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UCI World Championships in Rwanda

UCI World Championships in Rwanda

by | Mar 3, 2025 |

The International Cycling Union (UCI) is the governing-body of cycling throughout the world. This year’s World Championships, held every four years, will take place in and around Kigali, Rwanda. The previous edition of the World Championships was held in the cycling-rich region of Flanders in Belgium. According to Velo, the planned route in Kigali is set to be the hardest course ever for a UCI World Championships. The men’s course is set to be a 268 kilometer slog through the Rwandan mountains (with more climbing than previous World Championships set in the European Alps) and the women’s race will be a similar slog through the mountains but a bit shorter at only 165 kilometers.

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Gazans Face a Precarious and Uncertain Future

Gazans Face a Precarious and Uncertain Future

by | Feb 18, 2025 |

Israel’s assault on Gaza has decimated its people and infrastructure.  Rebuilding will take decades, and in the meantime, the population remains dependent on international aid.  Not only has Israel put drastic new restrictions on United Nations aid, but Donald Trump is pulling US funding for UN aid programs, suggesting that Palestinians should be forced out,  the US take over and “build a Middle East Riviera there.

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Trump on USAID: The End of American Soft Power

Trump on USAID: The End of American Soft Power

by | Feb 12, 2025 |

In the three weeks of Donald Trump’s second term as President of the United States, he has singlehandedly stunted America’s ability to project soft power. Taking actions like ending most foreign aid and withdrawing from treaties like the Paris Climate Agreement, Trump’s America First isolationist policies will be devastating to the United States’ credibility and strength, and to the rest of the human race’s ability to remain safe, healthy, educated, and alive.

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Week That Was: Global News in Review

Week That Was: Global News in Review

by | Jan 14, 2025 |

Week That Was: Global News in Review Foreign Policy Brief #172 | By: Ibrahim Castro Photo by visuals on Unsplash __________________________________ Justin Trudeau resigns as Canadian Prime Minister Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that he’ll step...

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