IPC: Connections
Israel Hamas war: US Campuses see unprecedented demonstrations
Students have held hundreds of protests and counterprotests on college campuses since the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israelis and Israel’s airstrikes on Gaza in response. At Tulane, a fight broke out after someone tried to burn an Israeli flag. At Columbia University, posters of kidnapped Israelis were torn down.…
Ukraine’s Zelensky – stalemate suggestions rebuffed
In a recent press conference, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy denied that the conflict between Ukraine and Russia had reached a "stalemate." He emphasized that despite the front line between the two sides remaining largely unchanged for almost a year, he does not view it as a stalemate. Zelenskyy also rejected…
Afghanistan: Christians’ plight Under the Taliban
Since the US withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, religious and civil liberties have rapidly deteriorated under Taliban rule. Former government officials, civil servants, and religious minorities, such as Christians, endure intense governmental and societal pressure. They face regular Taliban raids on their homes, threats against their jobs and families, and…
Nepal earthquake: Municipality at epicentre witnesses miraculous escape
In the aftermath of a devastating earthquake in Nepal's Jajarkot district, a rural municipality situated at the epicenter experienced a miraculous escape from human casualties. The earthquake, with a magnitude of 6.4, struck near the Ramidanda village in Barekot Rural Municipality just before midnight on a Friday. While the earthquake…
