Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/armenia-azerbaijan-nagorno-karabakh-icj-court-b7f57f7420b41b1c69a0bc4a3043d9fa In 2021, Armenia filed a case against Azerbaijan at the International Court of Justice. The country argued that the government of Azerbaijan had endorsed hatred, discrimination, and violence towards Armenia. They founded the case upon an international convention against racial discrimination. It contains a clause that states that disputes are to be settled by the world… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/sweden-syria-war-crimes-hamo-general-trial-9a80da6fdb7ecaeb1cfe2122bd7ff8f7 A former Syrian army general, Mohammed Hamo, is currently undergoing trial for war crimes he allegedly committed during the country’s civil war. He was charged for carrying out systematic attacks that were observed to be indiscriminate and eight plaintiffs have filed against him. They have each presented evidence against him, claiming injuries and family loss. Depending… Read more »
Link to Article: Putin Reiterates Nuclear Threat as Ukraine Launches Drone Strikes on Russian Oil Refineries Fires erupted in the biggest Russian oil refinery following a Ukrainian drone strike. While both parties are guilty of launching drone strikes on important infrastructure Russian president Vladimir Putin claims that the drone strike was an attempt to isolate and interfere with the upcoming… Read more »
Link to Article: Sweden’s Flag Raised Over NATO Headquarters as Membership Cemented The 32nd national member of the western supported military alliance NATO was cemented by the raising of their flag in the NATO Headquarters, that nation is Sweden. This is coming two years after the Russian invasion of Ukraine which more than likely pushed the Swedes to seek refuge… Read more »
Link to Article: EU Parliament Approves Landmark AI Law Parliament of the European Union gave approval for stricter laws and regulations against the use of various Artificial Intelligence systems such as ChatGPT. First proposed in 2021 it is said that these rules will protect the public from unknown negatives and possible dangers from the use of AI, according to the… Read more »
Earlier Today on March 17 in Moscow the Russian government was holding their election day and at various polling stations around the city as well as the country we saw mass protest outbreak. The movement was known as “Noon against Putin”, Russians who oppose the current president Vladimir Putin went to their local polling station and just decided to spoil… Read more »
On Wednesday, March 13th we heard from President Vladimir Putin talk about how he is ready for nuclear warfare on the condition of the U.S sending troops to Ukraine. President Putin has said this in the past that drastic measures would be taken if troops were deployed but as this war and conflict drags on we keep hearing these fear… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/13/navalny-ally-leonid-volkov-attacked-with-hammer-near-lithuanian-home On March 12, 2024, Leonid Volkov, an exiled Russian operative who worked closely with Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, was brutally attacked in his car by an armed assailant. The president of Lithuania stated that the attack was perpetrated by Russia, but Russia denied responsibility. The timing of the attack is particularly important because the Russian presidential election is… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/poland-us-ukraine-biden-white-house-66b04d8c3917be6fe5b9ea5e016f7f5b The Polish president and prime minister are scheduled to meet with United States President Joe Biden to discuss NATO spending in regards to the Russia-Ukraine war. The Polish officials are looking to expand each country’s budget as far as aid to Ukraine goes. As Russia has risked their own economy to intensify the war effort, Poland’s… Read more »
Earlier this morning on March 13th in Moscow on the second day of Ukrainian drone attacks, the attacks led to multiple hits on Russian oil refineries. This led to a fire within the refineries and President Vladimir Putin responded by accusing Ukraine of sending these heavy drone attacks in order to disrupt the upcoming russian election later this week. Both… Read more »
