Students in South Africa are embroiled in a “Fees Must Fall” protest, aiming to lower tuition fees and “decolonize” the nation’s schools. These protests are offshoots of the “Rhodes Must Fall” movement. “Decolonizing the sciences means doing away with it entirely and starting all over again, to deal with how to respond to environments and how we understand it, thank you,” Source HeatStreet
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the United States is considering a request from Poland for a permanent U.S. military presence in the fellow NATO country, acknowledging that he shares Poland’s concerns about possible Russian aggression. Source: Reuters
Russia’s Vladimir Putin has taken a more conciliatory tone, after his Defense Ministry held Israel “completely” accountable for a jet shot down over Syria. Putin spoke of a “tragic chain of accidental circumstances.” Source: Deutsche Welle
Turkey will deploy more troops in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province following a deal signed by Ankara and Moscow which entails setting up a demilitarized zone in the country’s last rebel stronghold, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said Sept. 18. Source: Hürriyet Daily News
