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Poland: Farmers Protest Against EU Policies and External Imports

Polish farmers have intensified their protests against EU environmental policies and agricultural imports, particularly from Ukraine, by blocking key border points with Germany. These protests are driven by the EU's suspension of customs duties on Ukrainian produce and opposition to climate-related restrictions under the EU's Green Deal. The farmers' demands include a reinstatement of these duties and a relaxation of...

Poland Has Most Violent Farmers Protest Yet

What Happened: The European Union has seen a lot of unrest from farmers angry about climate and economic policies that have been damaging their way of life. EU lawmakers have been working to try and rework some of the policies to be "farmer friendly" by talking to agricultural unions and holding off on enforcement, but it is still not enough. There...

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Kenya and the DRC’s Reconciliation

After an extended period of rocky relations between Kenya and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which saw the DRC withdraw its ambassador to Kenya, the two nations have reported to be making...

NTSB Releases Preliminary Report on Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a preliminary report on the March 26, 2024, collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. At approximately 0129 Eastern daylight time, the 947-foot-long Singapore-flagged cargo vessel...

Searing Sahel: Climate Crisis Fueling Terrorism

The Sahel is a region in Western Africa that is home to 400 million people. Representing Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, The Gambia, Guinea-Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and Senegal, the area is rich in mineral...