France approved new anti-terror laws on the 31st. The French parliament passed the anti-terrorism bill a few days after a knifeman killed two women in Marseille. The bill, which is being hailed by some as “highly controversial” was approved by 415 votes to 127. According to Reuter's Richard Lough, ...
The effects of the Kurdish independence referendum are still resonating within Iraq and the Kurdish territories. Masoud Barzani announced Monday that he will be stepping down from his position as president of the KRG, a position which he has held since 2004. Last week, Iraqi forces took back Kirkuk ...
Four weeks after the referendum for Kurdish independence, Iraqi forces have taken back the city of Kirkuk. The city lies outside of the Kurdish autonomous region but has been long contested. The area is marked by Kurdish-run oilfields, and was ingrained as the symbolic Kurdish capital in 2003 when ...
A new travel ban is set to take effect on October 18th. This Semester, IU is exploring ‘Diversity, Difference and Otherness’ in a complex world. Yet as we seek to include and understand, the Trump administration is in the process of signing a new executive order which will limit those who can seek ...
