The UK government has proposed an emergency bill to strengthen and enable its plan of sending asylum seekers to Rwanda. The government’s plan however , is facing hurdles and backlash from the MP’s and human rights community.

As the “year of elections” enters its second month, global attention has shifted towards Indonesia as the world’s third largest democracy went to the polls on February 14. While the actual results would not be known for several weeks, polling samples have predicted a victory for current Minister of Defense Prabowo Subianto and his running mate Gibran Rakabuming Raka, who also happens to be the son of current President Joko Widodo.

The recent suspension of trade negotiations by the UK is an example of dairy diplomacy in action. After the temporary post-Brexit agreement between the UK and Canada expired at the end of 2023, little progress was made on designing a long-term bilateral agreement. With the UK wanting low-tariff access to Canadian markets, Canada was not willing to budge in any concessions in this space.

The Republic of China, commonly referred to as Taiwan, has recently concluded its presidential and legislative elections this year on January 14th. Unsurprisingly, it mostly proceeded as a showdown between the two largest parties, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and the Kuomintang (KMT).

While global observers of the recently concluded Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco speculated on what it meant for the trajectory of US-China relations, few noticed a brewing storm between two of the summit’s participants – Chinese President Xi Jinping and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

Anticipating potential criticism from opponents of private sector provision, Premier Ford was quick to point out that the policy’s aim is to increase surgical capacity and reduce wait times.

Historical patterns of scandal continue to trouble the Conservative Party, running much deeper and spanning beyond bullying.

Sunak’s rise to power was rooted in the hope garnered from his promised reforms to stabilize the UK's economy rather than his identity and commonality with the South Asian community.

Three Prime Ministers in the last three months, a currency in freefall, rampant inflation, reputable independent organizations ignored, top public servants fired.

Bolsonaro’s departure sees the first incumbent president to fail to win re-election, a humiliating label for the former president.

Only time will tell the outcome of France’s latest attempt to reform its “sticky” 77-year-old pension system.

Trust in the Rainbow Nation’s institutions is plummeting. South Africans do not hold optimistic views of their economic prospects.

On March 25, Canada’s Supreme Court handed down a big win for the climate by declaring the federal government’s proposed carbon price to be constitutional.

Taking symbolic and tactical cues from similar demonstrations in Thailand and Hong Kong, the protesters of Myanmar have seemingly joined the ‘Milk Tea Alliance’ of Southeast Asian pro-democracy movements, an informal coalition that has grown online since 2020.

Many of those who scaled the walls and stormed the Capitol had congregated in online chat rooms populated with QAnon adherents.

Calling for a divided nation to put aside differences to celebrate a shared love for country, Biden urged Americans to come together to face present challenges.

The initial backlash was directed at the prime minister, who gained control of the government after a coup d’état in 2014 and has since won an election held under controversial circumstances in 2019.

In France, a moment of chaos during a council meeting served as an example of younger feminists clashing with older generations of the movement.