Petro-fied

The president-elect of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, was in jail when his leftist guerilla movement, M-19, stormed the Palace of Justice in the South American country’s capital, Bogotá, in 1985. They launched the attack with the financial backing of drug lord Pablo Escobar in hopes of...

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Means and Ends

Tunisian President Kais Saied presented a draft this week of a new constitution that would greatly expand his presidential powers, with critics and civil groups warning that it would slide the country back into authoritarianism, the Financial Times reported Tuesday. The draft document will give the...

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We’re Done…Sort Of

Sudan’s military will withdraw from the ongoing political talks and allow political and revolutionary groups to form a civilian transitional government, months after the army seized power in an October coup that ignited mass protests in the restive African nation, Al Jazeera reported. Coup leader General...

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Ukraine, Briefly

On Tuesday, all 30 NATO members approved the accession protocols for Sweden and Finland, sending the two countries' membership requests to the allies’ capitals for legislative approval, according to the Associated Press. The decision worsens Russia's geopolitical isolation in the aftermath of its February...

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The Fowl Mystery

Scientists recently pinpointed where domestic chickens come from, in a study that challenges previous theories about the beginnings of fowl domestication, South China Morning Post reported. The origins of chicken domestication remain shrouded in mystery and two theories suggest that the flightless bird was first domesticated...

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