The current Israel-Hamas conflict has been going on for a little more than a year now, starting on October 7, 2023. This conflict has created significant uncertainty in global markets, resulting in volatile energy prices, particularly in the Middle East, a key oil and gas producer.
Read MoreOn November 23, Uruguay will host runoff elections after no presidential candidate received a majority of the votes during the initial round of voting. As Uruguay heads into the final round of its 2024 presidential election, The Associated Press says all eyes are on the showdown between two political candidates: Yamandú Orsi, representing the left-wing Broad Front (Frente Amplio), and Álvaro Delgado, the candidate for the center-right National Party (Partido Nacional).
Read MoreOn Sunday, October 26, parliamentary elections in Georgia resulted in the ruling Georgian Dream party receiving 54 percent of the country’s vote, with the two main opposition parties, the Coalition for Change and the United National Movement, bringing in 11 percent and 10 percent of the vote, respectively, reports CNN.
Read MoreOn October 1, Shigeru Ishiba, the former defense minister of long-time Japanese leader Shinzo Abe, was elected by the Japanese parliament to replace Fumio Kishida as the prime minister, states NPR. In the week leading up to Ishiba’s appointment, he was selected as the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which effectively cleared the way for him as the LDP holds the majority in parliament and has ruled Japan almost every year post-World War II.
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Read MoreThe Israel-Gaza conflict that has plagued the region since the creation of the Israeli state has been characterized by intense ground battles as well as airstrikes and political upheaval, resulting in the deaths of tens of thousands of military personnel and civilians, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Read MoreIndia has become an increasingly prominent actor on the world stage and specifically to the United States. Holding the highest portion of the world’s population, it has become a target for economic development and technological advances. Two major partnerships have truly forced the world to focus on India’s role in the international system- the Quad and BRICS. BRICS itself has been brought up in discussions more frequently due to its increasing impact on international economics and recent expansion this past January.
Read MoreEuropean Parliamentary elections in early June this year carried what appeared to be a political shockwave throughout the continent, according to Associated Press. France dissolved its parliament, Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party gained ground, and the political composition of the European legislative body appeared to shift right.
Read MoreOn October 11, the winners of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize were announced. In a broadcast room in Hiroshima, Japan, Nihon Hidankyo, also known as “hibakusha,” was declared the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.
Read MoreOn October 9, Mozambique held elections for the president, Parliament, and provincial governors. With concerns over the economy and security looming over the election and reports of vote fraud from candidates, anticipation for the presidential winner is growing around the nation and region.
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