Iran Votes to Fight the Financing of Terrorism
Iran’s Parliament voted on Sunday, October 7 to join a global convention to cut off terror financing.
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2018 Nobel Prize Awarded to Advocates Against Sexual Violence
On October 5, the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize winners were announced in Oslo, Norway. This year’s winners are Denis Mukwege of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Nadia Murad of the Republic of Iraq.
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United Kingdom Moves Closer than Ever to EU Customs Deal
British Prime Minister, Theresa May, and Irish Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, have been in increased contact in the lead up to the October 18 European Union Council summit where more Brexit talks will take place.
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Locked out of Luck: ICJ Rules in Chile’s favor
On October 1, 2018, the United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled that Chile could not be forced into negotiating a corridor in the Pacific Ocean with Bolivia. In Bolivia’s capital, La Paz, large screens were put up on display across town squares as the President of the ICJ, Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusaf, delivered the courts final ruling.
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United Nations Climate Report Warns 12 Years to Control Climate Change
Staff writer Judy Koren describes a far more catastrophic image of the impacts climate change will have on the earth if global leaders do not step up and demand change.
Read MoreWorld Economic Forum Opens Possibilities for Growth in Association of South East Asia Nations.
Staff Writer Tien Phan delves into the potential possibilities springing from the association South East Asia Nations.
Read MoreInternational Court of Justice Receives Chagos Islands Case
Mauritius, an independent island state in the Indian Ocean, is in dispute with Britain over the sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago.
Read MoreSuper Typhoon Mangkhut Again Spotlights Climate Change as a Factor
On Saturday, September 15, Super Typhoon Mangkhut slammed into the northeastern tip of the Philippines, specifically on the island of Luzon.
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North Korea Strengthens Stance in Denuclearization
The prospect of denuclearization in North Korea may soon be more than a figment of one’s imagination. President Moon Jae-in of South Korea and Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un of North Korea met for their third set of peace talks this year.
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Temperature Rises in Idlib Crisis
Conflict and tensions rise in the Idlib province of Syria as more forces come under attack.
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