Iran-Saudi War of Words Escalates to UN
Saudi Arabia received widespread public outcry in Iran for its execution of Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr on charges of terrorism and sedition, along with 46 other prisoners.
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New Polish Government Moves to Control Public Media
In response to the backlash, the government explained that the party plans “to go further with its media reform, to transform public TV and radio into ‘national institutions of culture.'”
Read MoreFrance, Charlie Hebdo Commemorate One Year After Attacks
Eric Portheault, financial director of Charlie Hebdo, told Agence-France Presse that the staff of the magazine has felt isolated despite the outpouring of support: “We had hoped that others would do satire, too. No one wants to join us in this fight because it’s dangerous. You can die doing it.”
Read MoreSomali Pirates Target Illegal Fishing Vessels
Piracy was at its highest in early 2011, when Somali pirates held more than 30 ships and more than 100 hostages. In that year, the international community intervened with their respective navies.
Read MoreBrussels Lockdown Puts Pressure On “The World’s Most Prosperous Failed State”
With Brussels being called the “hotbed” of European jihadism, more connections are being found between the city and the Paris attacks. Ali Oulkadi, a Belgian man, picked up Abdeslam after the attacks and brought him to the neighborhood of Schaerbeek, where the two of them and an unidentified individual visited a cafe.
Read MoreRefugees Attempt to Reach US Through Central America
According to migration expert Shaina Aber, policy director for the National Advocacy Office of the Jesuit Conference of the U.S. and Canada, “There has always been a small but substantial number of ‘extraterritorial refugees’ from Africa and Asia making their way along Latin America’s established migrant trail. You can track the various refugee crises in the world by who starts showing up.”
Read MoreISIS Eyes Southeast Asia For Recruits
In Southeast Asia, the U.S. maintains a strong military presence to combat terrorist groups in the south of the Philippines, where 6,000 troops are stationed—twice as large as the deployment in Iraq, reports the Manila Times.
Read MoreEurope Grapples With Both Internal and Foreign Conflicts
Deployments may soon be seen from different European Union member states to relieve the French troops of their duties in Africa, so that troops can then be redirected to the campaign against the self-proclaimed Islamic State.
Read MoreCOP21 Delegates Reach Final Climate Change Draft Agreement
French President Francois Hollande set the deadline for noon on December 6 to have a simplified and bare text that would be ready for the foreign ministers who are set to arrive over the weekend, according to the New York Times.
Read MoreIllegal Organ Harvesting Industry Grows in China
In China, where organs are harvested from death row inmates, whether or not it was voluntary is often debated.
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