In early February 2020, delegates from Libya’s warring factions met with UN facilitators in Geneva, Switzerland to discuss a permanent ceasefire....

Turkey has launched ground and air attacks on Syrian government forces following the death of five Turkish troops and three civilian military personnel in Syria’s northwest. The Turkish casualties resulted from shelling by the Syrian army in Idlib province, where Turkey has ...

Despite efforts from the Chinese government to contain the Corona virus, confirmed cases of the disease have been reported in over 20 countries. The World Health Organization has warned countries against the restriction of travel or trade since this could lead to severe economic consequences ...

After three and a half years of debate, The United Kingdom will officially depart from the European Union on Friday January 31st, 2020 at 11 p.m., after almost 50 years as a member state ...

A coalition of NGOs has sued French oil company Total, alleging that the company has committed human rights and environmental abuses in Uganda...

In January 2020, the United Kingdom announced its decision to allow technology built by Chinese tech giant Huawei to continue to be used in its 5G networks. It has, however...

On January 28, 2020, President Trump is expected to present what he has called “the deal of the century” attempting to end the decades-long conflict between Israel and Palestine ...

Although results from Peru’s Congressional election on January 26, 2020 indicate no clear winner, they may facilitate approval of anti-corruption reforms proposed by President Martin Vizcarra. Congressional elections were called early after President Vizcarra dissolved Congress in September for blocking his anti-corruption efforts ...

The European Commission has requested the European Court of Justice to freeze a new Polish law that would allow judges critical of the government’s changes to the judiciary to be dismissed. Poland’s eurosceptic Law and Justice Party (PiS) changed the process of appointing judges in 2018, when it allowed the lower house of parliament, which it controls, to choose the members of the council that appoints judges ...

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has issued a ruling ordering Myanmar to take steps to protect its Rohingya population and to preserve evidence of its actions taken against the Muslim minority group. The decision...