Global Archives - Empoword Journalism https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/category/all-articles/current-affairs/global/ Led by women. Uniting and empowering journalists across the globe. Sat, 03 May 2025 19:52:36 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 Empoword Explains: What To Expect From Trump’s Second Term https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/current-affairs/empoword-explains-what-to-expect-from-trump-in-his-second-term/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/current-affairs/empoword-explains-what-to-expect-from-trump-in-his-second-term/#respond Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:52:46 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=64145 President Donald Trump has hit the ground running since taking office. Here's what to expect from his second presidential term.

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/current-affairs/empoword-explains-what-to-expect-from-trump-in-his-second-term/feed/ 0 UK Signs 100-Year Pact With Ukraine https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/uk-signs-100-year-pact-with-ukraine/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/uk-signs-100-year-pact-with-ukraine/#respond Mon, 24 Feb 2025 18:35:24 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=64274 UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has signed a 100-year pact with Ukraine on his first visit to the country since entering office. On 16th January, Starmer met President Zelenskyy in Kyiv. The pair signed a partnership, first discussed under the Conservatives, promising to build on the £12.8 billion already given to Ukraine.  

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/uk-signs-100-year-pact-with-ukraine/feed/ 0 Malala Yousafzai Urges Leaders To Challenge Oppressive Laws https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/current-affairs/malala-yousafzai-urges-leaders-to-challenge-oppressive-laws/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/current-affairs/malala-yousafzai-urges-leaders-to-challenge-oppressive-laws/#respond Sun, 09 Feb 2025 13:40:25 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=64018 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai has urged Muslim leaders to back efforts to make gender apartheid a crime under international law.

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/current-affairs/malala-yousafzai-urges-leaders-to-challenge-oppressive-laws/feed/ 0 North Korean Soldiers Captured By Ukrainian Military https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/north-korean-soldiers-captured-by-ukrainian-military/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/north-korean-soldiers-captured-by-ukrainian-military/#respond Mon, 13 Jan 2025 12:26:27 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=63879 Two North Korean soldiers were captured by the Ukrainian military on 9th January.

The two soldiers, who only speak Korean, are currently receiving medical care in Kyiv, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/north-korean-soldiers-captured-by-ukrainian-military/feed/ 0 The Global Elections of 2024: What to Watch https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/current-affairs/the-global-elections-of-2024/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/current-affairs/the-global-elections-of-2024/#respond Wed, 01 Jan 2025 18:20:03 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=62875 It has been over two weeks, but the influence of the US election is lingering on peoples minds, social media and global politics.

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/current-affairs/the-global-elections-of-2024/feed/ 0 Protests Erupt Across France Against Rape Culture Following Trial https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/current-affairs/protests-erupt-across-france-against-rape-culture-following-trial/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/current-affairs/protests-erupt-across-france-against-rape-culture-following-trial/#respond Sun, 20 Oct 2024 05:57:32 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=62411 Thousands of people have rallied in cities across France in support of a 72-year-old woman who was allegedly repeatedly drugged by her husband and raped by over 50 men while unconscious.

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/current-affairs/protests-erupt-across-france-against-rape-culture-following-trial/feed/ 0 Republican Michel Barnier Appointed As France’s New PM https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/current-affairs/republican-michel-barnier-appointed-as-frances-new-pm/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/current-affairs/republican-michel-barnier-appointed-as-frances-new-pm/#respond Sat, 05 Oct 2024 13:33:44 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=62216 French President Emmanuel Macron has named Michel Barnier as the country's new Prime Minister after 60 days of decision-making.

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/current-affairs/republican-michel-barnier-appointed-as-frances-new-pm/feed/ 0 Argentinian President Dissolves Undersecretary Of Protection Against Gender Violence https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/current-affairs/argentinian-president-dissolves-undersecretary-of-protection-against-gender-violence/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/current-affairs/argentinian-president-dissolves-undersecretary-of-protection-against-gender-violence/#respond Mon, 30 Sep 2024 07:51:46 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=59681 On 6th June, President of Argentina, Javier Milei, dissolved the Undersecretary of Protection Against Gender Violence in Government.

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/current-affairs/argentinian-president-dissolves-undersecretary-of-protection-against-gender-violence/feed/ 0 Germany’s Far-Right Party Wins In State Elections https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/current-affairs/germanys-far-right-party-wins-in-state-elections/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/current-affairs/germanys-far-right-party-wins-in-state-elections/#respond Mon, 23 Sep 2024 19:26:58 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=62096 For the first time since 1945, a far-right party has won in a German regional election. The far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) - or Alternative for Germany - have won the state parliamentary election in the region of Thuringia.

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/current-affairs/germanys-far-right-party-wins-in-state-elections/feed/ 0 Ukraine Claims To Control 1000 square Kilometres Of Russian Territory https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/current-affairs/ukraine-claims-to-control-1000-square-kilometres-of-russian-territory/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/current-affairs/ukraine-claims-to-control-1000-square-kilometres-of-russian-territory/#respond Sat, 21 Sep 2024 11:37:24 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=61833 Ukraine's top commander has claimed that Kyiv's forces control 1000 sq km of Russian territory as they press their largest cross-border incursion in 2.5 years of full-scale war. 

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