• Korean Drone Conflict: Tensions rise between South and North Korea

    Tensions between North and South Korea have fluctuated for decades, but recently, escalating security concerns over drone activity have further strained their already fragile relationship. North and South Korea have been separated since the end of the Korean War in 1953 which ended in an armistice rather than a peace...
  • Israeli Air strikes hit the Al-Aqsa Hospital

    An Israeli air strike hit the al-Aqsa Hospital compound in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza,
    on Monday morning, resulting in flames burning through tents housing displaced
    people. At least four were killed and dozens injured as videos surfaced online
    showing the aftermath of the explosions.
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  • New York Mayor Eric Adams faces federal charges

    On Thursday 26 September, New York Mayor Eric Adams received five charges linked to a recent federal investigation, which could amount to a combined 45 years in prison. The 64-Year-Old Mayor was charged with wire fraud; two charges of soliciting campaign contributions from foreign nations; soliciting and accepting a...
  • Hurricane Milton Alert and the aftermath of Hurricane Helene

    Hurricanes have significantly affected the Southeastern regions of the United States over the long-term, devastating businesses and homes, claiming hundreds of lives and disrupting
    livelihoods.
    ...
  • Impossible peace in the Middle East?

    Whilst war rages in Gaza, a new front has just opened 180 miles away along the border between Israel and Lebanon with Israeli forces launching a ground offensive against Hezbollah, an armed Lebanese group. The attack is the culmination of decades of conflict and hostility between Israel and the...
  • Illegal “Galamsey” Gold Mines: Ghana’s problem that won’t go away

    On the 25th of September 2024, Ghanaian police arrested 40 individuals partaking in an environmental protest against illegal gold mines, or “Galamseys”, which have, according to the BBC, polluted 60% of Ghana’s rivers. Leading the protest was Oliver Barker-Vormawor, an Oxford-educated Ghanaian activist who was beaten during the protest...
  • Trial of Dominique Pelicot: Unfolding of a National Scandal

    Aisha Mohamed   The case that shocked the French public; The trial of the ‘Degenerates’ This case shocked the French nation as defendant Dominque Pelicot,71, was accused of raping his wife, Gisele Pelicot, 72, and enlisting other men to also follow suit, for nearly a decade. The trial highlighted...