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Suspended Deputy Police Chief Collected 16,000 Signatures to Impeach NACC Commissioner
On May 26th, the former Deputy Chief for the Royal Thai Police (RTP), Police General Surachate Hakparn, said that he gathered approximately 16,000 signatures needed to support the petition to impeach a National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) commissioner.
Surachate said previously that he would not name the commissioner until he acquired the necessary 20,000 signatures to support the impeachment petition. However,...
Bosnian Serbs Leader Threatens Secession Amid UN Resolution on Srebrenica Massacre
On May 24, UN General Assembly will vote a resolution to establish a memorial day for the 1995 Srebrenica Massacre, where over 8,000 people were killed, reigniting tensions in the Balkans.
In July 1995, the town of Srebrenica in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina became the scene of a massacre where over 8,000 Bosniaks, including civilians, were killed after Serb forces...
West Bank Settlements Cleared for Return as Israel Disengagement Law Amended
Israel's Minister of Defence, Yoav Gallant, announced the further amendment of Israel's 2005 Disengagement Law, the legislation which facilitated the Israeli evacuation from Gaza and several West Bank settlements.
Further Amendments
The amendments made by Gallant build upon previous amendments to the law made by the Israeli Knesset in March of last year. Last year's amendment by the government technically allowed...
South Africa’s Election: Key Issues, Party Promises, and The Facts
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For the first time since gaining power through the country’s first democratic elections 30 years ago, South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) is projected to receive less than 50 percent of the vote, the minimum it requires to continue governing alone.
This possibility alone has made the election set for May 29 a watershed moment for the country.
A myriad...
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Recent Three Brotherhood Alliance Operation Reveals Myanmar Junta’s Diminished Combat Effectiveness
On July 25th, the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) announced the capture of the city of Lashio, located in Shan State. The MNDAA, the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), and allied People’s Defense...
Naval Standoff in South Aegean Highlights the Fleeting Détente in Greek-Turkish Relations
The lasting impression of rapprochement between Greece and Turkey in their 50-year dispute over continental shelf delimitation and Turkey’s pursuit of strategic control of the Aegean has been fleeting, as Turkish warships were deployed within the Greek Exclusive Economic...
Houthis Warn of Impending Response to Israeli Strikes
Over the past 24 hours, there has been a notable uptick in messaging by the Houthis warning of an impending response to Israeli strikes that targeted the Yemeni port city of al-Hudaydah last week,...