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Author: Claire Healy
Claire Healy
Claire Healy holds a degree in political science from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She studies and is conversant in Arabic and Spanish, and has lived in Amman, Jordan and Havana, Cuba. She is the founder and Editor in Chief of the international, multilingual magazine The Open, and is dedicated to building relationships and collaboration across borders and the global promotion of human rights.
The United Kingdom could allow Scotland to hold a new independence referendum, if 60% of Scotland supports doing so over an extended period. This announcement, which detailed for the first-time …
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced it will send an additional $32 million in aid in Haiti to alleviate the damage caused by the Aug. 14 …
Two suicide bombers and gunmen at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on Aug. 26 killed at least 13 American service members and 95 Afghan citizens, according to the …
As the world prepares for the 26th U.N. Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) taking place in Glasgow on Oct. 31-Nov. 12, a U.K. based non-profit is warning nations …
Nord Stream 2 (NS2), the controversial Russian pipeline project that links to Germany, faces its latest setback in production after losing an appeal in a German court on Aug. 25. …
U.S. President Joe Biden has rejected his allies’ calls for an extension of the Aug. 31 deadline for U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in a virtual meeting of the Group of …
As the Aug. 31 deadline for evacuation out of Afghanistan draws nearer, leaders from the Group of Seven (G7) prepare for an emergency meeting. The G7, which includes Canada, France, …
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a foreign policy speech in Singapore on Aug. 24, criticizing China and detailing U.S. priorities in the region as a part of her seven-day …
Lithuanian food producers found themselves caught between souring relations between Beijing and Vilnius this past week, as China stopped approving new permits for food exports from Lithuania. Tension between Lithuania …
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (D-IL) on Aug. 18-19 visited Albania where he toured the Kucova Air Base, met with Minister of Defense Niko Peleshi and Chief of General Staff of …
As U.S. President Joe Biden faces a bipartisan backlash over his withdrawal from Afghanistan, he continues to defend his decision and its execution. In an interview on Aug. 18 with …
Iran has significantly increased its uranium enrichment, according to the UN watchdog agency the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). This has been met with condemnation Germany, France and Britain. The …
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is scheduled to meet with U.S. President Joe Biden on Aug. 26 in Washington, marking his first official foreign trip since taking office. White House …
The United States is calling on world leaders to send video messages for this year's United Nations General Assembly, instead of traveling to New York for the event in September, …
Faced with high gas prices across the country, the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden has turned its attention abroad for a solution. This past week it called on the …
U.S. President Joe Biden held a call with U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Aug. 17 to discuss recent developments in Afghanistan. This is the president’s first call with a …
In a speech on Aug. 16, U.S. President Joe Biden addressed the unfolding crisis in Afghanistan, as the Taliban ascended to power in the span of a week following a …
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed financial sanctions on two Cuban Ministry of Interior officials and a Cuban military unit over the government’s suppression of …
The Taliban took over the Afghan capital city of Kabul On Aug. 15 without much resistance although they should’ve been outnumbered by a force at least three its size. They …
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced snap elections for Sept. 20 after asking Governor General Mary Simon to dissolve parliament and call pre-term elections. The vote was originally scheduled for …
The second largest city in Afghanistan, Kandahar, fell to the Taliban on Aug. 13, according to local officials and militants, as the Islamist insurgent group sweeps across the country, displacing …
The Taliban have taken the 10th provincial capital of Afghanistan in the latest conquest from a weeklong advance following a soon-to-end withdrawal by U.S.-led forces from the country. Ghazni, which …
Germany arrested a British citizen working at the United Kingdom’s embassy in Berlin on espionage charges on Aug. 10, accusing the 57-year-old man of spying for Russia. Residing in nearby …
As the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan comes to a denouement after 20 years in the country, the Taliban continues to gain widespread control of the country. A senior European Union …
As Taiwan seeks greater autonomy on the world stage, it has found a new strategic partnership with Lithuania. The European Union member Baltic country opened a de-facto embassy for Taiwan …
WASHINGTON – The devastating effects of the climate crisis are likely to continue and intensify as humanity steamrolls its way towards an unrecognizable future, according to the latest UN climate …
WASHINGTON – After 20 years, the United States is pulling its military out of Afghanistan. As NATO allies follow suit, United Kingdom Minister of Defense Ben Wallace revealed that the …