). Experts suggest
Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby has announced that U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin will add a stop in Bulgaria to his European trip, which began on March 15th. Secretary Austin is visiting the continent to participate in the N.A.T.O. Defence Ministerial in Brussels and to reassure key allies in Eastern Europe.
On Monday, February 21st, the Australian prime minister called for China to fully investigate the alleged use of a laser to illuminate an Australian jet. According to Prime Minister Scott Morrison, one of two People’s Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-N) vessels directed the laser at the military jet while the jet was
Twitter has announced it will label and de-amplify tweets containing links to Russian state media sites to reduce disinformation about the invasion of Ukraine. The label will be applied to all tweets sharing links from sites such as Russia Today (RT) and Sputnik, identifying them as Russian state media and
