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March 13, 2023

Making Up

Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed to reestablish diplomatic relations following Chinese-led negotiations, a landmark development that many analysts see as a de-escalation of tensions in the Middle East and Beijing’s increasing international role, CNBC reported. The two regional rivals made the announcement Friday following four days...

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March 13, 2023

The Heavy Thumb

Tunisian President Kais Saied dissolved the country’s municipal councils this week, a move critics say is another step toward dismantling the North African country’s democratic gains following the 2011 revolution, Africanews reported. The dissolution has come more than a month before the mandates of 350 mayors...

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March 13, 2023

Moving Mountains

The renowned chocolate “Toblerone” is being forced to remove the iconic image of Switzerland’s Matterhorn mountain because the brand cannot be considered “Swiss” anymore under the country’s law, Euronews reported. The redesign came after the brand’s US owner, Mondelez, decided to move production outside of Switzerland...

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March 10, 2023

Fair Wages

A Spanish court ruled this week that a divorced woman should receive about $215,000 from her ex-husband as compensation for unpaid housework during their 25-year marriage, Insider reported. The case centers on Ivana Moral, 48, who divorced her husband in 2020. When the couple married in...

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March 09, 2023

The Legal Walls

The British government on Wednesday defended a new bill aimed at stopping asylum seekers from illegally entering the country. against fierce criticism from human rights campaigners and the United Nations’ refugee agency that it violates both British and international law, Politico reported Wednesday. “We are confident...

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March 09, 2023

On the Wire

Georgian lawmakers withdrew a controversial “foreign agents” bill after it had passed only its first reading amid fears it would damage the country’s relations with the West as the draft law threatened to curtail the country’s basic freedoms, CNN reported. The legislation also sparked days of...

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March 08, 2023

The Influencers

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ordered an investigation into allegations that China interfered in Canada’s elections in 2019 and 2021, following a series of reports about suspected meddling and also pressure from the opposition, Bloomberg reported. Trudeau said he will appoint a special investigator to probe...

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March 07, 2023

The Fear and Fury

Estonia’s ruling center-right party won Sunday’s parliamentary elections by a landslide, a victory that underscores ongoing support for Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, a staunch backer of Ukraine and a fierce critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Telegraph reported Monday. Results showed that Kallas’ Reform Party...

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March 06, 2023

Burdens of Power

The Colombian government negotiated the successful release of 88 hostages over the weekend who were taken during deadly protests against an oil company in the country’s south, Al Jazeera reported. Last week, thousands of protesters from farming and Indigenous communities in the Caquetá province shut down...

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March 06, 2023

No Limits

Philippine police on Sunday killed one suspect and arrested three others who are implicated in the murder of a provincial governor over the weekend, the latest attack targeting politicians and officials in the Southeast Asian nation in recent weeks, Agence France-Presse reported. On Saturday, at least...

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March 03, 2023

Culpability

Rail workers launched strikes across Greece this week, the latest display of anger and condemnation against Greek authorities following a train crash on Tuesday that killed at least 57 people, the BBC reported. The walkouts come after protests occurred in a number of cities, including the...

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