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June 23, 2023

Light Measures

One of China’s biggest airlines came under scrutiny this month after the company issued a new policy imposing strict weight requirements on female flight attendants, NBC News reported. Hainan Airlines unveiled a series of guidelines for its cabin crew, saying that female flight attendants would immediately...

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June 22, 2023

Corruption Curse

French financial authorities raided the headquarters of the Paris 2024 Olympics Committee this week over allegations of corruption in the awarding of public contracts, Politico reported. Officials said the searches are taking place at a number of locations, including the headquarters of the Olympics Committee and...

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June 22, 2023

Downward Bound

Thousands of Colombians took to the country’s streets this week to protest against the policies of President Gustavo Petro, as Colombia’s first leftist leader struggles to keep his parliamentary coalition together amid internal disputes and a corruption scandal, the Associated Press reported. Tuesday’s demonstrations targeted some...

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June 22, 2023

Unwelcome

Moldova’s Constitutional Court banned a pro-Russian party this week, a verdict that comes amid accusations that Moscow is attempting to overthrow the country’s pro-West government, Al Jazeera reported. The court ruled that the Shor Party’s activities were “unconstitutional,” after the group organized a series of anti-government...

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June 21, 2023

Changing of the Guard

Finnish lawmakers approved National Coalition Party (NCP) leader Petteri Orpo as the country’s new prime minister on Tuesday, ushering in a right-wing government following elections that saw the ousting of Prime Minister Sanna Marin, Reuters reported. Orpo’s approval came after the NCP and three other right-wing...

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June 21, 2023

Baby Wars

The Georgian government is working on a draft law to regulate surrogacy and in vitro fertilization more strictly, a move that has sparked concern among the country’s surrogacy industry and foreign parents seeking to have children via surrogacy from the South Caucasus nation, Radio Free...

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June 21, 2023

Round One

Indian authorities filed charges this week against the country’s wrestling chief, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, following months-long protests by female wrestlers over claims of sexual harassment, CNN reported. Police in the capital New Delhi said Singh has been accused of assault, stalking, and sexual harassment. He...

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June 20, 2023

Open For Business

Israel’s government approved this week a series of changes to expedite the process of constructing buildings in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, a move that has unnerved many of the country’s allies and angered the Palestinian leadership, the Hill reported. The new resolution would...

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June 20, 2023

The Voice

Australia’s upper house of parliament approved a bill to hold a referendum on Indigenous rights Monday, clearing the final hurdle for a vote that would enshrine the country’s Indigenous population in the constitution and better represent them in government, the Financial Times reported. The passing of...

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June 20, 2023

Stop The Melt

Swiss voters backed a referendum proposing a series of carbon-cutting measures in the country amid worries that Switzerland’s famous glaciers are melting away at an alarming rate, the Evening Standard reported Monday. More than 59 percent of voters supported Sunday’s referendum, which would require Switzerland to...

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June 19, 2023

No Quarter

Suspected militants killed 42 people – mostly students – at a school in western Uganda over the weekend, the latest bout of violence from rebel groups operating near Uganda’s border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Sky News reported. Ugandan authorities said the death toll...

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June 16, 2023

Unwanted Questions

A Guatemalan court this week sentenced a prominent journalist to six years in prison on money laundering charges, a trial that prompted criticism from press and human rights groups, NPR reported. Judges found José Rubén Zamora, founder of Guatemala's El Periódico newspaper, guilty of money laundering...

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June 16, 2023

BoJo’s Farewell

A British parliamentary inquiry found that former Prime Minister Boris Johnson deliberately misled Parliament over gatherings held in his Downing Street office and residence during the country’s strict Covid-19 lockdowns, USA Today reported Thursday. In a 30,000-word report, the lower house’s Privileges Committee – which probes...

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June 15, 2023

Olive Branches

Eritrea this week rejoined a regional bloc that it left 16 years ago, the latest efforts by the East African nation to repair ties with its neighbors, Al Jazeera reported. Information Minister Yemane Meskel confirmed Eritrea’s reentry into the Intergovernmental Authority on Development in Eastern Africa...

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June 14, 2023

On the Offensive

Zimbabwean prosecutors accused 39 opposition activists of “demolishing” one of the ruling party’s offices, allegations that come amid increased tensions ahead of Zimbabwe’s highly anticipated national elections in August, Agence France-Presse reported this week. Authorities allege that the individuals attacked the offices of the ZANU-PF party...

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