By Bella Butler If you live in the U.S. and have watched the news or perused essentially any social media app this week, your devices have likely been flooded with headlines regarding the death penalty. While capital punishment continues to be a contentious topic in the U.S., internationally it has been totally abolished in law... Continue Reading →
The White House, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Katie Braman On September 8, 2026, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) kicked off its 81st session with the first plenary meeting at its headquarters in New York City. The UNGA is the main policy-making body of the United Nations, and contrary to the Security Council,... Continue Reading →
Margo Martin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Taylor Bishop On September 24, 2026, President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met for the next round of high-level talks amid rising tensions between the two powers, this time in Washington, D.C. In the months and weeks leading up to the event, scholars and policy... Continue Reading →
© European Union, 2026, CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By MJ Weaver Two weeks ago, the European Union (EU) invited Canda to become its first “associate member.” This proposal by the European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, left many questioning what this new membership would entail and how it would be achieved... Continue Reading →
Prime Minister's Office (GODL-India), GODL-India https://data.gov.in/sites/default/files/Gazette_Notification_OGDL.pdf, via Wikimedia Commons By Brooke Bihl Canada’s Prime Minister, Mark Carney, recently completed a nine-day trip across Asia aimed at strengthening trade relationships and deepening bonds among middle powers by visiting India, Australia, and Japan. This comes after Carney announced late last year that Canada intends to double its... Continue Reading →
Mexican Navy Ship Arm BravoU.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brien Aho, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Brooke Bihl Two Mexican Navy ships carrying humanitarian aid have docked in Cuba after a U.S. blockade cut the island off from receiving fuel supplies. The ships reached a local port in Havana two... Continue Reading →
Semiconductor PanelFritzchensFritz, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons By Katie Braman On February 12, 2026, the United States and Taiwan finalized a new trade agreement between the two nations. This agreement brings along major tariff reductions, lowering the U.S. tariff rate for imports from Taiwan to 15% from the previous 20,% as well as committing Taiwan to a schedule for lowering or eliminating tariffs on nearly all US goods. Taiwan... Continue Reading →
By Brooke Bihl The Vatican has returned 62 artifacts from its large ethnographic collection to Indigenous peoples of Canada, as a part of the Catholic Church’s reckoning with its role in helping suppress Indigenous cultures in the Americas. Pope Leo XIV formally handed over the artifacts, including an iconic Inuit kayak, masks, moccasins, etchings, and supporting documentation... Continue Reading →
By Brooke Bihl U.S. forces have conducted its 17th lethal strike against an alleged drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Thursday. The strike comes after the U.S. carried out its first attack in September, as part of an ongoing campaign Washington says is aimed at curtailing the flow of illicit drugs... Continue Reading →
By Brooke Bihl Hurricane Melissa has left dozens dead and widespread destruction after tearing through parts of the Caribbean on Tuesday. Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a category 5 hurricane with top winds reaching 185 mph, making it one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record. Rescue and cleanup efforts are already underway after the... Continue Reading →
