Weekly Recap: Aug 23 to Aug 29
Aug 30: Biden warns another highly possible attack on Kabul, ‘Humanitarian catastrophe’ unfolds as hundreds die in Western Ethiopian violence, 539 migrants rescued off Italian island of Lampedusa
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Weekly Recap: Aug 2 to Aug 8
Aug 9: Afghan city of Sheberghan falls to the Taliban in Afghanistan war, Lebanon’s Hezbollah fires a volley of rockets at Israel in retaliation, Myanmar citizens arrested over plans to kill Myanmar UN ambassador
Weekly Recap: July 12 to July 18
July 19: Protests erupt in Communist Cuba, Indonesia becomes new COVID-19 epicentre, New Zealand’s PM Ardern holds APEC meeting with world leaders
Weekly Recap: July 5 to July 11
July 12: Haitian President Jobenel Moise assassinated, Taliban rushes to fill power vacuum left by US withdrawal, container ship Ever Given sets sail from Suez Canal
Weekly Recap: June 28 to July 4
July 5: US and NATO forces leave Afghanistan base, shooting rampage in Haiti, Israel conducts fourth air raid on the Gaza Strip
Weekly Recap: Feb 8 to Feb 14
Feb 15: US Senate revives Hong Kong Safe Harbor Act, Italy swears in a new Prime Minister, Iran threatens to pursue nuclear weapons
Weekly Recap: Feb 1 to Feb 7
Feb 8: Jeff Bezos to Step Down as Amazon CEO, Myanmar’s Military Topples Aung San Suu Kyi’s Government, Brazil’s Anti-corruption Efforts Dismantled
A Singapore Perspective: Is Activism Enough to Save the Climate?
Climate change is often regarded as one of the most profound global challenges by most governments and Singapore is no exception. In recent times, climate activism has been on the rise and is now a global movement – but, why does it remain so difficult to take action on the climate crisis? In this article, The IAS Gazette explores reasons behind this crucial inaction.
Have 75 Years of United Nations Made the World ‘Better’?
To commemorate the United Nations’ 75th anniversary since its founding, we examine how much the UN has changed the world for the better. Is it a tool for cooperation between nations, or is it one for control instead?
Singapore joins in youth-led global climate strike
Faced with the creeping temperatures and rising sea levels, anxious masses of young people across
