On Monday, June 29th, China imposed new export controls on forty Japanese entities in order to strengthen themselves militarily. Tensions heightened when Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi stated that Japan could intervene with force if China also used force against Taiwan, which is under Chinese control. Half of the Japanese
The Uyghur people, an Islamic minority group that lives primarily in China’s eastern Xinjiang (East Turkestan) region, have for the last decade been subjected to “counter-terrorism” campaigns from the Chinese government that attempt to eliminate Uyghur cultural identity and indoctrinate Uyghur people in Han (majority) Chinese customs. In doing so,
In late June, the negotiating teams of the United States and Iran arrived in Doha, Qatar, to work out an implementation of the agreement to end the U.S.-Iran War. The United States sent President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and envoy Steve Witkoff, while Iran sent its technical delegation. Despite
Bolivia’s congress has passed a bill allowing newly elected President Paz to declare a state of emergency, giving him the power to send in military forces to quell ongoing protests and blockades. This legislation repeals a former law that restricted executive use of emergency orders for military intervention in protests.
Since April 2023, Sudan has been in a civil war between the country’s two main military groups: the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces. Led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the Sudanese Armed Forces (S.A.F.) are the official state military of the Republic of Sudan, and were
This week, Iran is holding seven days’ worth of funeral and mourning events for its leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed almost four months ago amidst the conflict between Iran and the United States. Ceremonies are being held in at least five different cities between Iran and Iraq, and may draw
CANBERRA — Australia and Vanuatu have finalized a comprehensive economic and security agreement designed to prevent the establishment of foreign military bases on the Pacific island nation, directly addressing rising geopolitical competition in the region. According to reports by the Associated Press (AP) and Agence France-Presse (AFP) published through Al
On June 2nd, Argentina’s Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno stated that the country intends to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). On June 3rd, the application was handed to New Zealand’s Minister of Trade, Todd McClay, in Paris. This marks a significant step forward for Argentine President
A cholera epidemic in Sudan’s West Kordofan State, which is becoming increasingly difficult owing to the lack of humanitarian access, insecurity, continued displacement, and poor access to clean water and sanitation, was reported by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in a June 22, 2026
Bolivia’s Congress has passed a bill allowing newly elected President Paz to declare a state of emergency, giving him the power to send in military forces to quell ongoing protests and blockades. This legislation repeals a former law that restricted executive use of emergency orders for military intervention in protests.
In late June, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel published a report acknowledging that, as part of the acts of genocide which Israel is perpetrating in Gaza, they are deliberately targeting children in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. The same commission
On June 24th, Venezuela was hit with a 7.2 and a 7.5 magnitude seismic doublet, which is when two earthquakes of similar magnitude, location, and timing occur, according to Lucía Lozano of Spain’s National Seismic Network and Euro News. Currently, the search for survivors and affected individuals is still ongoing,
On Friday, June 26th, the FIFA World Cup at Lumen Field in Seattle was filled with pride flags, echoed across the city in drag performances and Pride watch parties. As an image, it spoke to the importance of sport to act as an international symbol of community and human rights.
In 2025, North Korean Leader Kim Jung Un admitted he sent 15,000 North Korean troops to Russia to fight in the Russo-Ukraine war. According to Al Jazeera, it is believed the North Korean leader was paid generously by Russian leader Vladimir Putin. This military exchange differs from the importing of
LONDON — In a stunning development that plunges British politics into yet another chapter of leadership volatility, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that he will resign as leader of the governing Labour Party. The exit comes less than two years after Starmer secured a landslide election victory intended to bring
According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)—the world’s most authoritative weather source for governments, non-governmental organizations, and climate-sensitive sectors—there is an 80 to 90 percent likelihood that a ‘super strong’ El Niño weather event will take place in the coming weeks, with a 90 percent chance that it will continue
World Refugee Day took place on June 20, 2026, under the theme “Until Everyone is Safe,” with the United Nations appealing for international solidarity during the 75th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention amid increasing strain on the world’s asylum systems. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Within the last two decades, gulf states, including the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar, have undergone economic diversification strategies that aim to shift their dependence on oil and gas. Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 focuses on projects such as N.O.E.M. to develop non-oil sectors, attracting more foreign investment, promoting
This week, Zimbabwe’s lower parliament passed a bill that would amend the Constitution to extend the presidential and parliamentary term limits from five years to seven, as well as place the power to elect the president in the hands of parliament, stripping this power from the people. This will allow
On Sunday, June 7th, world leaders from the United Kingdom, Ukraine, France, and Germany held a joint meeting in London to discuss Russia’s ballistic missiles. Russia’s missiles have gotten stronger, and the hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missile, which was utilized in combat recently, was the main topic of discussion. The meeting
