What was the point of China’s big floating balloon?
The US Armed Forces have shot down a gigantic flying balloon, now known to be linked to China, that was hovering in its airspace for a number of days. As intelligence services analyse the debris, questions are arising about what it could mean for the two nations’ already complicated...
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Utah has banned gender-affirming care for young trans people
The new bill will deny vital surgery to America’s most vulnerable demographic. Spencer Cox, a Republican governor in Utah, has singlehandedly waged a war on America’s trans youth. This week Cox signed a bill which bans young trans people from receiving gender-affirming healthcare. That would include transgender surgery of any kind,...
Suicide bomber kills 32 in mosque in Pakistan
At least 32 people have been killed, and almost 150 are injured after a suicide bomber struck a mosque in Pakistan. A Taliban suicide bomber detonated his vest while worshippers were just about to begin their afternoon prayers in northwest Pakistan, Peshawar. Worshippers included personnel of the police, army and bomb...
1/3 of companies linked to deforestation are doing nothing to stop
According to the Forest 500 report, the organisations most reliant on the commodities responsible for deforestation are undermining global climate targets by failing to tackle the problem. Research by Global Canopy has found that a third of companies most linked to the destruction of tropical rainforests have not set a...
Abductions from armed assailants continue in Burkina Faso
Earlier this month, 66 people were abducted by armed assailants in the country’s northern province of Soum, outside two villages in the Arbinda district. For a decade, Burkina Faso has encountered numerous kidnappings by violent Islamists with confirmed links to al-Qaeda and ISIL (ISIS) jihadist groups. According to the UN Refugee...
America faces 39 mass shootings in three weeks
Countless tragedies mark the start of 2023 in the USA, but conversations around gun violence and firearm laws remain stunted. When I set out to write this article last week, my intention was to focus on the mass shooting at Monterey Park, California, where 11 people were killed over Lunar...
Rising sea levels threaten ‘mass exodus on a biblical scale’
UN secretary general António Guterres has warned that without more concerted efforts to reduce emissions and ensure environmental justice across the globe, low-lying communities and entire countries could disappear forever. Addressing the UN security council on Tuesday, secretary general António Guterres warned that an increase in the pace at which sea levels are rising could spark a ‘mass exodus of entire populations on a biblical scale.’ The ominous statement follows...
Jacinda Ardern resigns as Prime Minister of New Zealand
Jacinda Ardern has resigned as the Prime Minister of New Zealand after almost six years in office. The announcement was made on Thursday during the Labour Party’s first caucus of the year, with Ardern stating that she ‘no longer had enough in the tank’ to do the job justice. She spoke of how she had spent the summer reflecting on whether to continue in office, but ultimately recognised that ‘it...
Why should you be concerned about animal mills?
New legislation in New York has finally clamped down on the selling of domestic pets such as dogs and cats. It’s hoped that this well help eradicate animal mills, where pets are bred with little regard for their wellbeing. Last December, the state of New York passed a law in which the sale of dogs, cats, and rabbits is to be prohibited. The law, set to take effect in 2024,...
Economic crisis forces young Tunisians to migrate to Europe
More than 20,000 Gen Zers from Tunisia tried crossing the Mediterranean Sea in 2022. Economic hardship and unemployment are major causes of European migration, as young people attempt to improve their lives. Tunisia has been facing economic crisis as inflation hit its highest record in more than 3 decades at 9% in 2022. According to the World Bank, the unemployment rate for young people aged 15 to 24 in the...
