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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Jordan Foils Potential Coup
On April 3, Prince Hamzah bin Hussein of Jordan claimed that he was being placed on house arrest. The prince…
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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Nigeria Continues to Face Unrest
Earlier this month, Nigerians took to the streets to draw attention to police brutality. At first, protestors wanted the government…
Conflict in the Caucasus
Over the last several months, tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan have escalated over the disputed mountainous region known as Nagorno-Karabakh.…