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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 Saturday, February 26, Nigerians took to the polls to elect their new leader, in what Al Jazeera called the

Irene Perez-Lucerga

2 Mar 2023

A court in Nicaragua stripped another 94 opposition figures of their citizenship on February 16. The decision comes a week

Ivan Gomez

2 Mar 2023

The Wagner Group is an unofficial Russian military force (often referred to as a private military company) created by Russian

Alisa Lazurenko

2 Mar 2023

On the one hand, fate gave me a gift, and on the other hand, it gave me an irreparable tragedy.

Stanislav Vynnytskyi

28 Feb 2023

By Patricia Heras Poza In 2018, the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) closed with President Xi Jinping’s famous pledge to

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28 Feb 2023

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