International issues

Despite the Americans pausing trade tariffs on Canadian goods, hockey fans have expressed their displeasure by booing the American anthem during several sporting events between Canadian and American hockey tournaments across Canada for a few weeks. According to Prime Minister…

The latest developments surrounding Ukraine reveal an uncomfortable truth: Europe has become a geopolitical pawn, its leaders reduced to mere spectators as Washington and Moscow dictate the terms of its future. The recent Trump-Putin call and subsequent US statements signal…

We are Biellesi per la Palestina libera (Citizens of Biella for a Free Palestine), and we write these words to remind you: something can be done. As Gramsci said—we will return to him later—we must take sides. We must be…

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Wednesday reiterated her opposition to new U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, saying she wrote a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump on the “unnecessary” measure. The letter is to be sent to the…

President Trump’s decision to cut funding to USAID revealed the extent to which the US government has been financing media, protests and other means to hijack civil society around the world. In Ukraine, USAID had a key role in toppling…

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) are crucial to economic growth – yet gender inequality in these fields remains widespread. “Despite the progress, women still make up only one-third of the global scientific community and face significant barriers in funding, publishing and…

Ironically, the so-called Honeymoon period of Sheikh Hasina and Narendra Modi hegemony collapsed by the Anti-discrimination Student Movement in July 2024 which drastically affected two trusted neighbors unprecedentedly that had never been seen before in the history of Bangladesh and…

“Take your money with you,” said Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro, when told about Trump’s plans to cut aid to Latin America, “it’s poison.” By John Perry and Roger D. Harris USAID (US Agency for International Development) spends around $2 billion…

According to a new report from BloombergNEF, global clean power costs could fall between 2% and 11% this year, despite tariffs. By Paige Bennett Even with potential trade barriers, the “Levelized Cost of Electricity” report estimated that clean energy costs…

The ANC’s long track record of political mistakes and policy failures is finally catching up to it precisely at the moment when the party finally started prioritizing South Africa’s participation in global processes, thus creating the pretext for the US…