WHO: Ebola Outbreak Not An International Health Emergency
“The Committee expressed its deep concern about the ongoing outbreak, which, despite some positive epidemiological trends, especially in the epicentres [sic] of Butembo and Katwa, shows that the extension and/or reinfection of disease in other areas like Mabalako, presents, once again, challenges around community acceptance and security. In addition, the response continues to be hampered […]
Citizens Of Hong Kong Continue To Protest Unpoluar Bill
“If confirmed, it would be the largest protest in Hong Kong’s history. Police said turnout was 338,000 at its peak. The masses turned out despite the suspension of the bill – which would allow extradition from Hong Kong to mainland China – on Saturday. Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Sunday apologized for proposing the […]
Israel on Course for New Elections After Coalition Talks Crumble
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Lukid party tied with the opposition Blue and White party during April elections and were expected to be able to form a coalition government. However, Israeli lawmakers voted to dissolve parliament late last week after Netanyahu failed to do so. This is the first time in the history of Israel […]
Ceasefire Between Israel And Palestine Did Not Last Long, Again
On May 6th of this year, the international community was relieved when a ceasefire was announced between Israel in Palestine. The latest round of fighting and artillery exchanges resulted in the deaths of 27 Palestinians and 4 Israelis. The bloody weekend in May was the worst exchange between the two nations since July – August […]
Rhetoric Escalation Between US And Iran Is A Dangerous Sign
“U.S. allies involved in operations in the Middle East appear uninterested in the increasingly bellicose rhetoric from the White House and Pentagon regarding Iran,” Military Times reported earlier in the week after the Trump administration within the United States began increasing their rhetoric against Iran. Reporting from the outlet continued, “Germany and the Netherlands suspended […]
Brexit Continues To Cause Chaos In The United Kingdom
“Lawmakers seeking a way out of the country’s Brexit morass on Monday rejected four alternatives to the government’s unpopular European Union divorce deal that would have softened or even halted Britain’s departure,” the Associated Press (AP) reported after the British Parliament rejected a new wave of Brexit proposals earlier in the week, continuing the years-long […]
Climate Change Disasters Largely Ignored In Africa And Midwest
Last week Caracal Reports published an article discussing the after-effects of Cyclone Idai which ravaged Mozambique in southern Africa. “Mozambique’s Land and Environment Minister Celso Correia said the number of people in makeshift camps after a powerful cyclone Idai in Mozambique has risen by 18,000 to 128,000 but the death toll remains roughly unchanged at […]
Tensions In Venezuela Increase, Russian Troops Present
In late January Caracal Reports published an article detailing the constitutional crisis in Venezuela after opposition leader Juan Guaido swore himself in as interim President. An excerpt of that piece follows which details the tension surrounding the situation: The situation in Venezuela remains contentious, especially with most of the military reportedly backing Maduro. Outlets have […]
Syrian Democratic Forces Says ISIS Loses Last Stronghold
On Saturday the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) reported the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) lost its final stronghold in Syria. If accurate this would bring an end to the self-proclaimed caliphate declared in 2014. The SDF as a coalition of Arab and Kurdish soldiers backed British, French, and United States special forces […]
New Zealand’s New Gun Laws, Do Citizens Support Them?
After a gruesome mass shooting event fueled by Islamophobia took the lives of 50 Muslim worshippers at two Mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, the country immediately sprang into action to enact new gun legislation to prevent another similar tragedy from happening. Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern of the Social Democratic Labour Party, immediately […]