World Affairs

Uribe Asks Colombian Senate to Ignore Resignation Letter So His Case Remains with the Supreme Court; Brazil’s Far-Right Candidate Still Popular Despite Views on Brazilian History of Slavery; Check out worldaffairsjournal.org/world-news/reg… for more in depth #SouthAmerica news!

Only One Dog Tag, Difficulty Identifying the 55 North Korean Returned US War Remains ; Trump Calls for End to Russia Probe Amid #ManafortTrialDay ; Check out worldaffairsjournal.org/world-news/reg… for more in depth #NorthAmerica news!

Turkey Will ‘Not Give Credit’ to US Threats Over #Brunson Crisis; Russian Military Contractors in the #CentralAfricanRepublic ; Check out worldaffairsjournal.org/world-news/reg… for more in depth #Europe and #CentralAsia news!

Syria: Thousands of Displaced Confined to Camps ift.tt/2LRpAXP

Growing Afghan Air Force Garners Growing Concerns over its Conduct #Afghanistan ; Pakistan: US Concerns that IMF Bailout Would Be Used to Repay Chinese Debt ‘Totally Wrong’; Check out worldaffairsjournal.org/world-news/reg… for more in depth #SouthAsia news!

Amnesty International Staff Targeted with Israel-Based Company Spyware; Thousands of Displaced Confined to Camps in #Syria ; Check out worldaffairsjournal.org/world-news/reg… for more in depth #MiddleEast news!

Climate Change Threatens US Strategic Relationships in Asia-Pacific; Pompeo to Urge #ASEAN Nations to Keep Pressure on North Korea; Check out worldaffairsjournal.org/world-news/reg… for more in depth #AsiaPacific news!

Zimbabwean Army Intervenes in Election Opposition Clashes with Police in Harare #ZimbabweElections2018 ; #DRCongo Ex-Warlord, Bemba, Returns Home to Challenge Kabila; Check out worldaffairsjournal.org/world-news/reg… for more in depth #Africa news!

National Register of Citizens Leaves Out Huge Swaths of Minority Groups in #Assam #India, Potential Humanitarian Crisis Looming; #Worldbank Grants #Afghanistan $350m to Support Efficiency and Efficacy Reforms; Check out worldaffairsjournal.org/world-news/reg… for more in depth #SouthAsia news!

At Least 36 Druze Women and Children Kidnapped by ISIS in Last Weeks Attack on Southern #Syria ; Despite Potential Risk to Kidnapped Women and Children #SyrianArmy Advances South Against IS; Check out worldaffairsjournal.org/world-news/reg… for more in depth #MiddleEast news!

Security Concerns Rule Fractious #MaliElections ; #Somalia and #Eritrea Sign Agreement to Reestablish Diplomatic Ties After Decade of Animosity; Peaceful #ZimbabweElections2018 First Since Mugabe’s Fall; Check out worldaffairsjournal.org/world-news/reg… for more in depth #Africa news!

Hun Sen Wins #CambodiaElection2018 , But Experts Assert Results Point to Tainted Election; SMH Editorial: Cambodia’s Election in Light of Growing Chinese Influence; Check out worldaffairsjournal.org/world-news/reg… for more in depth #AsiaPacific news!

International elections in the news today: Peaceful First Elections Since Mugabe’s Fall #ZimbabweElections2018 ; Growing Chinese Influence in #CambodiaElection2018 ; Security Concerns Rule Fractious #MaliElections ; check out worldaffairsjournal.org for aggregate coverage

Ecuadorian President Visits UK, But Will Not Talk About Julian Assange; #Uribe Trial Creates Crisis for the Colombian Government, Leaving Duque without Political Mentor; Check out worldaffairsjournal.org/world-news/reg… for more in depth #SouthAmerica news!

Miami Haitians Call for Extension to Temporary Protected Status Amid Fear of Possible #FamilySeparation ; Trump Pushes Putin Visit to 2019 Citing #MuellerInvestigation as Reason Behind Delay; Check out worldaffairsjournal.org/world-news/reg… for more in depth #NorthAmerica news!

#EU Court Ruling Condemns Polish Judicial System; When Junker Meets Trump, Positive Trade Relations to Come? #TrumpJunkerMeeting; Check out worldaffairsjournal.org/world-news/reg… for more in depth #Europe news!

New Proposal on Governance in #SouthSudan Addressing the Independent Boundary Commission; Modi and Xi Offer Big Investment Deals to Uganda and Rwanda Ahead of #BRICSSummit; Check out worldaffairsjournal.org/world-news/reg… for more in depth #Africa news!

More Than 180 Dead in One of ISIS’s Deadliest Attacks in #syria; Palestine to Replace Egypt as Next Head of UN’s Biggest Bloc of Developing Nations; Check out worldaffairsjournal.org/world-news/reg… for more in depth #MiddleEast news!

At least 31 Dead in Quetta as Pakistanis Head to the Polls #PakistanElections2018 ; Afghanistan, the US, Saudi Arabia, and UAE Discuss Agree on Peace and Counter-Terrorism Measures #afghanpeace; Check out worldaffairsjournal.org/world-news/reg… for more n depth #SouthAsia news!

US Airlines Bow to Chinese Pressure and Remove References to Taiwan; North Korean Media Urges US and South Korea to Declare End to Korean War After Dismantling a Missile Test Site; Check out worldaffairsjournal.org/world-news/reg… for more in depth #AsiaPacific news!