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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

Relations Between the International Community and Palestine and Israel Aid Organisations Remain Tense

By Yasmin Turner, MSc International Development On October 7th, Hamas – a Palestinian organisation which is proscribed a terrorist group by the UK, Israel and other countries – led an unprecedented attack on a music festival, towns and other locations in Israel. Hamas killed around 1,200 people and took about 240

Catalan Independence Movement Rejuvenated After Spanish Elections

By Lilac Carr, BA Politics and International Relations Abascal, leader of the far-right Vox party in Spain, made an incendiary call for his supporters to have ‘‘No calm or tolerance in the face of the coup” After months of negotiating following an inconclusive snap election, Spain is facing massive protests

Fear in East Asia as Japan Began Releasing Filtered Nuclear Wastewater

By Kristi Greenwood, BA Japanese Chinese customs stated all imports of Japanese seafood would be banned ‘to protect the health of consumers’ Japan’s decades-long plan of releasing nuclear wastewater into the ocean, equal to 500 Olympic swimming pools, has finally begun. The wastewater has resulted from the cleanup project