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U.S. Elections - 2024 Presidential Debate Bingo: Takeaways from Tuesday Night’s Comedy
On the evening of September 10th, 2024, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump went head-to-head for 90 minutes in their first-ever in-person...
Charlotte Pennings
Sep 16, 2024
A chat with Wilson Fache: how war reporting is navigating a new wave of civilian journalism
“Journalism was not a child's dream”, says Wilson Fache, winner of the Albert Londres Prize and independent war reporter born in...
Ana Navarro Bullo
Aug 28, 2024


The Cultural Tapestry of Hong Kong: Understanding how different cultures find identity
The day is humid as heat blankets the pedestrians walking through the streets of Hong Kong. The sound of lapping water from the harbour...
Sofia van Trooijen
Jul 11, 2024


(Over)Consumption in the Narrative for Sustainability
On a simple Saturday afternoon, with the sun’s full glare masked behind a few stray clouds, I just returned home after completing a...
Sofia van Trooijen
Jul 11, 2024


Talking human rights and police brutality
In the last few months, the right to protest has become a salient theme for many people across Europe. Especially us students have...
Carolina Scheuch
Jun 29, 2024


Daunting Elections and Global Chaos
Last week has been tumultuous - to say the least. While a flood of majoritarily daunting news may already overflow your social media...
Maya Müller-Perron
Jun 10, 2024


Read this before volunteering abroad this summer
As the cold city becomes slightly warmer, thoughts of the up-and-coming summer fill our minds. What are you going to do? Visit family? Go...
Raquel Ureña
Jun 7, 2024


Transcending Walls: The Power of Art in Times of Crisis
There are walls. Grey walls, towering ominously into the sky. Some of them have ropes or ladders to climb them, some are naked. Some are...
Becci Niederhoff
Jun 6, 2024
Sunday Summary 26.05 — Celebrating those who inspire us
As many of us face the stress of quickly approaching deadlines, thesis submissions and the weight of feeling powerless in the eye of a...
Raquel Ureña
May 30, 2024


All Eyes on Rafah Protest March (23.05) & UM Statement (24.05)
A pro-Palestine march, put together by local organizations began at 7:00 p.m. directly in front of Maastricht Centraal Station on...
Claire Anderson
May 25, 2024
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Maastricht Encampment Update: The different narratives surrounding its [fall / undoing]
Wednesday, May 22, brought about multiple developments in regards to the Pro-Palestine solidarity encampment established by Maastricht...
Claire Anderson
May 23, 2024


Sunday Summary: Commemorating Nakba Day and a breakdown of UM’s ties with Israeli or Israeli-based institutions
This past week included the anniversary and remembrance of Nakba Day halfway through the establishment of Rafah’s Garden, also known as...
Claire Anderson
May 19, 2024


‘Rafah’s Garden’: The Maastricht Encampment
UM students enter hunger strike until demands are met by Claire Anderson and Jan Pöhler Six protestors at Maastricht University (UM) will...
Claire Anderson and Jan Pöhler
May 15, 2024
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[The Daily News] Napoleon dead, Paris falls to Germany
Napoleon was shot on Sunday, attending an interview that turned deadly for the French leader. After countless victims on the battlefields...
Fin Gerke
May 12, 2024
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[Reuters] NATO releases final communiqué
Delegates of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) reach unanimity in their conversations surrounding cyber warfare, lethal...
Claire Anderson
May 12, 2024
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[Reuters] A success for SOCHUM’s draft resolution
Members of the Social, Cultural & Humanitarian Committee (SOCHUM) reached an agreement on Sunday before lunch regarding ethical and...
Sarah Dargento & Jessica Giovanella
May 12, 2024
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[Agence Havas] Le Grand L'Empereur Napoléon III est mort
People of the French Empire, today, our nation has lost its great commander, for président Napoléon III was shot by the enemy. Stand...
Jule Frank
May 12, 2024
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[AP] UNSC Committee Ends in Approved Resolution After Much Debate and Squabbling
In the final two sessions of the United Nations Security Council meeting regarding the territorial dispute of the Essequibo region in...
Elena Bovée
May 12, 2024
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[POLITICO] A victory for the center coalition in the European Parliament for cultural diplomacy Regulation
An interview with a Renew representative celebrated the final draft Regulation that was passed in the EP’s final session this Sunday in...
Hadrian Di Ianni
May 12, 2024
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[REUTERS] ICJ judges grant a small victory to Italy, deciding against setting a new legal precedent
As Reuter’s journalists cracked open the heavy doors to the Hague courtroom, advocates and judges leisurely ambled around the room,...
Hadrian Di Ianni
May 12, 2024
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