International Desk

International Desk spoke to 3 American voters about the presidential election.

Many thanks to Katherine Thompson, Lindsey Alpaugh, and Joshua Kim.

International Desk reports on a coup in the Western African nation of Mali, as a faction of the military known as the National Commitee for the Salvation of People (CNSP) outsed President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta.

Lebanon’s government has resigned after days of protests following the explosion of 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored in Beirut’s port last week. Conor Knell reports that any change regarding corruption in Lebanon would be difficult because of sectarian divisions between Christians, Sunni and Shia Muslims.

In response to the Black Lives Matter movement, a social media movement for Dalits, or the apparent lower caste individuals of India, began. Nirvana speaks to Gladson Dungdung, a human rights activist and an author to Adivasi rights in Jharkhand. They discuss the structure and history of caste system in India, the grievances faced by Dalits and Adivasi’s and the relevance of #DalitLivesMatter.