Illustration credit: Peter Naktin Haiti By Alice Hakvaag This year marks the sixth year for the annual Haiti Fashion Week, something that has been making waves in fashion communities around the world. Michel Chataigne, a designer and coordinator for the event, says that, “designers from Italy, Paris, and the US come to see the shows […]

Illustration credit: Peter Naktin Mexico By Hal Conte Mexican President Andrés López Obrador slammed Spain and the Catholic Church for their role in colonizing the Latin American continent and committing genocide against the indigenous population. He sent letters to the Bourbon king of Spain and Pope Francis urging an apology, which the Spanish government refused. […]

Illustration Credit: Peter Naktin Russia By Hal Conte Russian President Vladimir Putin has outlawed “fake news” within Russia with the signing of a bill that gives those who spread “blatant disrespect” for the government fines of over $6,000. Government officials say that the measure will reduce hateful online comments and the spread of misleading content, […]

Illustration credit: Peter Naktin Algeria By Hal Conte A longstanding nationwide protest campaign has succeeded in forcing 82-year-old President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to decline a fifth term after 20 years at the helm of the African nation. In recent weeks, a general strike and protests by energy workers unhappy with the president’s policies bolstering international investors […]

Thailand By Hal Conte Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya Sirivadhana Varnavadi, the older sister of King Maha Vajiralongkorn, was announced as a candidate for premier of Thailand two weeks ago. Prayuth Chan-ocha, a general and de facto leader of the country since 2014’s military coup, was expected to assume power through the ballot box. Royal family members […]

Hungary By Hal Conte New school textbooks sponsored by the nationalist government of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban have stirred controversy for promoting anti-immigrant themes. The textbooks include quotes by Orban stating that, “we consider it a value that Hungary is a homogenous country.” Defenders of the textbooks say they inspire patriotic feelings in young […]

Honduras Bianca Taipe Following the first anniversary of President Juan Orlando Hernández’s inauguration, anti-government protests in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, raided the streets. During the 2017 election, Hernández’s opposer, former President, Manuel Zelaya accused Mr. Hernández of electoral fraud. The people of Honduras demand for President Hernández’s resignation, a conservative, pro-U.S. politician. He won the election by […]

Iran By Alice Hakvaag Last Sunday a 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit Iran in the Kermanshah province. Over 700 people are reported injured, with one reported related death. Out of those 700, 18 had to be hospitalized. Morteza Salimi, a spokesperson for Iran’s Red Crescent Society, said that most of the extreme injuries were caused by the […]

India By Hal Conte Rural Indians are organizing a massive mobilization of around 1 million people to highlight the dire state of affairs for small farmers in the country, who represent more than one out of every ten people on Earth. Farmer suicides have been common in the country since 1997 and the introduction of […]

Ethiopia By Alice Hakvaag Last Thursday Ethiopia elected the country’s first female head of the federal supreme court. Meaza Ashenafi has worked as a human rights lawyer, served on the UN Economic Commission for Africa, and founded the Ethiopian Women’s Lawyers Association. Abiy Ahmed, the Prime Minister, has made it a point to put women […]

Europe/Japan By Alice Hakvaag BepiColombo, a joint space mission between Europe and Japan’s space agencies, blasted off last week on a mission to Mercury. The two probes are going to observe the planet’s iron core, which is oversized and creates a lack of rocks on the surface of the planet. It will take about seven […]

Australia By Alice Hakvaag Scott Morrison, Australia’s Prime Minister, recently expressed support of a bill that “no student of a non-state school should be expelled on the basis of their sexuality.” Currently, some states allow schools the option of turning away openly gay students, even in the wake of the legalization of gay marriage last […]

Guatemala By Alice Hakvaag A volcano in Guatemala surprised hundreds with a large eruption last Sunday, leaving little time for nearby villages to evacuate. The eruption sent tons of ash over 33,000 feet into the sky, before having it fall back down on the mountain, burying an entire village underneath ash and mud. The blast […]

Mexico By: Alex Voisine The second presidential debate took place in Tijuana, Mexico on Monday, indicating even further the tensions and high risks that will come with the Mexico’s July 1 elections. The focus during the debates, which, for the first time ever, allowed for questions from the public, was on the economy, security, and […]

North Korea By: Alex Voisine South Korea President Moon Jae-In and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met last Friday at a historic summit in Panmunjom, South Korea, marking the first time a North Korean leader had set foot in South Korea. The purpose of the summit was to discuss denuclearization and the brokering of […]

Syria By: Alex Voisine On the eve of Friday, April 13, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a series of air strikes on alleged chemical weapons facilities in and around Damascus, in response to allegations that the Syrian government had used chemical weapons against civilians in the province of Douma.  American forces were joined by the […]

Syria By: Alex Voisine On Saturday, the Syrian-American Medical Society reported over 500 admissions of patients suffering from what appears to have been the effects of a chemical attack by the Syrian government. Those brought to local hospitals had difficulty breathing, bluish skin, foaming mouths, burns on their corneas, and “the admission of a chlorine-like […]