Author Archives: Catarina Esteves

A member of Ukraine’s Territorial Defense Brigade during a military exercise outside of Kyiv on February 5th. Image Credit: Celestino Arce / NurPhoto via Getty Images Starting on February 24th of this year, Russia launched a so-called ‘military operation’ in Ukraine upon having stationed troops at the country’s borders last September. Although Russia itself attestsContinue reading “Russia/Ukraine Conflict Update as of March 25”

A Ukrainian serviceman keeping watch near the city of Donetsk, at the Ukrainian eastern border, this past Saturday. Image credit: Anatolii Stepanov / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images November 29-December 3 News Possible Russian Attack on Ukraine, Claims the US At a NATO ministers meeting this past week, the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken,Continue reading “Ukraine, USA, and Russia – Weekly News”

Migrants on the Belarus-Poland border. Image Credit: James Hill for the New York Times November 15-19 News 1. US Capitol Riot ‘Q-Anon Shaman’ Arrest Jacob Chansley, a so-called ‘Q-Anon Shaman’ and Trump supporter involved in the Storming of the US Capitol on January 6th of 2021, has been sentenced to 41 months in prison afterContinue reading “Capitol Riot Arrest, Poland-Belarus Border, and Denmark – Weekly News”

Ethiopian police marching in the country’s capital of Addis Ababa earlier this month. Image Credit: Ben Curtis/AP November 1-5 News 1. US Criticism Over the COP26 Attendement After events at the COP26 in the past week, US President Joe Biden openly criticized Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping for their failure toContinue reading “COP26, Ethiopia, and Bosnia – Weekly News”

The Dongguan Great Mosque in Xining, China, photographed in 2018. Image Credit: Zhang Peng/LightRocket via Getty Images Warning: topics of sexual assault on news 1 October 25-29 News 1. #DoublePeine Victims of sexual assault in France have denounced police mistreatment after inappropriate comments, questions, and orders given by police officers when dealing with reports onContinue reading “#DoublePeine, China, and Myanmar – Weekly News”

Former Facebook data scientist Frances Haugen testifying at the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Data Security this Tuesday Image credit: Alex Brandon/AP Images October 4-8 News 1. Potential Chinese Invasion of Taiwan Earlier this week, Taiwanese defense minister Chiu Kuo-cheng spoke on the possibility of a Chinese militaryContinue reading “China x Taiwan, Pandora Papers, and Facebook – Weekly News”

Cars lined up to get fuel at Birmingham, England Image credit: Jacob King/Press Association, via Associated Press for The New York Times September 27-October 1 News 1. Russia Threatens to Ban Youtube Over the last few days, Russia has threatened to ban the video-sharing platform Youtube after its suspension of the German-language Russia Today (RT)Continue reading “China, UK, and Russia – Weekly News”

Tunisian protestors demonstrating against President Kais Saied on September 18th, 2021 Image credit: Riadh Dridi for The Washington Post September 20-24 News 1. Russia Military Action in Africa In the last two months, Russia has signed military deals with both Nigeria and Ethiopia, the two most populous nations in Africa, supplying the countries with militaryContinue reading “Russia, Tunisia, and Qatar – Weekly News”

US President Joe Biden speaking on the UK and Australia submarine pact on Wednesday Image credit: Doug Mills for The New York Times September 13-17 News AUKUS – Nuclear Submarine Pact This week, the US, UK, and Australia have signed an important nuclear-powered submarine pact, allowing Australia to build such submarines based on American technology.Continue reading “USA, Australia, and UK – Weekly News”

Abortion rights supporters demonstrating outside the Texas Capitol on Wednesday Image credit: Montinique Monroe for The New York Times September 06-10 News Texas Abortion Law On September 1st, the state of Texas passed a law banning most abortions in the state, allowing only for operations where mothers’ lives could be threatened by pregnancy or childbirth,Continue reading “Texas, Egypt, and Germany – Weekly News”