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Nikki Haley, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., strongly condemned the Burmese/Myanmar government once again during a National Security Counsel meeting on Tuesday. She said that,  “The world is watching and waiting for Burma to act. What we have seen so far is cruel and barbaric.” The U.N. has been consistently denied access to Burma, as they […]

The Burma/Myanmar government has officially denied the existence of the mass graves reported by the Associated Press recently. In a press release only accessible by the state-owned media organizations, officials said that they launched an investigation in Gutar Pyin and quickly found no such mass graves. Instead, the military says that they came into contact […]

The Burmese/Myanmar government has claimed to begin the repatriation process of Rohingya refugees that have fled into Bangladesh. The government says that next week, over 1,258 refugees will return — 750 of which are actually Rohingya, and 508 who are Hindus. The Burmese government aims to repatriate approximately 1,200 back into their borders, but it […]

In an interview on Wednesday, President Donald Trump accused Russia of undermining the international effort to force North Korea to relinquish its pursuit of nuclear weapons and more advanced ballistic missile platforms. Over months of escalating tensions between Kim Jong Un’s aggressive North Korean regime and a U.S.-led coalition of nations bent on seeing their […]

The United Nations on Wednesday called on countries to bolster funding to Palestinian refugees, warning of a collapse in health-care and education services, after the White House withheld about half its pledged financial aid to a key institution that supports the displaced people. The U.S. move adds further pressure on Palestinian leaders, who have accused President Donald […]

Despite tensions on the Korean peninsula temporarily cooling as the Winter Olympic games approach, North Korea has made it clear throughout diplomatic talks with their neighbor to the South that they are unwilling to discuss a dismantling of their nuclear program. Although the United States has agreed to postpone military exercises until after the games, […]

For the first time in more than two years, delegations from North and South Korea have met for official talks. Their meeting place was “truce village” Panmunjom, the site of the signing of the Korean Armistice Agreement in 1953. Since then, Panmunjom has become the only part of the demilitarized zone where North and South […]

The U.S sanctioned five Iranian entities for their work on the nation’s ballistic missile program and signaled that more punitive measures lay ahead in response to the Islamic Republic’s suppression of anti-government protests. The entities, none of which are publicly traded, are being designated for being owned or controlled by Iran’s Shahid Bakeri Industrial Group, […]

As the world moves on, Ukraine fights on as clashes in the east continue between the Ukrainian military and Russian-backed separatists. This year the nation has seen a surprising number of assassinations and attempts on prominent figures as well. Despite the proclaimed cease fires, the war still rages and both sides receive and hand out […]

North Korea will reopen a hotline with South Korea at 6.30am GMT. A North Korean official made the announcement on state television today. South Korea believes this is the first step in regular contact between the countries. The development comes as North Korea indicates its desire to send a delegation to South Korea’s Winter Olympics […]

During the Cold War, American and Russian space faring efforts enjoyed a level of prestige (and more notably, funding) unparalleled in the modern world. In hind sight, we tend to attribute historic accomplishments like Yuri Gagarin’s momentous trip to into orbit and Neil Armstrong’s legendary first step onto another world as symbolic victories for our […]

The United Nations put a resolution to vote on Christmas Eve, regarding the violence toward the Rohingya people  by Burma/Myanmar‘s government. The resolution had several stipulations, including the end of the military campaign against the people, an allowance for aid groups to legally go through Burma, and the allowance of a special U.N. envoy appointed […]