By Connor Foster This past week Spain experienced a devastating flood in the region of Valencia, resulting in over 200 deaths, with search parties still looking to find victims. The severe damage this flood inflicted in the Valencia region was largely due to the late timing of public warnings. The flood waters rose quickly, leaving... Continue Reading →
Washington and Beijing Meet to Discuss the Influx of Fresh Troops in Ukraine
By Matthew Grace With the influx of 10,000 North Korean troops deployed to Russia of which 8,000 are amassing near the Kursk region, Washington and South Korea “have called on China to use its influence over Russia and North Korea to prevent further escalation.” This comes after the announcement of Ukraine’s intensions to draft another... Continue Reading →
Turkey Attempts to Join BRICS
By Julian Fischer-Lhamon A few days ago Turkey attended a BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia. The significance of this is underline by Turkey’s bid to join the group, which would make it the first NATO country to do so. This maneuver does not necessarily imply that Turkey is shifting away from the West, although relations... Continue Reading →
“Dirty Money’ Politics”Moldova’s Struggle Against Russian Election Meddling
By Matthew Grace Sniffer dogs in Chisinau Airport have been on high alert searching for money that might be linked to Russian interference in Moldovan politics. Customs officers began finding large amounts of money on passengers arriving from connecting flights from Moscow and discovered passengers who had never left Moldova before returning from Russia with... Continue Reading →
A UN Envoy’s Proposal for a Partition of Western Sahara is Rejected
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 →
Zelensky’s ‘Victory Plan’: Ukraine’s Bold Vision for 2025
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 →
World Health Organization Has Certified Egypt to be Malaria-Free
By William Crawford For the first time since 2010, a country has received malaria-free certification from the World Health Organization (WHO). Egypt is the third country in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region to receive this certification, joining 44 countries and 1 territory globally. The disease, transmitted by Anopheles mosquitoes, has a history in the country... Continue Reading →
Anti-Kremlin Activist Killed While Serving in Ukraine’s Foreign Legion
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 →
Delay of EU Entry-Exit System Roll Out
By Connor Foster The European Union has once again delayed the official roll out of the Entry-Exit System (EES) past its November 10 deadline. The EES is a system that would use biometric data to confirm the identity of non-EU citizens, eliminating the need to manually inspect and stamp passports at border crossings or major... Continue Reading →
Continued Anti-immigration Sentiments in Germany
By Connor Foster This past month has seen another surge in anti-immigration regulations in Germany. Europe in general has been experiencing the ascendence of far-right parties to greater power in national politics, and Germany is no exception. On September 16th, the government ordered the “temporary reintroduction of border control” on the borders with Belgium, Holland,... Continue Reading →
