Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-election-opposition-lee-jae-myung-1d343c373435fcf135e77ba54b616805 Following the impeachment of the previous President, Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea is now set to hold a presidential election in early June. The election will be between two candidates, nominated at the end of April: Lee Jae-myung for the Democratic party and Kim Moon Soo for the conservative People’s Power Party. As of now, Lee… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/australia-prime-minister-albanese-reelected-vote-parliament-2170ea57868334125b5a359e5f557c02 In Australia’s most recent federal election — held at the beginning of this month — the country saw an resounding victory for the incumbent Labor party, allowing Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to become the first PM in 21 years to earn a second consecutive term. This win came amidst U.S. tariffs and concerns about high costs… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/japan-china-airspace-disputed-islands-3b2552ecc23e49131bbe88d19824396b In the disputed territory around the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, both Japan and China have accused each other of violating their territorial airspace. Japan lodges this accusation after a Chinese coast guard ship entered its territorial waters and launched a helicopter that violated their airspace for 15 minutes. China lodged their accusation after… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/myanmar-un-earthquake-humanitarian-crisis-military-e0393776ba191819ae6a3e33d6538ce8 Myanmar, who has been embroiled in a civil war since 2021, has been hit with a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake in late March of this year. A ceasefire was called by the resistance government on April 2 in order to allow for humanitarian aid, but Myanmar’s military has continued to carry out airstrikes, impairing the UN’s… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/china-us-trump-tariffs-2e05057e973e1e26d1b95c5be003b4cd Following the tariffs of “Liberation Day” on April 2, the U.S. and China have escalated economic tensions. Both countries have imposed high tariffs on the opposing country’s goods, and have expressed a staunch unwillingness to back down on these policies. Representatives of China’s government say their retaliatory tariffs are to protect China’s interests and, to an… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-election-date-03a4e56b7aa98db9e18bad5ab66762cb Following up on my previous article – which discussed the initial motion to impeach Yoon Suk Yeol after he briefly attempted to impose martial law – the Constitutional Court has now issued its unanimous decision to impeach Yoon. South Korea now must hold an election to choose his successor within 60 days. Yoon, who was a… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/australia-tariffs-steel-aluminum-exemption-fe8ad2239a20c65d42c9249c05ae9303 Australia is one of many countries that have been impacted by U.S. tariffs – in their case, on steel and aluminum. However, Australia is not implementing retaliatory tariffs and is instead seeking an exemption from the tariffs – one they had been granted during the past Trump administration. Australia’s current Prime Minister has said that they… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/china-congress-economy-private-jinping-tariffs-aac0a8931a14c0d2f17087351914a068 This month, China held their annual National People’s Congress. The meeting primarily focused on how to improve their slowing economy, especially in the wake of the trade war between the U.S. and China. They’ve set the goal of around 5% growth in the economy – the same goal they had in 2024. To achieve this goal,… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-constitutional-court-yoon-martial-law-9e13145c7be4667369be437a9ff23e6a South Korea’s president, Yoon Suk Yeol, was impeached several months ago following his attempt to enact martial law. Now, the Constitutional Court is expected to deliver a verdict on whether Yoon will be removed from office or will be allowed to return to his presidential duties. Yoon has also been indicted for attempted rebellion, a charge… Read more »
