Burkina Faso

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Burkina Faso's military junta adopted an amended family code that prohibits and punishes homosexuality, Reuters reported on July 11.

Burkina Faso: Junta Adopts Draft Law To Criminalize Homosexuality

Poland

Poland's coalition government failed to pass legislation seeking to decriminalize abortion after a majority of lawmakers in the lower house of the National Assembly rejected a bill that would have removed penalties for doctors helping women seeking to terminate pregnancies, Reuters reported on July 12. 

Poland: Rejection of Abortion Decriminalization Bill Highlights Ideological Differences Within Ruling Coalition

South Korea

South Korea's health ministry announced that the government was withdrawing all administrative moves -- including license suspensions -- against the more than 12,000 trainee doctors who have been on strike since February, Yonhap News Agency reported July 8.

South Korea: Doctors' Strike Concession Risks Future Strikes, Industry Disruptions

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Panama

United States

Panama's new President, Jose Raul Mulino, was inaugurated on July 1 and hours later announced a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Biden administration to fight illegal migration through the Darien Gap, AP reported on July 1.

Panama: New Government Deal With the U.S. to Help Fight Illegal Migration

Ghana

Economics

Ghana's Finance Ministry reached an agreement with the country's official creditors formalizing debt treatment plans to which they previously agreed in January, Bloomberg reported on June 12.

Ghana: Government Finalizes Agreement on Debt Restructuring With Official Creditors

Egypt

Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly announced that Egypt would raise the price of subsidized bread from 5 piasters ($0.0011) to 20 piasters ($0.0042) per loaf beginning in June, Reuters reported May 29. 

Egypt: Cairo to Increase Price of Subsidized Bread by 300% in June

Tunisia

Hundreds of anti-migration demonstrators took to the streets of Jebeniana north of Sfax city on the Mediterranean coast to protest against the presence of stranded sub-Saharan migrants, AP reported on May 18.

Tunisia: Tunisians Protest Against Stranded Migrants

Iraq

Iraq's National Assembly passed the conservative Shiite-backed Law on Combating Prostitution and Homosexuality, which criminalizes same-sex relationships punishable by 10-15 years in prison, punishes transgender individuals and doctors who provide gender-affirming surgeries, and mandates at least seven years in prison for anyone promoting homosexuality or prostitution, Al Jazeera reported on April 27.

Iraq: Baghdad Criminalizes Same-Sex Relationships, Gender-Affirming Surgeries, Prostitution

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump with blood on his face surrounded by secret service agents as he is taken off the stage at a July 13 campaign event in Butler, Pennsylvania.

The assassination attempt increases the risk of politically motivated unrest and violence throughout the rest of the presidential election cycle.

Trump Assassination Attempt Portends Heightened Political Violence

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For the first time in a U.S. presidential election, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) policy will become a prominent point of contention between the two candidates and their parties. 

The Impact of the U.S. Presidential Election on Corporate ESG Programs

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RANE Insights: Addressing Problems in the U.S. Healthcare System

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RANE Insights: Understanding the Public Perception of DEI

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How can insights into societal trends be used to empower corporate workers?

RANE Insights: Overcoming Societal Distrust in the United States

India

Members of the Students Federation of India (SFI) protest against the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Chennai, India, on March 12, 2024. 

The implementation of the bill, which makes it easier for some non-Muslims to gain citizenship, will heighten political and religious tensions in the lead-up to India's April-May general ballot.

Ahead of Elections, India Enacts a Controversial Citizenship Law

France

Olympic rings in front of the Hotel de Ville in Paris, France, on May 22, 2023.

Risks of opportunistic crime and protest activity in Paris will increase amid the 2024 Summer Olympic Games.

Paris' Threat Outlook Amid the 2024 Summer Olympic Games, Part 1

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Russia

Ukrainian anti-aircraft gunners fire in the direction of Bakhmut in the Donetsk region on Feb. 20, 2024. 

The second anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and Putin's upcoming address to the nation offer an ideal occasion to again consider how Russia has and will continue to change as a result of the war.

The Ukraine War's Impact on Russia, Two Years On

Why has the United States struggled to combat school violence?

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Burkina Faso: Junta Adopts Draft Law To Criminalize Homosexuality

Poland: Rejection of Abortion Decriminalization Bill Highlights Ideological Differences Within Ruling Coalition

South Korea: Doctors' Strike Concession Risks Future Strikes, Industry Disruptions

Panama: New Government Deal With the U.S. to Help Fight Illegal Migration

Ghana: Government Finalizes Agreement on Debt Restructuring With Official Creditors

Egypt: Cairo to Increase Price of Subsidized Bread by 300% in June

Tunisia: Tunisians Protest Against Stranded Migrants

Iraq: Baghdad Criminalizes Same-Sex Relationships, Gender-Affirming Surgeries, Prostitution

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