North Korea Launches ICBM For First Time In Two Months
North Korea has fired a ballistic missile that may have landed in Japan’s Economic Exclusion Area, South Korean and US officials have confirmed. The launch was reported by South Korea’s Yonhap news agency and is the first missile North Korea has launched since mid-September. According to NBC News, the Japanese Prime Minister’s office said that […]
Caracal Reports Weekend RoundUp
Zimbabwe Strongman Resigns After 37 Years In Power Former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe stepped down on Tuesday after facing impeachment. Mugabe, who rose to power in 1980’s during Zimbabwe’s post-independence elections, ruled for 37 years. He was forced to resign after the Zimbabwean Parliament began impeachment proceedings against him. In a letter to parliament, he […]
Weekly Round Up: Catalan President Flees to Belgium
It’s been a hectic week this week with three or four news cycles’ worth of news packed into the space of seven short days, so let’s not waste any time and jump right into it. Special Counsel Indictments On Monday, Paul Manafort and his business partner Rick Gates were indicted as part of special prosecutor […]
Trump Claims Republican Standing Ovation In Wake of Flake Criticism
Donald Trump tweeted again this morning about his popularity with Republican Senators after receiving criticism from Arizona Senator Jeff Flake on the floor of the Senate yesterday. President Trump insisted on Twitter this morning and last night that Republican Senators had given him a “standing O” in a meeting on Tuesday night, and that Senator […]
Widow of Sgt. La David Johnson, Says President Trump’s Call Made Her Cry
Myeshia Johnson, the widow of the fallen soldier Army Sagt. La David Johnson, told Good Morning America this morning that her call with President Trump in which he offered his condolences to the family “made me cry even worse”. FULL INTERVIEW between @GStephanopoulos and Myeshia Johnson, widow of fallen soldier Sgt. La David Johnson: https://t.co/8fRPhejRl8 […]
Tensions In Spain Grow Over Catalan Referendum
The Catalan referendum question has grown even fiercer this week, as current king Felipe VI today claimed that Catalonia would remain a part of Spain, telling an audience in Oviedo that it was and would remain a vital part of the country. Earlier this week, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy had earlier this week called on […]
US-Turkey Feud As Both Countries Mutually Suspend Non-Immigrant Visas
Earlier this week diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Turkey took a turn for the worse as both countries stated they would suspend non-immigrant visa services with immediate effect. This means that no issues to travel to the U.S. on a temporary basis can be issued from within Turkey, and Turkey has suspended its own […]
U.S. Ties Strained With Cuba After Mysterious Attacks on Diplomats
Last Friday, already strained relations between the U.S. and Cuban governments got worse, as the Trump administration recalled non-emergency personnel and families from their embassy in Havana. This followed at least nineteen American diplomatic personnel being diagnosed with symptoms such as hearing loss, headaches, dizziness, and loss of balance, and the Cuban government not being […]
