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Lolita Chowdhury
Jan 12, 20233 min read
South African President Resists Calls to Resign
A report conducted in late November 2022 by an independent parliamentary panel alleges South African President Cyril Ramaphosa attempted ...


David Lee
Dec 30, 20224 min read
What Does Italy’s Election of a New Prime Minister Mean for the Country?
Italians took to the polls in their recent election to vote for a new prime minister and seats in parliament on September 25, 2022. The l...


Lolita Chowdhury
Nov 8, 20222 min read
Russian Referendum: Why Serbia Won’t Recognize It
On September 23, more than half a year after its invasion of Ukraine began, Russia held annexation referendums in four Ukrainian province...

Emily Zavala
Oct 8, 20224 min read
Devastating Floods Around the World
In the past year, the world has witnessed some of the most catastrophic floods that have brought unprecedented damage. Some of the most p...


David Lee
Sep 25, 20224 min read
Prime Minister of Parties? Controversy in Finland
Videos of Finland’s prime minister Sanna Marin partying and dancing with friends were leaked on August 17, causing international backlash...


Danielle Uehara
Sep 14, 20226 min read
Updates on Ukraine
August 24 marked six months since war first broke out between Russia and Ukraine. Since the beginning of the conflict, Ukraine has receiv...


Clarissa Sung
Aug 21, 20224 min read
The Russia–Ukraine Grain Deal and Why It Matters
On February 24, Russia launched a “full-scale invasion” of Ukraine, igniting a war that would last for over four months and result in tho...


Mahsa Forghani
Aug 17, 20226 min read
The Facts and Falsehoods Surrounding Monkeypox
Since January of 2020, the COVID-19 virus has run rampant throughout 228 countries and territories worldwide. Flash forward to 2022 and m...


Dhruti Pattabhi
Aug 9, 20222 min read
Developments on the Russia–Ukraine War: A Brief Analysis
Beginning in 2014, the ongoing Russian–Ukrainian conflict has since experienced both escalations and falls. One such instigation began...


David Lee
Aug 8, 20224 min read
The Sri Lankan Economic Crisis
On July 9, hundreds of thousands of protesters stormed the presidential residence in Sri Lanka’s capital, breaking into the building...


Danielle Uehara
Jun 23, 20226 min read
Tensions Rise: Taiwan, China, and U.S. Involvement
The relationship between China and Taiwan (officially the Republic of China) has always been shaky. However, recent events have led to an...


Danielle Uehara
May 24, 20227 min read
A Summary of the 2022 French Presidential Elections
On April 24, Emmanuel Macron was re-elected as the French president, making him the first French leader to win a re-election in decades...


Breanna Crossman
Apr 9, 20224 min read
Volunteer Foreign Fighters Join Ukraine against Russia
Since February 24, 2022, Russian forces have invaded Ukraine and unleashed violence on its 44 million inhabitants...


Danielle Uehara
Apr 7, 20223 min read
The Largest Mass Execution in Saudi Arabia’s Modern Kingdom
On March 12 in Saudi Arabia, 81 people were executed for a variety of crimes, the largest mass execution in the country’s modern history...


Matthew Inui
Mar 9, 20224 min read
The West Responds to the Invasion of Ukraine
Tensions first began building two days before the invasion when Putin declared the Donetsk and Luhansk regions in Ukraine independent...


Matthew Inui
Jan 30, 20224 min read
Eastern Ukraine: A Territorial Dispute Turned International Concern
For close to 70 years, Ukraine, formerly known as the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, had been a part of the Soviet Union...


Mahsa Forghani
Jan 20, 20224 min read
A Conference for the Climate: A Rundown of COP26
From October 31 to November 12, world leaders met in Glasgow for the annual UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) after 2020’s conference...


Dhruti Pattabhi
Nov 3, 20216 min read
A Timeline of Afghanistan
Current events are often molded by the past. Afghanistan, in recent times, has seen many political issues come to the surface...


Dhruti Pattabhi
Aug 30, 20213 min read
The Politics of Climate Change
In light of abnormal weather patterns and erratic shifts in the environment, scientists have observed the surfacing issue of climate change.


Ariel Donato
Mar 8, 20215 min read
Fake News: A Dangerous 21st Century Oxymoron
During most of the 20th century, Americans could generally trust news reports to relay factual material without partiality. Standards...
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