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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
![[Reuters] NATO releases final communiqué](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11ff5b_04971b0205434b6e915568728a35c122~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1330,h_1000,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/11ff5b_04971b0205434b6e915568728a35c122~mv2.jpg)
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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
![[Reuters] A success for SOCHUM’s draft resolution](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11ff5b_b7a7ebf64d5f483ebd7224706cb79fa9~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1330,h_1000,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/11ff5b_b7a7ebf64d5f483ebd7224706cb79fa9~mv2.jpg)
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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
![[Agence Havas] Le Grand L'Empereur Napoléon III est mort](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11ff5b_8b5f441e5b47438f8c5d59935ec3e683~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1330,h_1000,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/11ff5b_8b5f441e5b47438f8c5d59935ec3e683~mv2.jpg)
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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
![[AP] UNSC Committee Ends in Approved Resolution After Much Debate and Squabbling](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11ff5b_859ef998352a485b8665439c12cc0125~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1330,h_1000,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/11ff5b_859ef998352a485b8665439c12cc0125~mv2.jpg)
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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
![[POLITICO] A victory for the center coalition in the European Parliament for cultural diplomacy Regulation](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11ff5b_ea27028aca2f4853a73a87dbf22cda19~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1330,h_1000,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/11ff5b_ea27028aca2f4853a73a87dbf22cda19~mv2.jpg)
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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
![[REUTERS] ICJ judges grant a small victory to Italy, deciding against setting a new legal precedent](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11ff5b_bafc4ed722ce4810b1b1a0387e8559d0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1330,h_1000,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/11ff5b_bafc4ed722ce4810b1b1a0387e8559d0~mv2.jpg)
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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
![[Reuters] Unanimous agreement passed in World Trade Organization](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11ff5b_4f439875c1394fcb821bb56da4e1820f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1330,h_1000,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/11ff5b_4f439875c1394fcb821bb56da4e1820f~mv2.jpg)
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[Reuters] Unanimous agreement passed in World Trade Organization
The World Trade Organization (WTO) unanimously passes 14th Ministerial Agreement, concluding their session at the 2024 MUN conference....
Claire Anderson
May 12, 2024
![[Al Jazeera] King of Wakanda expresses disappointment of African Union](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11ff5b_0e79580ad17b4667ba3798f2bfdc2291~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1330,h_1000,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/11ff5b_0e79580ad17b4667ba3798f2bfdc2291~mv2.jpg)
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[Al Jazeera] King of Wakanda expresses disappointment of African Union
A new amendment for the working paper was proposed as the Kingdom of Wakanda was invited to the African Union (AU) on Sunday at noon,...
Jessica Giovanella
May 12, 2024
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[Reuters] Consensus in WHO despite heavy debate
The World Health Organization (WHO) has reached consensus about its resolution, which passed on Sunday before lunchbreak, including...
Fin Gerke
May 12, 2024
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[The Onion] POV of an innocent mango
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WTO Mango
May 12, 2024
![[The Onion] The world according to PACE is starting to look like 1984](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11ff5b_4706e1cb405b47b1b5b9c4faaac50fd1~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1330,h_1000,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/11ff5b_4706e1cb405b47b1b5b9c4faaac50fd1~mv2.jpg)
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[The Onion] The world according to PACE is starting to look like 1984
In a press conference Sunday morning, Denmark revealed their nature as a real world science fiction director. When asked a question on...
Jessica Giovanella
May 12, 2024
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[The Onion] Ghosts caught at law faculty
Since Thursday, the law faculty has been buzzing with students taking part in EuroMUN - although perhaps a little less so this morning....
Sarah Dargento
May 12, 2024
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