Weekly News Blast | May 5 - 12
Former public security minister José Raúl Mulino was declared the winner of the Panama presidential election on May 5, marking the end of...
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Matthew Inui
May 94 min read
The South Korea Doctors Strike Drags On
In the past couple of years, South Korean students have flocked to medical schools in pursuit of the high pay and status associated with...
Matthew Inui
Apr 104 min read
Weekly News Blast | March 31 - April 7
Seven humanitarian aid workers were killed in Gaza on April 1 after Israel led deadly airstrikes on their truck caravan. According to the...
Matthew Inui
Mar 113 min read
Weekly News Blast | March 3 - 10
In an overwhelming 780-72 vote, French MPs and senators passed an amendment declaring abortion a “guaranteed freedom,” making France the...
Matthew Inui
Jan 205 min read
In Pursuit of Sovereignty: Lai Ching-te’s Presidential Victory and Taiwanese Independence
On January 13, current Vice President William Lai Ching-te won the Taiwanese presidential election. However, labeled as a “dangerous sepa...
Matthew Inui
Nov 28, 20233 min read
Weekly News Blast | Nov 19 - 26
On November 20, the Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court decision that drastically weakens the Voting Rights Act of...
Matthew Inui
Nov 21, 20232 min read
What it Takes to Win: Pedro Sánchez Reelected as Spanish Prime Minister
On November 16, incumbent Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez was reelected by the Spanish parliament, concluding a four-month political...
Matthew Inui
Oct 10, 20235 min read
Who Are the 2023 Nobel Prize Winners?
In 1985, chemist and engineer Alfred Nobel, best known for inventing dynamite, signed his third and last will. In it, he dedicated his...
Matthew Inui
Oct 9, 20233 min read
Weekly News Blast | Oct 1 - 8
The trial for cryptocurrency mogul Sam Bankman-Fried began on October 3. He faces seven federal charges, including wire fraud, securities...
Matthew Inui
Oct 4, 20234 min read
Weekly News Blast | Sep 24 - Oct 1
On September 26, New York judge Arthur Engoron ruled that former president Donald J. Trump had routinely committed fraud by inflating the...
Matthew Inui
Sep 18, 20234 min read
Weekly News Blast | Sep 10 - 17
Torrents from tropical “medicane” Storm Daniel recently caused unprecedented flooding in Derna, a city in northeastern Libya. According...
Matthew Inui
Sep 4, 20234 min read
Weekly News Blast | Aug 27 - Sep 3
After failing to qualify for the first Republican primary debate last week, presidential candidate Francis Suarez announced on August 29...
Matthew Inui
Aug 15, 20234 min read
No Labels: The Unlikely Fate of Third-Party Candidates in U.S. Politics
As U.S. voters prepare for the 2024 presidential elections, Republican and Democrat candidates are beginning to declare their candidacies...
Matthew Inui
Aug 7, 20234 min read
Weekly News Blast | July 30 - Aug 6
On August 1, the Fitch Ratings agency downgraded the U.S. credit rating from the highest (AAA) to the second highest (AA+). In a statemen...
Matthew Inui
Jul 3, 20234 min read
Weekly News Blast | June 25 - July 2
After a tumultuous mayoral election in Canada’s most populous city, veteran politician Olivia Chow was declared the new mayor-elect of To...
Matthew Inui
Jun 28, 20234 min read
Finland’s New Prime Minister Creates Radically Conservative Government
On June 20, Finland's newly elected parliament voted in favor of appointing National Coalition Party (NCP) leader Petteri Orpo as the nex...
Matthew Inui
May 28, 20233 min read
Supreme Court Lands Blow to EPA’s Jurisdiction Over Wetlands
The ability of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate water pollution has been severely limited by the Supreme Court ...
Matthew Inui
Mar 7, 20234 min read
Weekly News Blast | Feb. 26 - Mar. 5
Since the UK left the European Union (EU) in 2020, Northern Ireland (which remains part of the UK but shares a land border with the indep...
Matthew Inui
Mar 7, 20234 min read
Spy Balloons Spell Uncertainty for Already Fraying U.S.-China Relations
On January 28, a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon was detected in U.S. airspace near the Canadian border. After transiting over Can...
Matthew Inui
Jan 30, 20234 min read
McCarthy Wins The Speaker Election, But At What Cost?
On January 6, exactly two years after protestors stormed Capitol Hill and breached the halls of Congress, Republican Representative Kevin...
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