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December 09, 2022

End of the Line

Peruvian authorities detained President Pedro Castillo this week after the embattled leftist leader attempted to shutter parliament and rule by decree, the Guardian reported. Castillo’s removal and detention came as he faced an impeachment vote from lawmakers Wednesday. The president had earlier announced that he would...

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December 08, 2022

The 4th Reich

German police arrested at least 25 people Wednesday who planned to overthrow the country’s government by force in one of the country’s largest raids against right-wing extremists, CBS News reported. More than 3,000 officers were involved in 130 raids across 11 of Germany’s 16 federal states. Officials...

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December 07, 2022

Boiling Over

Mongolian protesters tried to storm the country’s main government building amid mass demonstrations in the capital of Ulaanbaatar this week, angry over rising inflation and allegations of corruption in Mongolia’s lucrative coal industry, Al Jazeera reported Tuesday. Police clashed with protesters as some attempted to force...

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December 07, 2022

Priorities

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan called off the country’s independence day celebrations scheduled for Friday, ordering the budget to instead be spent on urgent projects and public discussions on development, Business Insider Africa reported Tuesday. The president said the $445,000 budget for Tanzania’s independence day celebration...

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December 06, 2022

Reality Dawning

Confusion over whether Iran has disbanded its “morality police” has grown as state media said a widely-reported quote from the country’s attorney general that the force had been “abolished” was misunderstood. Local media had reported that the country’s top lawyer Mohammad Jafar Montazeri had made the...

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December 06, 2022

The Two-Step

Sudan’s coup leaders and the country’s main pro-democracy group signed a deal Monday to create a civilian-led transitional government following last year’s military takeover, as the African country continues to reel from economic woes and ongoing anti-junta protests, the Associated Press reported. The agreement offers the...

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December 06, 2022

A Little Stir

Protesters stormed a government building in a southern Syrian city this week in a rare anti-government demonstration over rising prices and economic hardships that have impacted the war-torn country, Al Jazeera reported. On Sunday, more than 200 people rallied in front of the governor’s office in...

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December 05, 2022

‘Baby Steps’

China plans to slowly ease coronavirus restrictions across the country after the eruption of mass protests against the government’s strict “zero Covid” strategy and the state funeral of a former leader, the Washington Post reported. Vice Premier Sun Chunlan, who heads China’s coronavirus response efforts, said...

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December 02, 2022

Lethal Mail

Spanish authorities stepped up security at government buildings Thursday after finding six letter bombs directed at high-profile targets, including Spain’s prime minister and the Ukrainian ambassador in Madrid, Reuters reported. Officials said initial investigations showed that the homemade devices were sent from within the country. The...

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