On Saturday, 7 June 2025, Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe was shot in the head at a campaign event in the country’s capital, Bogotá. According to Reuters, he received immediate medical attention and survived the initial operation for his injuries but remains in intensive care, as announced by his wife and
On June 7th, 2025, United States President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles in response to protests following aggressive immigration sweeps by federal authorities. These protests started after over 100 immigrant arrests were made across the city. Protesters have clashed with federal agents
On 4 June, the European Commission unveiled a new strategy to extend the measures contained in the 2022 Temporary Protection Directive for Ukrainian refugees until March 2027 and to support sustainable reintegration and reconstruction initiatives within Ukraine. Since the beginning of the war more than three years ago, temporary protection
On Sunday, May 31st, Mexico held its first-ever judicial elections. This was a historic moment in Mexico’s developing political landscape, but the democratic procedure was simultaneously met with confusion and controversy among the Mexican populace. Voters had to sift through around 2,600 candidates running for over 880 judicial positions. According
On 1 June 2025, Mohamed Sabry Soliman, age 45, injured a dozen individuals in Boulder, Colorado during a rally hosted by Run for Their Lives. Run for Their Lives is a group focused on raising awareness on the remaining hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza. The group’s message includes,
On 8 June 2025, National Guard troops sent by President Donald Trump clashed with protesters in Los Angeles in an attempt to quell demonstrations against ICE immigration raids. Reuters reported on the ground that “about a dozen National Guard members, along with Department of Homeland Security personnel, pushed back a
A major Ukrainian drone strike has destroyed more than 40 Russian aircrafts deep within Russian territory, just ahead of planned peace talks between the two nations in Istanbul. The Ukrainian Security Service dubbed the operation “Spider’s Web,” referring to its coordinated targeting of five Russian airbases. According to Ukrainian officials,
For many it is just a rumour, for others an undisputed fact: President Xi Jinping has set the unofficial date for the Chinese military invasion of Taiwan for 2027. Current U.S. Defence Secretary, Pete Hegseth, was in Singapore on Saturday for the annual Shangri-La Dialogue. This annual inter-governmental security conference
Among the justifications for the invasion of Ukraine, the one central to Kremlin propaganda is the West’s alleged violation of a promise that N.A.T.O. would expand “not one inch” eastward. Reversing this spurious claim, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz declared on May 22 that Germany and N.A.T.O. would “defend every inch”
The Democratic Party of Korea candidate Lee Jae-Myung was sworn into office as president of South Korea on June 4, 2025. On the campaign trail, Lee expressed his desire to move the country’s capital from Seoul to Sejong. Lee plans to implement various changes with the goal of decentralizing government
During a recent meeting of the Organization of American States (O.A.S.), Haitian officials called on its regional partners to help the nation combat the heightening gang wars within its borders. The Kenyan-led, U.N.-backed mission created to help resolve these issues is currently facing a lack of funding and personnel and
The Lianyungang branch of China’s Maritime Safety Administration announced no-sail zones in three designated areas of the West Sea, banning all ships from entering the port with navigational warnings due to “military training” purposes. With this established zone, South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has raised concerns over the possibility
A sweeping defense initiative was announced today by the United Kingdom, signaling a major shift toward “war-fighting readiness” in response to what Prime Minister Keir Starmer described as the “most immediate threat since the Cold War.” The plan includes massive investments in nuclear warheads, attack submarines, munitions factories, and cyber
On May 28th, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the State Department will “aggressively” revoke visas of Chinese students. The department’s official statement has also claimed that the U.S. “will also revise visa criteria to enhance scrutiny of all future visa applications from the People’s Republic of China
The editing division is reviewing this article and kindly requests that it not be returned to pending review status until further notice. On March 20, the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) will commemorate its annual celebration, highlighting its commitment to linguistic and cultural unity among French-speaking nations. Since its
A protest filled the streets of Belgrade, Serbia, on Friday with thousands of demonstrators led by university students demanding an early election after seven months of constant anti-corruption demonstrations. The movement gained significant momentum after a concrete roof at a train station collapsed, killing 16 people last November. Protesters have
On January 27, 2025, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order 14186; titled The Iron Dome for America. In February, the project was renamed to the Golden Dome Project. The Iron Dome is trademarked by the Israeli government; the Iron Dome is Israel’s defense system (Inside Defense). Executive Order 14186 states that
Chinese Premier Li Qiang met with Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto to advance plans aimed at expanding bilateral trade and economic investments between the two nations, just weeks after a new round of U.S.-China tariffs disrupted global supply chains. Over the course of the three-day visit, the leaders witnessed the signing
In light of the Trump Administration’s cuts in funding for scientific research and grants, some foreign universities voiced their interest in recruiting American scientists and researchers. Over the past few months, institutions north of the border and overseas launched initiatives and programs dedicated to attracting American scientists impacted by the
The European Foreign Affairs Council has recently agreed to review whether Israel is complying with the E.U.-Israel Association Agreement. Signed in 2000, the deal establishes a permanent framework for economic cooperation between the parties. On May 20th, 17 out of 27 countries approved the review proposal issued by Dutch Foreign
