Since Jan 23. 2019, the United States and Venezuela have not had any official diplomatic ties to one another. The two countries have had a tumultuous relationship over the years, especially in the last two decades, making recent commercial negotiations between the two regarding crude…
In a bid to punish the Russian people and economy for the illegal invasion of Ukraine, the western world has mobilized the full brunt of its economic might through an unprecedented sanctioning campaign. The European Union, Canada, Australia and Japan join the United States in…
In response to Russia's alarming military invasion of Ukraine, a war that is currently poised to escalate conflicts between world powers and spur on another humanitarian crisis, virtually all U.S. state officials and media figures have opted for a staunch condemnation of the invasion. The…
In the morning of Feb. 24, 2022, (Eastern European Standard Time) President of Russia Vladimir Putin announced a “special military operation in Ukraine,” and just after explosions were reported in major cities across Ukraine. Russian troops, which had been amassed in areas surrounding Ukraine, near…
On Feb. 16, the Felicity Ace cargo ship, capable of carrying over 17,000 metric tons, caught fire in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. The ship departed from Emden, Germany, with a planned route to Davisville, Rhode Island. The fire broke out while the ship…
Conceived in 1962 by artists Christo (1935-2020) and Jeanne-Claude (1935-2009), L’Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped, was finally realized per Christo’s wishes this past month in Paris nearly a year after the artist’s passing. Throughout their lives, the artists made clear that their planned projects come to…
Protesters gather in the city center on Nov. 17. Photo courtesy of flickr. On Monday, Nov. 9, the Peruvian congress voted to impeach President Martín Vizcarra five months before the next election in April 2021. Protests erupted across the country the following day when the…
Nigerian police officers conduct a foot patrol. Photo courtesy of WikiMedia Commons. Since early October, the citizens of Nigeria have been protesting for an end to the brutality of the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS), a police unit whose abuses of power include extrajudicial violence…
On Sunday, March 1, Governor Ron DeSantis declared a public health emergency in the state of Florida after two “presumptively positive” cases of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) were found in a man in his 60s in Manatee County and a woman in her 20s in…
Apprehension defines the beginning of 2020 with a new virus that dominated the front page of newspapers around the world. The coronavirus has caused quarantines, panic and a depletion of medical masks. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the first reported outbreak was on…
