Study Reveals Women and Children More Likely to be Suicide Bombers than Men
According to a research conducted at the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point, women and children make up the majority of suicide bombers used by the militant group, Boko Haram, as opposed to men. The study analyzed the 434 suicide bombings that have been carried out since 2011 by the Nigerian-based terror group. The data […]
Charlottesville Mayor Places Partial Blame on Trump for Violent Protest
Michael Signer, Democratic mayor of Charlottesville, Virginia said on Sunday that Trump should take a bit of responsibility for the protest that turned deadly on Saturday morning. He essentially alluded to the fact that Trump has indirectly encouraged organized white supremacists and far-right activists who caused the racially charged violence in the city. “Look at […]
Trump Intensifies North Korea Rhetoric
Donald Trump warned North Korea that a military option is “locked and loaded” in an escalating war of words between US and North Korea. “Military solutions are now fully in place, locked and loaded, should North Korea act unwisely. Hopefully Kim Jong Un will find another path!” Trump tweeted Trump warning came after North […]
North Korea Set to Lose $1 Billion Annually Due to New UN Sanctions
The U.N. Security Council announced on Saturday that it has unanimously approved a new sanctions resolution on North Korea. Designated as the most strictest sanctions imposed by the United States “on any country in a generation”, the new authorization will ban North Korea from exporting many of its most lucrative and valuable products such as […]
Unemployment Rate Lowest in 16 Years
As president Donald Trump’s approval ratings continue to decline rapidly, the United States unemployment rate has fallen to 4.3 percent, as of July, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, making it the lowest rate in 16 years. The last time the nation has seen the same rate was in May of 2001. However, despite […]
Ethnic Based Massacres Erupt in DRC
According to the UN more than 250 people, including 62 children have been killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The attacks apparently have been "taking on an increasing and disturbing ethnic dimension". The UN report, which was based on interviews with roughly 100 victims, said it believed that the government may be complicit in [...]
US Increases Sanctions On Russia
President Trump has signed into law, a bill that would toughen sanctions on Russia in light of their interference in the 2016 United States election, their annexation of the Crimean peninsula, as well as other perceived lapses in international norms. The bill garnered overwhelming support in congress from both sides of the aisle, in a [...]
Scaramucci Ouster Beclouded Bill Browder Crucial Senate Testimony
Just eleven days after being named to the post of White House Communications Director, Anthony Scaramucci has been pushed out of his short lived White House position. The incoming Chief of Staff, General John Kelly, made it a point to deal with Scaramucci as one of his first official acts after being sworn in. According [...]
NIGERIA: TO RESTRUCTURE OR NOT TO RESTRUCTURE; AN UNENDING STORY WITH A DOUBTFUL ENDING
First, it was the lone solitary refrain from the South West of the country. Next it gradually became many but muted voices. With events happening so fast and extremely negatively in the last two years, the cry became a cacophony of voices. And by 2016 and 2017, it has become a multi-tongued word, RESTRUCTURE!!! NEVER […]
