Mexico Files Second Lawsuit Against American Gun Manufacturers
Mexico alleges that American gun manufacturers are contributing to arms trafficking in Mexico.
Read MoreMexico alleges that American gun manufacturers are contributing to arms trafficking in Mexico.
Read MoreThe documentary film “Mayor Mohamed” was screened on October 22 in Schwartz Hall, viewed by a full house. The screening was organized by Scholars 4 Syria, an on-campus advocacy group for the Syrian opposition.
Read MoreOn October 11, a school van driver was killed, and a student was injured in a shooting by an unidentified assailant in Mingora, a town in Pakistan’s Swat district. This act of violence sparked massive outrage and the largest protests in the district’s history, with more than 15,000 people attending, according to Al Jazeera, marking the sixth protest in almost 2 months.
Read MoreJust prior to the start of Russian war on Ukraine, Seton Hall University’s School of Diplomacy and International Relations introduced a new course titled Religion, Race, and International Relations (DIPL6350), bringing the questions of the soon-to-develop conflict to the forefront.
Read MoreIn the midst of the ongoing war in Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has formally requested to have his country’s application for NATO membership fast-tracked, reports Politico. After months of consideration by Ukraine and its western allies, it seems that the war-torn country has finally decided where it wants to be in the future.
Read MoreAccording to Reuters, global protests aimed at rising inflation and unaffordable gas prices have reached Moldova. Euractiv reports that Russian gas companies have threatened to stop gas supplies due to alleged Moldovan nonpayment, worsening the state of the country’s struggling economy and angering political groups that criticize Moldova’s dependence on Russian energy. Protests have broken out across the country.
Read MoreThe death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman in Iran, has sparked massive, ongoing protests in Iran. Mahsa was killed in Iranian custody on September 16 after being detained by the Iranian morality police for “inappropriate attire,” according to Reuters.
Read MoreThe Chinese Communist party opened its 20th National Congress on October 16. This meeting is expected to be one of the most important in the party’s history, as it is anticipated that current Supreme Leader Xi Jinping will be handed a third consecutive five-year term.
Read MoreThe Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), announced on October 5 that they will cut oil production by 2 million barrels per day beginning in November, reports the Associated Press.
Read MoreOn October 3, 2022, a prison riot in the Cotopaxi Jail located in the city of Latacunga, Ecuador, left 43 prisoners injured and 16 dead, according to Ecuadorian news outlet Ecuavisa. The following day a ninth prison massacre caused by gang violence this year occurred at the Littoral Penitentiary leaving 13 prisoners dead, says ecuavisa
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