Iran: From Pariah to Power?
To push for the release of five American prisoners in Iran, officials in Washington DC have agreed to release five Iranians in their custody as well as six billion dollars’ worth of frozen funds in South...
Spotlighting Student Journalism Globally
-
-
The Culprit Behind Hong Kong’s Flash Floods: Rapid Urbanization
Over the past decade, Hong Kong has experienced a series of devastating flash floods, leaving its residents and infrastructure grappling with the destructive consequences. These flash floods, characterized by rapid and intense rainfall, have become increasingly...
-
Government Shutdown Looms as the House and Senate Bicker Over Spending Bill
As the clock ticks down to a critical deadline, the United States Congress is once again embroiled in a high-stakes battle over government spending. With government funding set to expire on September 30th 2023, the House...
-
The Nairobi Declaration: Africa’s Stand in the Face of Climate Change
The recent catastrophic floods in Derna, Libya, as discussed in a previous article, have drawn global attention to the potential role of climate change in this disaster. These events are just one example of the extreme...
-
Derna Devastated as Old Dams Crumble under Pressure of Flooding
Libya recently faced one of its most severe natural disasters when intense flooding resulted in the collapse of multiple dams. The floods wreaked havoc across the country, leading to vast destruction and a tragic loss of life....
-
Insurrection Clause of the 14th Amendment Endangers Trump
As Donald Trump continues to battle four indictments in federal and state courts, a new challenge has arisen from both Democrat and Republican ranks. Even though Trump’s growing list of indictments does not prevent him from...
-
Worse After Ever Year: Hurricane Lee Devastates the Americas
Hurricane Lee has been storming through the Atlantic, with sustained winds of up to 165 miles per hour. It is this season’s first Category Five storm, which is the highest level possible (a storm of this magnitude has sustained...
-
Reimagining The Universe: Is Supersymmetry Still Relevant in Dark Matter Searches?
In his mid-thirties, Fritz Zwicky used Caltech’s Mount Wilson Observatory to measure the visible mass of the Coma Cluster, a large galaxy cluster close to Earth, and found an oddity. He uncovered that there was not enough visible...
-
An Uneasy Alliance: Why Saudi Arabia is Key to Israel’s Middle East Entry
Senior US and Palestinian officials recently travelled to Riyadh to re-establish diplomatic ties between Saudi Arabia and Israel. The emergence of diplomatic relations between Gulf Cooperation Council countries and Israel, however, is nothing ground-breaking and has...
-
Gabon’s New Dawn Under Military Leadership
General Brice Oligui Nguema has assumed the role of Gabon’s new President in the wake of the sixth coup in under three years in Central and West Africa. His inauguration took place in a splendid military...
