A coup attempt led by former general Asamnew Tsige in the Amhara region of Ethiopia failed on June 22 and resulted in the deaths of multiple high-ranking government officials. There…
This Week Around the World – June 30–July 6
July 1 Ahumbe, Nigeria: An oil tanker explosion killed 45 and injured 101 more after it crashed in the village of Ahumbe in Benue state, Nigeria. After the crash, people…
DRC faces the world’s second-largest Ebola outbreak
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has been in the midst of the world’s second worst Ebola outbreak in history since August 2018 in North Kivu, according to Doctors Without…
This Week Around the World – June 23-30
June 23 Istanbul, Turkey: Ekrem Imamoglu of the main opposition Republican People’s Party won the mayoral election in Istanbul for the second time this year. After Imamoglu initially defeated the…
Russia releases captive whales
After releasing the first of nearly 100 killer whales and belugas captured by four privately owned companies back into their natural habitat on June 27, activists are now criticizing Russia…
Guatemalans recount election results after allegations of voter fraud
After allegations of voter fraud caused by a computer malfunction in the recent presidential and legislative elections, the Guatemalan Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) announced on June 20 the country will…
This Week Around the World – June 16–23:
June 16 Argentina; Uruguay; Paraguay: All of Argentina, Uruguay and parts of Paraguay experienced a massive power outage, leaving some 50 million people without power. According to TeleSUR, the blackout…
Hong Kong protests extradition bill
Protests have erupted in Hong Kong after the Chinese territory’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam proposed a new extradition bill that would allegedly assist in the closing of a year-old murder…
A ‘revolutionary escalation’ in Sudanese protests
After months of calling for a civilian-led government, Sudan’s protest leaders called for nighttime demonstrations in Khartoum amid the standoff with the ruling military council on June 17. Thousands of…
Citizens elect 751 European Parliament members
Citizens from the 28 European Union member states voted to elect 751 European Parliament members from May 23–26 in the world’s second largest democratic exercise in history. The European Parliament…
Wikipedia takes Turkey to court
Wikipedia filed a lawsuit against Turkey with the European Court of Human Rights regarding the ban on the website that has been in place since April 29, 2017. The current…