WEEKLY RECAP: NOV 13 TO NOV 19
Nov 20: Brazil faces record high temperatures, Xi and Biden discuss Taiwan on the sidelines of APEC, Death toll in Palestine rises above 13,000
Nov 20: Brazil faces record high temperatures, Xi and Biden discuss Taiwan on the sidelines of APEC, Death toll in Palestine rises above 13,000
Since October 7, the death toll in Palestine, concentrated in the besieged Gaza Strip, has risen above 11,500, with more than half being that of children, and thousands feared trapped under the rubble.
But, where is the international assistance?
Israel’s narrative, backed up by sympathising Western media, lends Israel a position to indiscriminately target civilians in the name of its “right to defend itself”.
What is this powerful narrative that concentrates power in the hands of the Israeli government, and creates their immunity on the global stage?
Nov 6: Death toll in Palestine passes 10,000, Latin American nations reassess ties with Israel, Germany apologises to Tanzania for colonial-era violence
What does Attack on Titan have to do with politics, or what would BTS have to do with the United Nations? What role does commercialised media play in influencing thought? What could Barbie have to do with the coronavirus? Media politics explores these questions and how the media has always had a role in disseminating widespread psychological phenomena and schools of thought.
Oct 16: Death toll under Israeli siege of Gaza rises to 2,670, Former Haitian Senator pleads guilty to presidential assasination, The UK’s King Charles to recognise British
colonial atrocities in Sudan
Oct 9: Hamas launches surprise attack on Israel, Afghanistan earthquake kills 2,000, Spain rescues 262 migrants off the Canary Islands
Oct 2: The United States averts a government shutdown, Erodgan hails Nagorno-Karabakh as a victory, Palestine receives first ever official Saudi envoy in 30 years
Migraines, chronic back pain, Irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory autoimmune conditions — why do humans living in such developed countries still have such health conditions to deal with? Wouldn’t we expect our modern standard of living to grant us better health, with fewer illnesses and diseases? With all that technology has given us, how has it not granted us better health conditions?
Sept 25: The United States extends legal statuses to nearly half a million Venezuelans, hundreds of armenians flee Nagorno-Karabakh
due to ethnic cleansing fears, China pledges support for Syria’s reconstruction efforts
Mexican court convicts former police officers for the killing of 17 migrants, Iran readies for prisoner swap with the United States, Search-and-rescue efforts continue in Libya