Israel and Palestine see violence re-erupting, as a rocket launched from Gaza prompted Israel to carry out its first airstrike on the region in months. This happened just as tensions and continued Israeli presence around the Palestinian Al-Aqsa mosque complex in Jerusalem exploded. The arrival of the riot police during Ramadan during the last two…
Two weeks after the signing of a pact beyond Australia’s Coral-sea, the waves continue to lap at the feet of Australian prime minister Scott Morrison and his colleagues. The finalisation of a security agreement between China and the Solomon Islands on April 19th has not only drawn concern from Australia, New Zealand, and the US,…
Nearing 60 days into the invasion of Ukraine, Russian victory in Mariupol was all but declared during a rather orchestrated meeting between President Putin and his minister of defence Sergei Shoigu on April 21st. Though, at the time of this article’s writing, resistance continues. The coastal city in the Southeast of Ukraine has been the…
Disneyland Paris marks its 30th anniversary this year. The park opened on the 12th of April 1992 and decided to celebrate its 30th birthday with special events starting from the 6th of March. There are anniversary-themed parades and shows such as “Disney D-Light”, where the “Un monde qui s’illumine” song created by a symphony orchestra…
Emmanuel Macron will serve another five years as France’s president after victory over far-right Marine Le Pen. The centrist Macron won by 58.55% to Le Pen’s 41.45%, a larger margin than expected but Le Pen nevertheless secured the far right’s highest share of the vote. Ms Le Pen has described the significant voting gain as…
Following the royal visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to the Caribbean, the British monarchy has faced increasing doubts over its future. The tour, which took place between and, was intended to mark the year of Queen Elizabeth II platinum jubilee and raise support for the royal family in a region where republicanism…
New research by the University of Texas reveals Texas’s highly restrictive abortion law has forced thousands of women to seek abortions out of state. The law, known as Senate Bill 8 (SB8) was passed last year and banned almost all abortions in the state. Between September and December 2021, an average of 1,400 Texas women…
Radwa Helmi attended Egypt’s State Council, one of the highest courts in the country, as the first female judge presiding over hearings. Helmi is amongst the 98 women who were appointed to join the council last year, one of the country’s main judicial bodies after the decision was made by President Abdel-Fattah el-Siss. The 5…
In July 1969 hundreds of New York’s LGBTQ+ community clashed with police in a week-long riot in the Greenwich Village area following a police raid on the Stonewall Inn, a mafia owned bar known to be frequented by LGBTQ+ people. Now known as the Stonewall riot, it marked a watershed moment in the fight for…
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