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On April 8th, the Kremlin spokesman stated that Russia sees no reason to pursue talks on a long-delayed peace treaty with Japan to officially end World War II, citing Tokyo’s

Avery Hazard

16 Jun 2025

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Andrea Marcelo

16 Jun 2025

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There was one election the entire world watched, that was the US election. In November of 2024 it was Kamala Harris versus Donald Trump. A rematch of ideologies. And Trump didn’t just win, unfortunately, he dominated. He flipped and held all six key swing states: Georgia, Arizona, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Nevada. That netted him 312 electoral votes to Harris’ 226; a clear and decisive victory. However, this is not new information, hundreds of news sources have already analysed why the Trump campaign managed to win what seemed to be a decisive victory. What is not discussed is…

Alex Zjacic

1 May 2025

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On December 7th, Chile’s National Congress approved the bill concerning same-sex marriage, which then was signed off by President Sebastián

Mayte Franco

26 Dec 2021

A Russian draft treaty called for NATO’s written promise not to expand eastward, as well as to stop its military

Nicholas Kattar

24 Dec 2021

A state of emergency has been declared in Ethiopia after TPLF attacked the country and are moving towards the capital.

Jhalak Sahay

20 Dec 2021

Sexual abuse claims against the Catholic Church have been an ongoing back-and-forth for the past 7 decades. Recently, the spotlight

Wanjiku Thiong'o

17 Dec 2021

“Wake up we have a tsar [a way to call a Russian emperor] again”, this was a text on a

Jasmine Sharapova

8 Dec 2021

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