The struggle for control over an Indian Ocean archipelago continued to develop earlier this month. Accompanying a scientific survey to the UK-held territory, a party of officials and evicted Chagossians ceremoniously erected the Mauritian flag. The British Foreign Office has responded that the UK does not recognise Mauritius’s claim to the Chagos archipelago. Of the…
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Global Investigates: Latin America’s femicide crisis
The World Health Organization defines femicide as the “intentional murder of women because they are women.” Globally, there remains a significant lack of data in regards to femicide rates, with many governments failing to collate data specifically relating to the murder of women. Instead, gender based murder is counted amongst overall homicide figures, obscuring the…
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Pandora Papers leak reveal offshore assets of the World’s elite and super-rich
The pandora papers is the name prescribed to the leak of 11.9 million files from companies specialising in offshore trading, a financial practice used by the super-rich to hide assets and avoid taxation. The leak has revealed the offshore assets of more than 100 billionaires, 35 world leaders, and 300 public officials across 90 countries….
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The Taliban Continue Their Devastating Advance Through Afghanistan
The situation in Afghanistan continues to change rapidly as the Taliban take additional provincial capitals. In two weeks, the largely Pashtun-based Islamic fundamentalist force has gone from controlling no regional capitals, despite large territorial gains, to taking the south-western cities of Zaranj and Farah city and the northern cities of Aybak, Kunduz, Sar-e-Pul, Taloqan, Sheberghan,…
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Amazon deforestation hits 12-year high under President Bolsonaro
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest has surged to a 12-year high under the leadership of President Jair Bolsonaro. An area seven times larger than Greater London has been destroyed in just one year. Figures released by the Brazilian space institute, Inpe, reported at least 11,088 sq km of rainforest was razed between August 2019 and…
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Hong Kong Activists Jailed over protests
Three of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy activists have been jailed for their role in the ongoing protests. Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow, and Ivan Lam, aged 24, 23, and 26 respectively, have all been convicted of “unauthorised assembly”. The activists were charged in court last month, for their participation in protests outside police headquarters in…
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Israel Election Looms as lawmakers Vote to Dissolve Parliament
On Wednesday Israel’s Parliament (the Knesset) voted in favour of a preliminary bill to dissolve itself following budget delays, moving the country towards its fourth election in two years. The Knesset voted in favour of dissolvement following the defence minister Benny Gantz accusing current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of deliberately delaying decisions on the national…
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Farmers storm New Delhi in protest against new agricultural laws
Thousands of farmers have stormed the Indian capital of New Delhi in protest against new agricultural laws. Arriving from the nearby states of Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh, farmers have set up road blockades and makeshift camps in a bid to counter agricultural rules they claim could destroy their livelihoods. It is believed those taking…
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Moldova calls for removal of Russia troops from breakaway province
Maia Sandu, the President-elect of the Republic of Moldova, called for the withdrawal of Russsian troops from the breakaway province of Transnistria during her first press conference. Transnistria declared its independence from Moldova in 1990 and has been acting autonomously following a brief war in 1992. Since the end of the conflict, the region has…
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