After weeks of pressure from his own party, the African National Congress (ANC), South African President Jacob Zuma has resigned his office with immediate effect. The announcement came at the end of a long televised adress to the nation on Wednesday, in which he stated his disagreement with […]
The African National Congress (ANC), South Africa’s ruling party, has formally requested President Jacob Zuma to step down as country leader. The party’s Secretary General Ace Magashule supposedly visited Zuma’s official residence on Tuesday to hand him a letter which explained the ANC’s decision, which was reached during […]
South Korean President Moon Jae-in has been invited to travel to North Korea and visit his northern counterpart Kim Jong Un, in what would be the first meeting between Korean leaders in more than a decade. The northern ruler’s sister, Kim Yo Jong, personally delivered the invite to […]
Is the monarchy a valid system in the 21st century? For many people, the monarchical regime is an undemocratic system that has survived since the darkest times of the Middle Ages. For others, it represents a guarantee of national unity and tradition for their countries. However, during recent […]
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake has struck the island of Taiwan, killing at least two people and injuring around two-hundred more. The tremor was centered in the East China Sea, about 20 kilometers off the oriental coast of Taiwan, and was first noticed in the capital city of Taipei […]
After Wall Street closed with its largest crash in one day since 2008 on Monday, a similar fall took place on Tuesday morning as investors continued to sell off their shares. London’s FTSE was down 2%, while Frankurt’s DAX and Paris’ CAC were down 2.2% and 2% respectively. Meanwhile, […]
The Department of Homeland Security announced on Monday that it would not renew the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) that had been granted to more than 200,000 people of El Salvador residing in the US. Said status had been conceded after the devastating earthquakes that hit the Central American […]