Content warning: the following story contains graphic language regarding death. On Friday, Nov. 29, two Cambridge graduates, 23-year-old Saskia Jones and 25-year-old Jack Merritt, were killed in a stabbing in London. Three others were injured and remain in the hospital as of Saturday, Nov. 30.…
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s longest serving Prime Minister and current interim Prime Minister, was indicted on three corruption cases on Nov. 21, making him the first Israeli Prime Minister to be indicted in office. These charges come at a particularly complex time, as Israel’s parliament, the…
Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Protestors waved U.S. flags to symbolize their goal of freedom and democracy. Since June 2019, demonstrators in Hong Kong have called for greater autonomy from China. For months, protestors have called on the U.S. and other western nations to step…
Bunches of oil palm fruit harvested by hand are trucked to a mill for processing in Southeast Asia.Photo courtesy of National Geographic Deforestation has persisted for over 40 years in Southeast Asia. About 50 percent of the region's original forest cover has been lost and…
Photo courtesy of Wikimedia CommonsFrom a 2003 protest in Beirut this banner reads "Life, Land and Liberty to Palestine. Stop the massacre." On Nov. 12, an Israeli missile struck the home of Baha Abu al-Ata, a commander in the political faction known as Palestinian Islamic…
Photo courtesy of WikiMedia CommonsProtestors rioted in the streets of Santiago, Chile. Bedlam and blazes prevail across Chile, one of South America’s most prosperous and stable nations, as the government resorts to a state of emergency in an attempt to grapple with the riots. The…
Outside of the United Kingdom (U.K.), Brexit, a conjunction for the ‘British Exit’ from the European Union (EU), is a situation most people do not care about, or if they do, do not understand. Here’s the thing: the economic ramifications of Brexit will not only…
With recent domestic news cycles filling timelines and feeds it can be easy to block out events going on outside the U.S. Most recently, Peru is facing a political power struggle between President Martín Vizcarra and an opposition-led Congress. This power struggle has gone on…
Summers spent abroad can be a bit expensive for the average college student. Luckily, the Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) offers free study abroad programs for students interested in studying one of their 15 offered languages. The Critical Language Scholarship is a program funded by the…
Hurricane Dorian: while its menace was largely diminished by the time it reached Florida, it caused a crisis in the Bahamas as it stalled over early Sept. It was the most powerful storm to ever hit the island nation. Entire neighborhoods have been leveled by…
