Who said the holidays are a time to relax? This week has so many headlines that I had trouble sifting through them all. There wasn’t really a single theme, although the democratic debate on Wednesday evening as well as new impeachment testimony certainly have their own spotlights. Hong Kong made a good case for itself with the ongoing protests turning violent late Sunday night and Monday morning. Students are barricading themselves inside their universities for fear of potentially life-threatening repercussions from Beijing, but that’s ok because an anonymous student shot one police officer in his leg with an arrow. On the other side of the world, Iran cut its citizens off from the Internet amid protests over petrol price increases. Finally, the US changed its stance on Israel’s settlements in the West Bank.
Impeachment, the Debate, Hong Kong, Israeli Settlements, Iran Internet: Volume VIII
