April 6 Tigray, Ethiopia: Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report of ethnic cleansing carried out by Ethiopian armed forces from the Amhara region against ethnic Tigrayans,…
This Week Around The World March 6-13
March 7 Caracas, Venezuela: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Monday that he agreed to participate in future talks with a U.S. delegation team he met days before. This is…
This Week Around The World Feb. 28-March 6
March 3 Sydney, Australia: Following flash floods triggered by heavy rain on Thursday, Australian authorities issued more orders for people to leave their homes in Sydney. Officials warned that worse…
Russia launches full-scale invasion of Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a televised address, on Tuesday, Feb. 22, detailing a warped account of history which painted Ukraine as an illegitimate nation without a tradition of statehood,…
This Week Around The World Feb. 13-19
Feb. 14 Beijing, China: The Winter Olympics is a rush of events spanning a couple of weeks, but for the Chinese workforce, the so-called closed loop of COVID-19 prevention measures,…
This Week Around The World Feb. 2-12
Feb. 7 Sydney, Australia: The Australian government announced that the country would reopen its borders to vaccinated travelers and tourists in February, as reported by Reuters. This decision is expected…
This Week Around The World Jan. 30-Feb. 5
Feb. 3 Porto Velho, Brazil: On Feb. 3, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and Peruvian President Pedro Castillo met to discuss relations between the two countries, as reported by Reuters. Far-right…
This Week Around The World Jan. 23-39
Jan. 27 Mumbai, India / Toronto, Canada: Indian police are cracking down on undocumented immigration after a tragedy took the lives of four people attempting to enter the United States…
Tonga receives aid after volcanic eruption
Multiple volcanic eruptions occurred on the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcanic region on Jan. 14 and 15, producing a tsunami that traversed the Pacific Ocean and rocked the country of Tonga,…
This Week Around The World Jan. 17-23
Jan. 19 London, UK: Boris Johnson dismissed calls from opponents to resign over a series of lockdown parties, according to Reuters. The lockdown parties in question are a series of…
This Week Around The World Jan. 9-16
Jan. 10 Tigray, Ethiopia: During a call with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Jan. 10, United States President Joe Biden raised concerns about human rights issues and air strikes…