While midterm elections are occurring in the United States, India just completed their state elections. The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (B.J.P.) victory was overwhelming, even in states that publicly opposed them. This election leaves the domestic and international community with questions of authenticity. Indian elections took place across five states
Portugal allowed U.S. aircraft landings at an Azores airbase on the condition that it not be used to attack civilians. The United States has been heavily utilizing Lajes Airfield as a supply and transportation hub in the war against Iran. According to Reuters, Portugal has allowed 76 U.S. landings at
Last week, Australia stated that 13 members of Australian families in Syria linked to ISIS are planning to come home. However, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke stressed that they will not receive any government assistance, noting that the lack of support they are receiving is a “direct reflection” of the
From the evening of May 1st to the morning of May 2nd, Russian forces attacked 12 different locations in Ukraine with 163 drones, resulting in two deaths and seven wounded in the Dniprovskyi district of the southern Kherson region. Several Ukrainian cities, including Kharkiv, Izmail, Kryvyi Rih, Sumy, Mykolaiv, and
Arab foreign ministers unanimously agreed to nominate Nabil Fahmy as the newest secretary-general of the Arab League in a video conference with the 22 member states of the League on March 29th. The current Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit, who has struggled to negotiate peace with Israel and fight for the
On May 5, 2026, Armenia hosted its first ever summit with the European Union in Yerevan, a historic moment for the small Caucasus nation as it moves away from Russia and toward Europe. According to A.P. News, the two sides signed a connectivity partnership covering transportation, energy, and digital links,
The United Nations welcomed commitments from the transitional government of South Sudan on May 8th, 2026 to facilitate humanitarian access to Akobo County in Jonglei State, in order to address the humanitarian disaster caused by the outbreak of renewed violence since the beginning of March that has resulted in an
Following Victory Day celebrations in Moscow on May 9th, Russian President Vladimir Putin indicated that the war with Ukraine may be coming to an end. Earlier that day, President Donald Trump stated that Russia and Ukraine have entered a ceasefire from Saturday, May 9th, until Monday, May 11th, 2026, which
Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te recently arrived in Eswatini on an unannounced visit, just weeks after his government was forced to postpone the trip due to what was referred to as Chinese-pressured airspace bans by Indian Ocean nations, as reported by Reuters. The surprise trip, which was not announced in advance
The war in Sudan entered its fourth year on April 15th, 2026, with the United Nations observing the grim three-year mark of what is now the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, calling again for urgent cessation of hostilities and political dialogue. According to U.N. Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq, nearly 34 million
On April 27, four Afghans were killed and 70 wounded by mortar and rocket launches by Pakistan, according to the Afghan Taliban. This comes as more fights and conflicts have emerged between the two countries. The Pakistani government has claimed these attacks as false and denounced them—creating stronger tension between
On April 27th, Deputy Defence Minister of Iran, Reza Talaei-Nik, met with Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov in Kyrgyzstan, who reinforced the Russian position that the Iran war should be resolved solely through diplomatic means and expressed his confidence in Moscow-Tehran support. Talaei-Nik then traveled to Belarus, a close Russian
On April 16, 2026, United States President Donald Trump announced that the Israeli and Lebanese leaders had agreed to a 10-day ceasefire to end the weeks of war between Israel and Hezbollah. The ceasefire was then extended for three weeks on April 23; however, only hours after the deal was
Tunisian President Kais Saied has suspended yet another human rights organization—the Tunisian League for the Defense of Human Rights (LTDH)—for one month as part of a broader crackdown on civil society and independent institutions in the country, citing international interference and suspicious funds. This move targets one of Tunisia’s most important
As of this week, four candidates have auditioned to become the next secretary-general of the United Nations. In 2016, there were thirteen candidates. This drastic change led leaders and members of the assembly to call for more people to audition. Why are so few candidates entering the race? Leaders
Pakistan’s recovery from its devastating 2025 monsoon floods is entering its critical phase, with millions of people still displaced, and the United Nations urging accelerated international support before the new monsoon season begins. According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the 2025 floods affected
“I don’t want to see the prime minister of Japan coming to Pyongyang.” —On March 24, Kim Yo Jong, the little sister of North Korea’s current leader Kim Jong Un, made her statement. While mentioning her personal one, it stated, “I don’t want to see the prime minister of Japan
On April 21st, 2026, at a security forum in Senegal, the foreign ministers of Niger and Mali accused their neighboring countries in the Sahel of sponsoring terrorism while expressing a willingness to cooperate with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), an African regional economic bloc, on certain matters
On April 14th, 2026, ten countries released a joint statement condemning the killing of three United Nations peacekeepers in southern Lebanon. The joint statement called for an immediate cessation of hostilities amid the Israel-Hezbollah conflict. The 10 countries that signed this statement, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Columbia, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan,
In the days after the first airstrikes of the war in Iran, residents of Tehran reported seeing an eerie black rain falling from the sky. Dr. Akshay Deoras, a research scientist at the University of Reading, told The Guardian that on March 9, the bombing of Iran’s oil depots created
