Category: News and Politics

Jan 2020. Protests in Iraq

January 2020. For 12 weeks, Iraqi protesters have massed in the streets of Baghdad and cities in southern Iraq to demand the ouster of the government, an end to corruption and a halt to the overweening influence of Iran. And for 12 weeks, the government has foundered in its response, alternating vague promises of reform… Continue reading Jan 2020. Protests in Iraq

Dec 2019. Catalan Protests

December 2019. Spanish police and militant elements in a thousands-strong crowd of protesters clashed in the streets of Barcelona close to police headquarters late on Saturday, as a pro-independence demonstration by a direct action group turned violent. After a largely peaceful gathering of an estimated 350,000 pro-independence supporters jammed the centre of the city earlier… Continue reading Dec 2019. Catalan Protests

Dec 2019. Analysis of the Labour Defeat

December 2019. Labour has suffered one of its worst general election results in living memory with dozens of seats that the party had held on to for decades falling to the Conservatives. On Friday morning the party will begin its analysis of why this happened, with the debate likely to affect how Labour bounces back… Continue reading Dec 2019. Analysis of the Labour Defeat

Nov 2019. South Sudan’s Future

November 2019. David Shearer, head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), briefed ambassadors on developments towards the new administration, amid ongoing humanitarian concerns worsened by recent flooding. President Salva Kiir and opposition leader Riek Machar were expected to form a unified transitional Government by mid-November, in line with a revitalized peace agreement signed… Continue reading Nov 2019. South Sudan’s Future

Nov 2019. Pension Crisis in France

November 2019. Strikes have disrupted France over the past few weeks, as labor unions angry over President Emmanuel Macron’s planned pension overhauls have ground trains to a halt, kept some schools closed, and taken to the streets to pressure the government. The protests represent the biggest domestic showdown for Mr. Macron since the Yellow Vest… Continue reading Nov 2019. Pension Crisis in France

Nov 2019. The Libya Crisis

November 2019. The United States is “very concerned” about the intensification of the conflict in Libya, with a rising number of reported Russian mercenaries supporting warlord Khalifa Haftar’s forces on the ground turning the conflict into a bloodier one, a senior state department official said on Saturday. The United States continues to recognize the Government… Continue reading Nov 2019. The Libya Crisis

Nov 2019. The Jaden Moodie Killing

November 2019. The mother of a 14-year-old boy hunted down and knifed to death in gang violence said she will never forget the image of her youngest child lying face down in a pool of his blood. Jaden Moodie was dealing drugs on 8 January in Leyton, north-east London, when he was mowed down by… Continue reading Nov 2019. The Jaden Moodie Killing

Nov 2019. Bosnia Migrants

November 2019. Bosnian officials have begun closing a makeshift tent camp in the country’s northwest, moving hundreds of migrants who were stranded in snow and freezing weather to a new reception centre under construction in a former military barracks near Sarajevo. International aid organisations repeatedly warned that the ramshackle Vucjak camp, close to Bosnia’s border… Continue reading Nov 2019. Bosnia Migrants

Nov 2019. Terror Attack at Airbase in Florida

November 2019. Federal investigators have determined that the shooting at a Florida air base that killed three people was likely a “terror” attack inspired by radical Islamic ideology. On December 6th, Mohammed Alshamrani, 21, a second lieutenant in the Saudi Air Force, allegedly opened fire inside a classroom at Air Base Pensacola, killing three U.S.… Continue reading Nov 2019. Terror Attack at Airbase in Florida