President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared a state of emergency in Turkey that has been approved by the parliament in a 346 to 115 vote. In effect since the 21st of July, it will last 3 months. Turkey suspends the European Convention on Human Rights The most controversial and worrisome consequence is the suspension of the
Th UK’s Prime Minister Theresa May chose Boris Johnson as the country’s foreign secretary. Why was the world so surprised by this decision?
Theresa May will become the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on the 13th of July. The Brexit referendum and David Cameron’s resignation unleashed a leadership struggle in the ruling Conservative Party. First Boris Johnson, then Micheal Gove, then Andrea Leadsom: one by one Prime Minister-hopefuls withdrew their candidacies, clearing the field for May. The last to quit was
What happens now Nobody really knows yet, with the shape and the timeline of Britain’s exit yet to be outlined. However, Prime Minister David Cameron declared that he will resign after having campaigned strongly for the UK to remain in the EU, and uncertainty about what will happen next is gripping the country and much of the world.
On the 23rd of June a referendum was held in the United Kingdom (England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland) to decide whether the nation should remain in or leave the European Union. The United Kingdom decided to leave the Union and Prime Minister David Cameron has already announced his resignation. The political, economic and social consequences of this
The Colombian peace talks The conflict in Colombia has seen the government, right-wing paramilitary groups and left-wing guerrilla groups such as the The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People’s Army (FARC) and National Liberation Army (ELN) fighting against each other. It is the longest running conflict in the western hemisphere, having started five decades
Sunao Tsuboi, 91, is a Japanese man who survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on the 6th of August 1945. For this reason, it’s quite impressive to hear Tsuboi’s optimistic words – reported by Japanese news website NHK – on US President Barack Obama’s visit to the Japanese city. This is part of his Asian tour
“Son of a bus driver“. This is how Sadiq Khan, the new Mayor of London, has described himself repeatedly throughout his political career. He was sworn in on the 7th of May in a ceremony held in Southwark Cathedral, becoming the first Muslim mayor of a major Western capital. Of humble and immigrant
Two journalists reported that the Turkish secret service shipped illegal arms to Syria. They have been sentenced to five years in jail, after a gunman tried to kill one of them outside the courthouse.
Today the new Mayor of London is elected. British billionaire Goldsmith and bus driver’s son of Pakistani origin Khan are running for the position.
