Current Events
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The Hummingbird and the Flood of Injustice: Finding Meaning in Small Acts
By Natasha Noam Gol In an era where every scroll reveals a new crisis, atrocity, or social injustice, it’s easy to feel like we’re wading through an endless tide of pain. It’s not that today’s world has more injustice than in the past (unfortunately, history shows it’s always been around). The difference is that now,…
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Trump and Putin – Best Friends?
On October 15th, Bob Woodward, renowned journalist and exposure of the 1970s Watergate scandal, published War. In this book, Bob Woodward reveals details about the relationship between Donald Trump, ex-president of the United States, and Putin, the current Russian President, sparking widespread debate and public reaction.
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Mexico, a Member of the BRICS+ ?
An etiolated plan The drums anticipating the entrance of the untold G2(China & Russia) and its economic & political group are rumbling throughout the whole international system and the former global hegemonic power shivers but what does the southern neighbor’s strategy says? The group of the BRICS+ representing a new big package of “reforming” economies…
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This Week’s News Wrap – 21.04.24
5 of the most important global news stories this week. After Saturday, when Iran launched more than 300 drones and missiles at Israel, the world has been waiting for the Israeli response. Iran’s first ever direct attack on Israel was a retaliation to the strike on Iran’s consulate in Syria, which killed two top generals.…
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Shootings in Europe: School Shootings as a Growing Global Phenomena
On April 2nd at 9 a.m, a 12-year-old boy opened fire at his secondary school in Vantaa, Finland, just outside of Helsinki.3 One student died, and two others were injured in what has been named the Viertola School Shooting, which has not only shaken Finland, but all of Europe.3 This shooting was tragically not an…
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Solve for X: Spain’s Political Crisis
In the heart of Catalunya, a storm brews, echoing the clash between economic development and environmental concerns, political manoeuvrings, and the weight of historical grievances. Amidst this backdrop, the looming presence of Carles Puigdemont, the erstwhile symbol of Catalan independence, casts a long shadow, with his potential return to Catalunya contingent upon the passage of…