Conservative Candidate Wins Ecuadorian Presidential Election
Guillermo Lasso, a former banker, recently won the run-off presidential election in Ecuador. Lasso was the conservative candidate and was…
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Ship Gets Stuck in Suez Canal
On March 23, a large container ship called the Ever Given ran aground in the Suez Canal. Due to its…
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Leads WTO
On March 1, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala started her first day on the job as director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO).…
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Socialist Candidate Wins Bolivian Presidential Election
Luis Arce, a socialist and ally of former leader Evo Morales, won Bolivia’s recent presidential election. Exit polls suggest that…
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North Korea holds Massive Military Parade
North Korea held perhaps the largest military parade ever in the hermit country’s history to commemorate the 75th anniversary of…
Cross-Straight Tensions Continue To Rise
Over the last several weeks, the Chinese military has increasingly attempted to flex its muscle by holding combat drills in…
Bahrain Normalizes Relations with Israel
The small gulf state of Bahrain recently became only the fourth Arab country to normalize its relationship with Israel. Bahrain…