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…
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…
The Kent-based charity, RefugEase, has set up a network providing aid directly to people at the Ukrainian border. RefugEase was founded in 2015 by Valentina who set up a Facebook page in an urgent attempt to gather aid for refugees in Europe. With her page attracting thousands of individuals who can donate specified items, she…
“My parents left Kyiv on the second day of the invasion. They escaped to my father’s workplace where he treats wounded soldiers… They don’t go away, they don’t run away. They stand… This is Putin’s fault.” Oleksii Burov is a 22-year-old UEA student in his third year of studying International Relations and Politics. Hailing from…
Having been devastated by civil war since 2015, Yemen is currently the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. The country has been constantly dependent on international aid since the outbreak of war, with 80% of the population relying on aid according to the BBC. The Houthi rebels however, who control large regions of the country, including the…
Iranian forces recently admitted to ‘unintentionally’ shooting down a Ukraine International Airlines flight from Tehran, killing all 179 passengers. But still, few are aware of the exact location of the aircraft’s black box, causing fresh concern. Canadian President Justin Trudeau has promised ‘justice’ for the victim’s families, insisting the black box be sent to France,…
Amidst growing tension between Iran and the United States after the US killing of top Iranian military commander, General Qasem Soleimani, on January 3, large crowds have taken to the streets of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad to denounce the US military presence in Iraq. Iranian backed militias are thought to be amongst those protesting…
On the 17th November 2019, the results of the much-awaited Sri Lankan elections were announced, and Gotabaya Rajapaksa has claimed victory as the new president of Sri Lanka. Gotabaya Rajapaksa was the country’s Minister of Defence from 2005 to 2009 during the final stages of the Sri Lankan Civil War and played a large role…
In the wake of the announcement that ISIS had been defeated, the US withdrew troops from Syria, with an understanding that there wouldn’t be fighting between the Kurds and Turkey. However, President Erdogan took the opportunity to launch an invasion into Northern Syria and push back the US-backed Kurdish fighters. As a result, Trump sent…
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