On March 12, Kilmar Abrego Garcia was taken by U.S. immigration officials and was officially deported to El Salvador on March 15. CBS News further reports that the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) stated that it was an “administrative error” that facilitated Garcia’s accidental deportation.
Read MoreOn Monday, April 21, 2025, Pope Francis suffered a stroke that resulted in a comatose state, which led to heart failure and his unfortunate death at age 88. Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, was the first Latin American pontiff who alienated conservatives with his critiques of capitalism and climate change, reports the The Associated Press.
Read MoreRodrigo Duterte, the former President of the Philippines, was arrested last month after the International Criminal Court issued a warrant for his arrest. After his arrest, Duterte was extradited to The Hague, in the Netherlands, where he is currently in Dutch custody. Duterte traveled back to the Philippines after speaking to Filipinos living in Hong Kong, reports the Associated Press.
Read MoreMarine Le Pen, the leader of France’s National Rally party, was found guilty of embezzling funds from the European Parliament along with 23 others, according to Politico. The amount embezzled totaled over four million Euros, with Le Pen being held responsible for 747,000 Euros. Le Pen was sentenced to four years in prison, including two years suspended and two under house arrest, and received a 100,000 Euro fine.
Read MoreOn March 25, the United States announced that a deal was brokered at the peace talks in Riyadh that would eliminate the use of force in the Black Sea. The Black Sea is a critical shipping lane, particularly for the exportation of grain from Ukraine.
Read MoreGang violence in Haiti is leading to an increase in displacement, with over one million people currently displaced, and rising by the thousands every week. United Nations News reports that around six million people in Haiti face acute food insecurity, with two million experiencing emergency hunger levels.
Read MoreOn March 24, 2025, Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, published an article in The Atlantic titled, “The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans.” In the article, Goldberg revealed how several of the highest-ranking officials in the Trump administration accidentally included him in a group chat to discuss missile strikes on Yemen.
Read MoreThe former president of Brazil from 2019 to 2023, Jair Messias Bolsonaro, is expected to stand trial before the Brazilian Supreme Court following a unanimous ruling of the justices. Bolsonaro, along with several other accused associates, is connected to the actions that led to the damaging January 8th attacks in 2023, following the 2022 Brazilian elections.
Read MoreLast week, the United States worked to create a limited ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia. The tentative deal regarding a ceasefire over the Black Sea also includes a large portion about energy infrastructure, reports The Associated Press. However, Ukraine, the U.S., and Russia have differing opinions on what exactly the deal covers.
Read MoreOn March 22, Japan, China, and South Korea met in Tokyo for what Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya is calling a “turning point in history.” According to Reuters, top diplomats from all three countries met to find common ground on security and East Asia and on economic issues. At this meeting, the foreign ministers of each country discussed trilateral cooperation on disasters, aging, the green economy, and declining birth rates writes The Associated Press.
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