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Alejandro Ramirez

‘Pandora Papers’ Leak Exposes Corruption among World Leaders

On Sunday, reporters affiliated with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) unearthed one of the largest leaks of offshore data ever seen, bringing to the forefront the secret financial schemes of many of the most powerful people in the world. The Guardian reports that the sheer size of the leak, which encompasses more than 2.98 Terabytes of data, required a team of over 600 journalists to sift through and organize the myriad of documents.

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International NewsEurope
Alejandro Ramirez

EU Braces for a Winter of Energy Instability

Across the European Union, natural gas prices are peaking at levels not seen in the past twenty years, causing growing concern by energy policy experts for the implications across Europe. With COVID-19 lockdowns drawing to a close across Scandinavia and Western Europe, the imminent surge in demand for natural gas as winter nears is placing many EU states in a precarious domestic and strategic position, reports The New York Times.

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International NewsAsiaMiddle East
Waina Ali

Turkey-U.S. Relations Deteriorating as Turkey Seeks Russian Alliance

On September 24, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey will consider buying a second S-400 missile system from Russia, drawing international scrutiny. This announcement concerned United States defense officials, particularly following the events of 2020, in which Turkey was kicked out of NATO’s F-35 program for similar actions, reports ABC News.

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September 2021International News
Sergei C. Valenzuela

Mexican Supreme Court Decriminalizes Abortion

Mexico’s Supreme Court has passed a historic adjudication allowing pregnant women to decide their own reproductive destiny without having to face criminal prosecution. According to Jacobin, the court deemed it was unconstitutional for the state of Coahuila to penalize women for performing a voluntary abortion, an action that previously could have led to up to 3 years in prison.

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