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May 29, 2024

Order, Order

Amid mass protests and violent confrontations in parliament, Taiwan’s opposition lawmakers on Tuesday approved a controversial reform package that analysts said would undermine the president’s powers – even as a majority of Taiwanese have little trust in the legislative branch, the Guardian reported. Carried by the...

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May 29, 2024

Strike Two

Peru’s attorney general filed a constitutional complaint against President Dina Boluarte this week over allegations of corruption involving her possession of luxury watches, a move observers say could lead to impeachment, Reuters reported. The complaint is connected to a recent scandal over Boluarte’s use of expensive...

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May 28, 2024

Popular Pariah

Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) was expelled from the Identity and Democracy (ID) political group in the European Parliament this month following a series of scandals that have damaged the far-right party’s popularity and sparked concerns about rising extremism in the movement, Politico reported. The expulsion...

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May 28, 2024

No Quarter

Gunmen killed 10 people and kidnapped at least 160 others from a village in central Nigeria this week, the latest abductions that human rights groups say underscore the deteriorating security situation in the West African country, the BBC reported Monday. Local officials said a large number...

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May 27, 2024

Good Talk

Burkina Faso’s military junta will remain in power until 2029, officials said Saturday, shortly after the conclusion of a national dialogue on the transition back to democracy following the coup in 2022, Al Jazeera reported. Army officials, civil society members and lawmakers met for what was...

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May 23, 2024

Push-Pull

The governments of Spain, Ireland and Norway said on Wednesday they would recognize a Palestinian state on May 28, a move they argue will promote peace, and one they hope will end the humanitarian crisis resulting from Israel’s war with Hamas, the Associated Press reported. The...

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May 23, 2024

Mission Impossible

The first of Kenya’s special forces police arrived in Haiti’s capital this week, as part of a United Nations-backed international force with the mission to stabilize the security situation in the Caribbean nation after years of political crisis, violence and a partial takeover of the...

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May 22, 2024

Island Fury

Thousands of Taiwanese protested outside the country’s parliament Tuesday against a new bill by opposition parties that would give the legislature extraordinary powers to question anyone, a move that would make it difficult for newly-elected President Lai Ching-te to govern, the Guardian reported. The draft law...

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May 22, 2024

Blood-Gate

The British prime minister apologized after revelations emerged that the UK government covered up a scandal in which the state-run National Health Service knowingly exposed tens of thousands of people to deadly diseases including HIV through contaminated blood for decades, Al Jazeera reported this week. Launched...

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May 22, 2024

Label Wars

Peruvian LGBTQ groups protested in the capital Lima this week after the country’s health ministry classified transgender identities as “mental health problems,” a move that advocates fear will make transgender people targets of aggression, NBC News reported. Last week, President Dina Boluarte signed a supreme decree...

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May 21, 2024

Ruled Out

South Africa’s constitutional court ruled Monday that former President Jacob Zuma cannot run in the upcoming May 29 parliamentary elections, a decision that is likely to increase political turmoil ahead of the crucial vote, Voice of America reported. The top court said the former anti-apartheid leader...

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