South Africa Flood Leaves Hundreds Dead and Many Homeless
Severe floods caused by massive amounts of rain have struck South Africa, killing over 400 and leaving hundreds more homeless.
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International
U.S. Officials Visit Kyiv as Russians Keep Up Their Attacks
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin have traveled to Kyiv to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, according to Ukrainian officials and Zelensky himself.
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Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan Removed From Office
Pakistan has experienced a constitutional crisis and change of Government. Imran Khan, the former cricket-star turned politician was removed from the office of Prime Minister in a vote of no confidence, the first in the Nation’s history. Khan’s tenure as Prime Minister began encountering difficulty as Pakistan faced economic downturn.
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Sri Lanka Protesters Call For Removal of President
Thousands of protesters in Sri Lanka have gathered in the streets to demand the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa as the country deals with its worst economic crisis in decades.
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Russia-Ukraine Negotiations Continue as Biden Speaks in Poland
Russia has announced a significant move in the war with Ukraine during a set of key talks. Representatives and negotiators from both countries met in Istanbul on March 29 where it was announced that Russia will “fundamentally cut back” their military activities near the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv.
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Shooting at Arkansas Car Show Leaves One Dead, 27 Injured
On Saturday, March 19, 2022, in Dumas, Arkansas along U.S. Highway 65, around 7pm, a shooting broke out between two unknown assailants at a community car show.
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Over 2 Million Ukrainian Refugees Have Entered Poland
By far the host of the largest number of Ukrainian refugees is Poland, which has seen over 2 million refugees cross into its border.
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Meet Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson: The Newest Supreme Court Nominee
On February 25, President Biden nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to become the 116th Justice of the Supreme Court, to replace the retiring Justice Stephen Brenner. Judge Jackson is the first African American Women to be nominated to the United State’s highest court.
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Russian Invasion of Ukraine Prompts Crippling International Response
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has precipitated near universal condemnation around the world. NATO and European Union states have roundly criticized the illegal and unprecedented Russian invasion of the Eastern European country of 40 million people. NATO and EU countries were united not only in words but actions, presenting a unified and potent response.
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Canadian Protests Obstruct Movement in Ottawa, US Border Crossing
In less than a month, what began as a small convoy in rural British Columbia, Canada, has become a movement that has seen protestors clog the streets in the Canadian capital of Ottawa and brought the largest US-Canada border crossing to a virtual standstill. Nearly 80% of Canadians are fully vaccinated. The percentage of Canadian truckers who are vaccinated is also quite high. The protests initially were led by a small minority of Canadian truckers in opposition to vaccine mandates for cross-border truckers, but in light of the fact that a lift of Canadian mandates would be moot so long as the US maintains its mandate, the movement has evolved to oppose a much broader array of perceived transgressions. Freedom Convoy participants now oppose COVID-19 quarantine and lockdown measures, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and the Canadian government in general. The movement has also drawn participants from the fringes of the political right with the makeup of some protestors including QAnon supporters and Great Replacement theorists.
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