Author: Alan Domagala

I write for the Snapper, the Key West High School's Journalism Class' news blog.
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Libyan Foreign Minister forced to flee country after meeting with Israel

(Featured Image provided by Ryad Kramdi/AFP/Getty Images) Recently, the Foreign Minister for Libya’s Tripoli-based government, Najla el-Mangoush, was forced to flee to Türkiye after it was leaked that she had met with an Israeli diplomat. Israel’s own Foreign Minister, Eli Cohen, announced on Sunday that he had secretly met up with Mangoush in Rome, Italy to discuss normalizing relations. To Israel, this was a monumental … Continue reading Libyan Foreign Minister forced to flee country after meeting with Israel

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Srettha Thavisin elected as new Thai PM

(Featured image provided by Peerapon Boonyakiat/SOPA Images/Getty Images) On Tuesday, August 22, both houses of Thailand’s parliament recently voted in real estate tycoon Srettha Thavisin as the country’s new Prime Minister (PM). Before becoming a tycoon, Srettha received education in both the United Kingdom and the United States, where he received his master’s in finance from Claremont Graduation School. Thavisin, despite being quite new to … Continue reading Srettha Thavisin elected as new Thai PM

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Alabama goes against Supreme Court order to add a Black-majority district

(Featured photo provided by the State of Alabama) Recently, Alabama state lawmakers provided a new congressional map to be reviewed by a panel of federal judges. However, many questioned some of the changes these lawmakers made to the map and whether they were also going against a Supreme Court ruling. It all started last year when a three-judge panel ruled that the congressional maps Alabama … Continue reading Alabama goes against Supreme Court order to add a Black-majority district

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Opposition Party beats ruling military party in Thailand General Elections

Move Forward Party leader and prime ministerial candidate Pita Limjaroenrat in Bangkok on May 14 (Featured photo provided by Jack Taylor/AFP via Getty Images) Recently, in the 2023 Thai general election that took place on May 14, Move Foward, an anti-military opposition party, won the majority of the votes. This means that the party now has the most seats in the country’s House of Representatives and … Continue reading Opposition Party beats ruling military party in Thailand General Elections

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Australia to crack down on vaping among youths

(Featured Image provided by Martin Ollman/Getty Images) The Australian government will ban the recreational use of e-cigarettes, reinforcing a law it has that makes them only obtainable through pharmacy prescriptions. The reason for this crackdown is due to the increasing use of e-cigs among Australian youth. According to the country’s health minister, Mark Butler, vaping has already become a major behavioral issue in high schools … Continue reading Australia to crack down on vaping among youths

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Chinese ambassador to France suggests former Soviet states aren’t sovereign

Lu Shaye (pictured) is China’s ambassador to France (Photo provided by Benoit Tessier/Reuters/Files) Recently, China’s ambassador to France, Lu Shaye, made remarks which had Europe outraged and China trying to distance itself from him. Last week, in an interview with the French network La Chaîne Info (LCI), Lu was asked about his country’s stance on the Crimean peninsula, a former part of Ukraine that was … Continue reading Chinese ambassador to France suggests former Soviet states aren’t sovereign

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Brazil’s Lula condemns invasion, calls for peace talks by neutral countries

(Featured image provided by REUTERS/UESLEI MARCELINO) On Tuesday, April 18th, Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula de Silva, condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, calling it a “violation of Ukraine’s territorial integrity.” However, while Lula does express support for an eventual peaceful resolution to the war, other comments he’s made about the war have gotten some controversy. The reason for this comes after Lula recently visited China … Continue reading Brazil’s Lula condemns invasion, calls for peace talks by neutral countries

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Leaked U.S. document alleges Egypt to supply Russia with rockets

(Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, visit missile cruiser Moskva in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, back on Tuesday, August 12, 2014. (Photo provided by Alexei Druzhinin/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) Many United States (U.S.) government documents were recently leaked and shared on various social media sites, detailing U.S. intelligence on its allies and foes amidst the … Continue reading Leaked U.S. document alleges Egypt to supply Russia with rockets

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Italy proposes new bill banning English in official communications

(Featured Photo provided by Times Now) After recently banning ChatGPT and laboratory-produced food from the country, Italy could now be looking towards doing the same for foreign languages, specifically English. Proposed by Fabio Rampelli, a politician and member of Italy’s far-right party, Brothers of Italy, this bill, if passed, would prohibit the use of English in all official documents. The draft bill stated that the … Continue reading Italy proposes new bill banning English in official communications

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