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Following an unanticipated political campaign, Ukranian comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy is leading the polls to become the president of Ukraine. Zelenskiy, the 41-year-old man who has shaken up Ukrainian politics, is the star of the immensely popular television show “A Servant to Servants,” which satirizes current political events and well-known politicians. Read More
The leading party in Turkey faced major setbacks during the Mar. 31 election, losing both the capital of Ankara and the populous Istanbul to opposition candidates. The election, which the president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan triumphed as a “democracy lesson” for the rest of the country on voter turnout, had multiple Read More
On Mar. 29, Democratic Nevada state legislator Lucy Flores published an article for The Cut detailing an uncomfortable experience she had regarding ex-Vice President Joe Biden, stirring up conversations about the Me Too movement, gender and power, and Biden’s possible presidential candidacy. Flores writes in her article that Biden contacted Read More
Sudan faces its latest round of political unrest after major protests which began in Dec. 2018. The Guardian reports that on Apr. 6, thousands of demonstrators held a sit-in outside of a major military installation in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, which also houses the president’s mansion, while smaller demonstrations Read More
With the Russia investigation complete, a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report is expected to be released this week, according to Attorney General William Barr, but he does not plan to provide Congress with an unredacted version by demand of congressional Democrats. Barr said that Justice Department lawyers Read More
As of last fall, the top four leaders in the Maryland National Guard are all women— three of them African-American— and all mothers. Led by Maj. Gen. Linda L. Singh, the first African-American and first woman to hold the position of adjutant general for the Maryland National Guard since 2015, Read More
On Apr. 9, Israel recently held elections which decided the nation’s ruling coalition and consequently the future prime minister. Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu is the current Prime Minister of Israel, and he won a fifth term in office. He is now the longest-serving prime minister in Israeli history. CNN reports that Read More