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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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Updated 16 Jun · 21:30

On February 1, 2021, it was announced that Aung San Suu Kyi won Myanmar’s general elections. Aung San Suu Kyi

Roxane de Bergevin

23 Jul 2022

In an unprecedented ruling, the United States Supreme Court of Justice repealed Roe v. Wade, the historic 1973 ruling that

Leslie de la Cruz Martinez

24 Jun 2022

Begoña Gómez – wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez – ended her contract with IE University’s Africa Center to

Marie-Therese Burkard

15 Jun 2022

On May 24, in Uvalde, Texas, an 18-year-old gunman shot and killed 19 children and two adults at Robb Elementary

Grace Berry

6 Jun 2022

On May 24, Segovian authorities found an IE student dead in her apartment. Calle de San Agustín was absorbed in

Nicholas Kattar

25 May 2022

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