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July 05, 2024

Going Softly

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday ordered the military to de-escalate tensions in the South China Sea while maintaining the nation’s maritime rights, a directive that comes amid ongoing disputes and recent confrontations between Philippine and Chinese forces, Bloomberg reported. The president’s remarks followed a...

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July 05, 2024

Moving On

Slovakia’s constitutional court this week upheld a number of key provisions of a controversial amendment to the penal code that would weaken anti-corruption measures, changes that have raised concerns about the rule of law in the European Union member state, the Associated Press reported. The amendments...

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July 05, 2024

Turning Over a New Leaf

Jemaah Islamiyah, the Southeast Asian militant group responsible for the 2002 Bali bombings, has dissolved itself, an Indonesia-based think tank confirmed Thursday, an announcement that analysts say could transform the group’s future activities, Reuters reported. In a video statement, 16 senior leaders confirmed the group’s dissolution...

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July 04, 2024

Never Too Late

Japan’s top court on Wednesday ruled that a now-defunct post-war law allowing the forced sterilizations of people with disabilities was unconstitutional, and demanded the government pay damages to thousands of victims, the Guardian reported. The 15 judges’ unanimous verdict brought relief to victims and their relatives,...

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July 04, 2024

A Little Rocky

Violent clashes between police and protesters killed at least three people in Mauritania this week, as demonstrations gripped the country following the re-election of President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, Africanews reported. On Monday, protests erupted across the northwestern African country after the electoral commission declared Ghazouani the...

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July 03, 2024

Another Save

Ukraine’s military intelligence said on Monday it had thwarted an alleged coup, the latest of a long series of plots to overthrow the government and foment unrest amid Moscow’s war on its neighbor, CNN reported. The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) explained on messaging service Telegram...

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July 02, 2024

A Little Dash of Peace

A splinter group of Colombia’s former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebel group agreed to a “unilateral ceasefire” this week, an agreement that marks another step toward ending decades of violence in the South American country, Agence France-Presse reported. Last week, ceasefire talks took place...

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July 02, 2024

The Pretenders

A Canadian court sentenced a woman to three years in jail this week for fraudulently claiming her daughters were Inuit to access more than $100,000 in benefits, marking the first custodial sentence for such an offense in Canada, the Guardian reported. Karima Manji pled guilty to...

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July 01, 2024

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Iran is heading to a presidential runoff next week after Friday’s presidential election failed to deliver a clear majority for any single candidate, even as the single reformist contender took the lead, Voice of America reported. Official results released Saturday showed reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian won...

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July 01, 2024

Promises, Promises

Supporters of Zimbabwe’s main opposition party protested outside a courthouse in the capital this week over the continued detention of 78 activists, a demonstration that was marked by violent clashes with police and concerns of ongoing repression in the southern African nation, Africanews reported. Authorities used...

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July 01, 2024

The Wipeout

The far-right National Rally took the lead in France’s first round of legislative elections Sunday, dealing a humiliating blow to centrist President Emmanuel Macron and his gamble in calling a snap election to shore up his support, the Associated Press reported. Results from France’s interior ministry...

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June 28, 2024

In and Out

Bolivian authorities arrested a military leader on Wednesday evening hours after he apparently led a failed coup attempt during which soldiers stormed the presidential palace, the BBC reported. Gen. Juan José Zúñiga, whose military command had been withdrawn a few days before, had ordered troops to...

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June 28, 2024

Last Minute Changes

Two Iranian presidential candidates withdrew their candidacies this week as voters in Iran head to the polls this Friday to pick the country’s next president following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash last month, Al Jazeera reported. On Thursday, hardline contender Alireza...

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June 27, 2024

Biting the Dust

Protesters set parts of Kenya’s parliament ablaze on Tuesday amid mass demonstrations against tax hikes in which more than 20 people were killed and led to President William Ruto scrapping the controversial bill, Reuters reported. “I concede,” the president said in a televised address on Wednesday...

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June 27, 2024

Against the Wind

Denmark will introduce the world’s first carbon tax on agriculture, as the European Union country is seeking to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from livestock, the Independent reported. Starting in 2030, Danish livestock farmers will face a tax of $43 per ton of carbon dioxide equivalent, increasing...

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June 27, 2024

How Much is Too Much?

Brazil’s supreme court voted this week to decriminalize the possession of marijuana for personal use, a decision aimed at resolving vague provisions in the current drug laws and to help reduce the South American nation’s large prison population, the Associated Press reported Wednesday. On Tuesday, eight...

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