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Houthis enter Iran War as conflict begins new phase

With the US-Iranian memorandum of understanding having collapsed, hostilities have resumed across the Middle East. Both the United States and Iran have begun targeting each other’s trade in the Strait of Hormuz. However, with this new phase of the conflict underway, it appears Hormuz may not be the only sea lane impacted. The Iran-backed Houthi military group in Yemen has targeted two Saudi-linked oil tankers in the Red Sea. This came only days after the...

Out with the old, in with the new

The 15th of May marks a grim day for parents, teachers, students, and ultimately all Nigerians, as 39 schoolchildren...

Reflecting on the career of Ann Widdecombe

Ann Widdecombe became a parliamentary member of the Conservative Party in the 1987 General Election. She had already made...

UK reveals plan to prepare Armed Forces for war

Having secured an additional £15 billion for the budget, the Ministry of Defence has released the Defence Investment Plan...

DSA candidate Melat Kiros unseats 30-year incumbent in Colorado primary

Melat Kiros, the socialist candidate for Colorado House 1 has succeeded the 30-year incumbent in the Democratic Primary on...

A new era for the Middle East?

After months of fighting across the region, the United States and Iran appear to be nearing an agreement to...

Keir Starmer resigns as Prime Minister following pressure from party colleagues

By Ross Munro and Hannah Fortune Sir Keir Starmer has announced his resignation as Prime Minister and Leader of the...

Tracking the Midterms: Michigan

Michigan hosts an important US Senate race this election cycle - and has potential to sway control of Congress....

Fans and Footballers face trouble getting to the world cup

The decision for the United States to be the main host for the 2026 FIFA World Cup alongside Canada...

Israel advances as fighting continues in southern Lebanon

Talks Over the weekend, Israel struck an alleged Hezbollah site in southern Beirut, Lebanon. These were met with retaliatory strikes...

The international weaponisation of a British tragedy

By Scott Raffan On the third of December last year, a first-year Southampton university student by the name of Henry...

Zelenskyy indicates readiness to return to negotiating table

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has sent an open letter to his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, inviting the Russian side...

“We have just had a little taste of what the Palestinians go through every day”

Activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla have been released from Israel after being intercepted on the way to Gaza....

“Even though I’m far from Ukraine, I still feel everything that happens there”

Sofiia, soon to take on the role as UoA Ukrainian Society president, is a third year computer science student....

UK reveals Russian submarine surveillance operation in the North Atlantic

During a press conference in April 2026, UK Defence Secretary John Healey announced the UK Armed Forces had monitored...

Viktor Orbán faces landslide defeat

After a controversial 16 years as prime minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán conceded defeat on April 13th 2026.  Orbán was...

Beyond borders reporting under threat

By Niharikaa Singh The release of American journalist Shelly Kittleson after her abduction in Iraq has drawn attention to a...

Kirsty Blackman MP rails against UK government ban on student visas for four countries

By Fred Byrne and Emily Reid An Aberdeen politician has spoken out against the UK government’s ban on student visas...

Hidden in plain sight

The city of Aberdeen has a long and torrid history of involvement in the Atlantic Slave Trade. This was...

President delivers State of the Union amid historic low approval rating

The Capitol building in Washington D.C. was the host of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union (SOTU) on...

“We just want a future for other generations”

Following the protests in Iran this January, I had the opportunity to speak with an Iranian man who now...

US-Iran talks continue despite regional military build-up

Not a year after President Donald Trump launched airstrikes against Iran, the prospect of further conflict between the two...

More questions than answers after recent release of Epstein files

By Scott Raffan On 30th January, the US Department of Justice released another 3 million pages about the activities of...

Musk’s X faces police raids, investigations in France, UK

By Spiro Kass French law enforcement authorities raided the offices of social media company X, which was taken over by...

Unfinished Bridge Collapse in China Kills Five

By Zyna Khwaja Five people were killed after the collapse of a railway bridge undergoing construction on Monday in Eastern...