By Abigail BeDard Yahya Sinwar, leader of Hamas and architect of the October 7th attack on Israel, was killed by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) on Wednesday, October 16th. Sinwar was killed in Tal as-Sultan, Rafah, by a group of Israeli soldiers while on a regular patrol. In video footage captured by an IDF drone... Continue Reading →
By William Crawford A United Nation’s Envoy has recently suggested a partition of the disputed territory of Western Sahara. The rightful authority in the former Spanish colony has long been in dispute since its listing by the United Nations as a “Non-Self-Governing Territory” in 1963. Since the end of Spanish rule in the territory, both... Continue Reading →
By Matthew Grace Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed his members of parliament with a “victory plan” to bolster Ukraine’s position to end the war with Russia in 2025. His address, also condemned China, Iran, and North Korea as a “coalition of criminals” for supporting the “gone mad” Vladimir Putin and his war mongering. His five... Continue Reading →
By Matthew Grace On October 5th, the renowned Russian opposition activist, Ildar Dadin, was reported as having been killed in action while serving in a Ukrainian volunteer battalion according to the group that recruited him and held that he “remains a hero”. Dadin, callsign “Ghandhi”, joined the fight in June of 2023 and was killed... Continue Reading →
Written by Allan Millward Kazakhstan's snap election for its lower house, the Majilis, was conducted on March 19th and has since concluded. Despite President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's promises of "modernization" and a "New Kazakhstan" in response to protests last year, the results already cemented the current order. The President's ally in parliament, the Amanat (formerly Nur... Continue Reading →
Written by Bushra Bani-Salman Israel’s parliament has approved Netanyahu’s bill to make it more difficult to remove him from office. The law will take the removal power away from the attorney general and the courts and instead give it to the parliament. Furthermore, some proceedings would give the government more control over court appointments, restrict... Continue Reading →
by Allan Millward Almost a year after deadly anti-government riots engulfed the country, President Tokayev dissolved Kazakhstan's lower house of parliament, the Majjlis, and called for an election on March 19, 2023. The legislative election was initially slated for 2025 but was pushed up in response to last year's protests. The parliamentary election was not... Continue Reading →
Tunisian Libyan Partnership By William Lucht Last Wednesday Tunisian President Kais Saied welcomed Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah for an official two-day visit. President Saied met with not only the Libyan leader but also other high-level delegates such as the Prime Minister Najla Bouden, Central Bank of Libya Director Seddik Kebir and other officials... Continue Reading →
Netanyahu Wins Election for Prime Minister Despite Corruption Trial By Bushra Bani-Salman Benjamin Netanyahu lost his position as Prime Minister last year due to corruption charges but will now return as Prime Minister. Netanyahu’s allies also won 64 seats in the legislature, leaving current Prime Minister Yair Lapid’s allies with 51 seats. Netanyahu governed Israel... Continue Reading →
Its Xi’s Party Now By Camden Hanley This week the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) held their 20th Party Congress. A Party Congress is a large meeting held every five years where, among other things, the people who will be on the Politburo Standing Committee (PBSC) for the next five years are revealed. Those who are... Continue Reading →
