After the US military conducted strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic military position, Iran launched an attack that targeted Kuwait’s international airport. In Lebanon, the Israeli occupation forces continue to launch attacks on its southern suburbs, at a time when Iran has made it clear negotiations will not continue if Israel does not end its illegal invasion of Lebanon, which has garnered wide condemnation from the international community. Violence continues in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, as Israeli occupation forces continue to conduct strikes on central Gaza, and Israeli settler violence causes significant damage to Palestinian farmland.

The Voice of Hind Rajab, directed by Kauther Ben Hania, uses real audio from the PRCS’s call with Hind, and documents the crescent society’s difficulties balancing rules and regulations while trying to save her. 

Since Oct. 10, Israel has committed over 125 violations according to the Gaza Government Media Office. These various attacks ultimately killed over 90 Palestinians and wounded hundreds more. Additionally, Israel continues to deny entry from the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, preventing crucial aid from going through.

On Sept. 9, Israel launched an airstrike on the City of Doha, Qatar, targeting Hamas leadership as they were discussing US President Donald Trump's ceasefire proposal.                                                                      

This attack makes Qatar the sixth arab country that Israel has bombed in the past month, on top of regular attacks on Gaza, the West Bank, Yemen, Syria and Lebanon. Since the break of dawn, Israel has killed 52 Palestinians, and millions are still being starved by Israel's manmade famine. 

After tens, if not hundreds, of lives were lost from the genocide in Gaza, a ceasefire was brokered between Israel and Hamas on Jan. 19. The last act of the Biden administration shows promise, but as an Israeli airstrike on a residential area in Gaza not even a day after indicates, this is not the end of Israeli violence for Palestinians. However, Trump’s plans to take ownership of the Gaza strip, deporting the population in the process, has only weakened the already thin ice this ceasefire stands on.

In the early hours of the day on Dec. 8, rebel forces in Syria declared the nation free from the tyrannical rule of Bashar al-Assad and his family’s regime after decades of struggle.The Assad family has ruled Syria with an iron fist, executing anyone in opposition. With support from Russia and Iran, the Assad regime was able to enact numerous war crimes on the people of Syria. From chemical warfare, frequent bombings of residential areas, and the murder of children, for decades the voices begging for freedom were squandered by forces of tyrannical evil. To ensure an atrocity like this can never happen to any other society, it’s important to understand the history and context behind this conflict between a people who fought for their rights, and a government obsessed with maintaining power.

President Yoon has struggled with controlling the country’s parliament, as the opposing party has put parliament in political gridlock. Yeol accuses the party of sympathizing with communist North Korea. The South Korean military and tanks can be seen marching down the streets, an authoritative move that has not been seen since the 1980s. Yoon’s party immediately denounced the decree, with all 190 of the 300 members of parliament voting to lift the martial law. President Yoon is forced to comply, however, under the South Korean constitution, there is no specified time constraint. As of 1:00 a.m. in South Korea, troops have begun withdrawing, but it’s still unclear whether Yoon will comply.

Donald Trump survived another assassination attempt perpetrated by Ryan Wesley Routh while golfing in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Secret service agents promptly got the former president to safety, but amidst the chaos, the suspect fled. He was later apprehended by authorities, but his motive is unclear. Trump is in good spirits and has not been harmed by the event. 

After 50 years of service, President Joe Biden has announced he will not be running for reelection, and has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to be the nominee for the Democratic Party.

On July 13th the world witnessed history as an attempted assassination on former president Donald Trump unfolded during a live broadcast of a rally in Butler Pennsylvania, leaving one dead and two injured. 

As the world waits to watch President Joe Biden and Republican front-runner Donald Trump go head to head in a live debate, here’s everything you need to know to be informed on the presidential election. As we get closer and closer to the presidential election, it seems that America will see a repeat of the 2020 showdown between Trump and Biden as the two lead the polls by a large margin compared to the other candidates. No poll shows one significantly favored over the other, which places even more weight on this upcoming debate. 

Sean Combs, otherwise known as ‘Puff Daddy,’ has been accused of several crimes including sexual assault trafficking, and domestic abuse. These allegations have prompted many celebrities to come out with stories of their own on these famous parties Combs would throw, where anything from sex trafficking to illegal substances was common. As per the lawsuit, Universal Music Group CEO Lucian Grainge is accused of having ‘aided and abetted’ these parties.

We’ve all been there before; forgot to do an assignment, it's due in 30 minutes, and you haven’t even started. However, for the first time ever, students in this exact situation can simply enter a prompt into an artificial intelligence site called Chat GPT and have that assignment done in a matter of minutes.

For decades, there’s been a few guarantees; death, taxes, and the Clippers being bad at basketball. The last one has remained true despite any efforts to make title contending teams. I almost feel bad, no matter what the front office tries to do, they just can’t win! This year however, they might be in a position to finally reach the promised land and make a run for the championship.