Kiran Soma, World and Nation Editor
• April 7, 2020
United Kingdom
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle recently announced their intentions to step down from their royal duties and settle in North America. This rupture in the royal family is one of the most...
Roman Raies, World and Nation Editor
• March 15, 2019
Afghanistan
A misunderstanding led to a firefight between allied American and Afghan troops, ending with American forces destroying an Afghan base by air-strike on May 13. According to the New York...
John Bolton denounced the International Criminal Court for attempting to prosecute U.S. operatives for war crimes committed in Afghanistan.
In response to ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda’s declaration...
Roman Raies, World and Nation Editor
• September 7, 2018
U.S.
Donald Trump’s second supreme court nomination pick Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination hearing began on Sept. 4 with calls from Democrats for him to withhold his own nomination until more details...
Aarushi Ahuja, World and Nation Editor
• February 2, 2018
France
On Jan. 25, hundreds of residents of France incited brawls in supermarkets over Nutella pricing. These “Nutella riots” were a result of Intermarché, a supermarket chain, cutting the price...
“I came to the United States when I was 15 years old to a boarding school in New York,” said sophomore and Bonner scholar Hadis Daqiq.
Leaving behind her family, friends and rigid culture in Afghanistan,...
Ian Penny, World & Nation Editor
• February 19, 2016
Afghanistan
The United Nations published a report indicating the number of civilian casualties in Afghanistan during 2015 was the highest since recordkeeping began in 2009. Last year, the U.N. logged...
Abe Kenmore, World & Nation Editor
• March 27, 2015
India
In a 200-page ruling, the Indian supreme court struck down a law banning offensive comments on social media, according to The Guardian. The law, section 66a of an amendment to the Information...
Fifty-eight. That is roughly the percentage of eligible voters who showed up to the polls across the nation of Afghanistan on April 5.
“Despite Taliban threats to attack polling stations nationwide,...
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