On Sunday, February 19, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) conducted an airstrike against Damascus, the capital of Syria, leaving at least five people dead, 15 wounded, and damage to residential buildings, according to Al Jazeera.
Read morePakistan has firm and strict regulations against blasphemy, requiring the death sentence in most cases.
Read moreOn February 7, U.S. President Joe Biden delivered his annual State of the Union address, celebrating domestic and bipartisan achievements as Republicans dominate the Congress House. However, due to his goal to get re-elected, he did not focus much on foreign policy.
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On February 11, Russian scientists were made aware of a depressurized zone inside the coolant loop of one of their craft at the International Space Station, according to NPR. The Russian crew at the ISS is not endangered.
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In the days following the shootdown of a Chinese spy balloon on February 4 over South Carolina, three more unidentified flying objects were shot down in North American airspace by the U.S. military.
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al-Shabaab, or “the Youth,” is a militant group that adheres to a fundamentalist interpretation of Islam that was formed in the early 2000s and has carried out deadly attacks across much of East Africa, according to The Council on Foreign Relations
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In January alone The New York Times reports that more than 30 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank, making it one of the territory’s deadliest months in recent history.
Read moreIn January 2023, President Erdogan of Türkiye stated that Sweden and Finland must deport some 130 “terrorists” to Türkiye before Ankara will approve their bids to join NATO.
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The administration of newly sworn-in Brazilian President Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva (Lula) has begun investigations into former President Jair Bolsonaro, members of his family, and other powerful individuals and organizations suspected of funding and organizing the capital riots earlier this year, reports PBS.
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On February 4, the military junta in charge of Myanmar imposed martial law in several strongholds of anti-military resistance, Al Jazeera reports. In the numerous townships affected by the new measures, the citizens of Myanmar will be tried for various charges from treason to spreading fake news.
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