International

By Maler Suresh Right now, we are living through an extremely unique part of history. Two globally relevant events are unfolding right before our eyes....

On April 19th, Israelis protested what they saw as a corrupt government using drastic measures to contain the coronavirus. After Benny Gantz, former leader of the centrist Blue and White party, joined Benjamin Netanyahu to form a unity government, leader of the right-wing Likud party, protestors accused Gantz and Netanyahu of destroying democracy in Israel.

After nearly three weeks of speculation on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s whereabouts, he finally reappeared on Saturday May 2nd. In his absence, several rumours and theories flew around regarding Kim’s health. Many even thought him to be in critical condition, or even dead. Others believed he was self-isolating to avoid the coronavirus (although North Korean reports state their country to be virus free.) Kim has disappeared before and for longer periods of time. In September 2014, he went missing for 40 days. When he reappeared with a cane, South Korean intelligence reported that he probably had an ankle operation, though North Korean media did not explain where he had been.

By Thza Kanapathipillai The Coronavirus, or COVID-19, has been detected in at least 108 countries, and the number of cases have dramatically increased since the...

By Maler Suresh In India’s capital, New Delhi, the death toll reached 53 after a four day period of extremely violent religious riots starting on...

For at least the past 3 years, Chinese authorities have been detaining minority Muslims of northwestern China (the Uighurs) to harsh labor camps...

"Conditions are now very dangerous and firefighters may soon be unable to prevent the fire advancing," announced Queensland Fire and Emergency Services. "The fire...

Last we left Turkey, they had launched an operation into Syria to drive back Kurdish forces. The Kurds, an ethnic group of people who ...

by Shawn Gupta On November 5th, nine people were killed in Sonora, a province in northern Mexico. Among the victims were six children and three...

Photographer: Shivang Mehta  The Bengal tiger, also well known as India’s national animal, has experienced a significant decrease in population since 1900. The population was...