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Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to his charges “This is just a way of hurting me in the election," Trump said.

By Kristi Greenwood, BA Japanese Former US president Donald Trump is facing four separate court cases encompassing 91 charges, denying all. In January, Trump was found responsible for $83 million in damages for defamation of author E. Jean Caroll from last year, when he was found liable in a separate

The Prominent anti-Putin activist Aleksei Navalny died a month before elections

By Ave Bozic, BA Politics and Korean Former Russian opposition leader and Anti-Putin activist, Aleksei Navalny, passed away in prison on February 16th at age 47. Navalny, the most prominent and successful opponent of current president Vladimir Putin and founder of the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), has died a month before

The Case of Bishop Christopher Sanders - An Unsettling Normality within the Roman Catholic Church

By Matthew McMahon – BSc Politics, Philosophy and Economics Source: New York Times opinion piece titled ‘The Scandal in the Catholic Church’. Written by Patrick Chappatte, 2018. In February 2024, Bishop Christopher Sanders was finally arrested and charged with 19 offences, including rape, indecent assault and indecency in dealing with a

Missing Convicts Wreak Havoc on Indian Supreme Court Reputation

By Aditya Mishra, BA/BSc Social Science, Arts and Humanities with Foundation Year Trigger warning: Mentions of sexual assault and rape “It is reported that the Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who himself has a criminal history, had personally played a role in the release of two of those convicts.

Niger Coup: Tentative Hope

By Joe Dredge-Fenwick, MA Anthropology of Food and Intensive Japanese ‘The sense of colonial rejection does seem palpable. Whether or not the so-called “overdue revolutions” do bring needed radical change is yet to be seen. For now we can only hold tentative hope for the realisation of socio-political parity.’ Niger’

No More Dog Meat In South Korea

No More Dog Meat In South Korea

By Maryam Mohammed, BA Korean and Politics As of the 9th January, the South Korean parliament officially put forth legislation banning all trade of dog meat. The decision was a highly anticipated one since the bill was proposed on 17th November. However, the topic of banning dog meat has been

International Elections 2024: Impacts of Potential Results on the Global Landscape

By Yasmin Turner, MSc International Development This year more than 40 countries, representing over 40% of the world’s population, will be holding national elections. Labelled by many as a “Super Bowl”, it is a record-breaking election year, with the ballot box battles poised to incur geopolitical and economic impacts