Monday, December 22, 2025
Latest:
The Diplomatic Envoy

2025

2025International News
Sophie Ulm

France’s Marine Le Pen Found Guilty of Embezzlement, Banned From 2027 Presidential Run

Marine Le Pen, the leader of France’s National Rally party, was found guilty of embezzling funds from the European Parliament along with 23 others, according to Politico. The amount embezzled totaled over four million Euros, with Le Pen being held responsible for 747,000  Euros. Le Pen was sentenced to four years in prison, including two years suspended and two under house arrest, and received a 100,000 Euro fine. 

Read More
2025International News
Benjamin Barry

Leaked Messages Show Trump Officials Discussing War Plans Amid Escalating Yemen Strikes

On March 24, 2025, Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, published  an article in The Atlantic titled, “The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War  Plans.” In the article, Goldberg revealed how several of the highest-ranking officials in the  Trump administration accidentally included him in a group chat to discuss missile strikes on Yemen.

Read More
2025Focus
Sofia Diaz

Aid Cuts in Ukraine, The Largest Recipient of USAID Funding

As President Donald Trump begins his second term in office, significant cuts in foreign assistance aid had been announced earlier this year, affecting the 177 eligible countries in 2023 that received United States aid. Ukraine faces the highest reduction at the country level among these nations. Ukrainians are already beginning to feel the impact of these aid cuts, and many are growing more concerned over the uncertainty of the future. 

Read More
2025Focus
Madeline Rowe

Catholic Relief Services Grapples with Losing Half Its Funding

Catholic Relief Services (CRS), a non-profit organization that was founded over 80 years ago in the aftermath of World War II to help starving and suffering survivors, is among the many organizations to take a major hit from USAID cuts. CRS is USAID’s largest faith-based international partner and their top NGO recipient, receiving $4.6 billion dollars in funding between 2012 and 2022, reports Forbes.

Read More
2025FOCUS on the “Anti-Vax” movementInternational News
Jaxon Carey

China, Japan, and South Korea Meet for Historic Trilateral Talks

On March 22, Japan, China, and South Korea met in Tokyo for what Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya is calling a “turning point in history.” According to Reuters, top diplomats from all three countries met to find common ground on security and East Asia and on economic issues. At this meeting, the foreign ministers of each country discussed trilateral cooperation on disasters, aging, the green economy, and declining birth rates writes The Associated Press.

Read More