North Korea Launches Missile Into Japanese Sea
According to confirmed reports from the Pentagon, North Korea launched a ballistic missile at approximately 10:45 am eastern time on Friday. Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan informed broadcaster NHK that the missile possibly landed in the East Sea, just off the coast of the country. In addition, Yoshida Suga, Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary, declared […]
Dysfunction in the Trump Administration
The very odd and one-sided feud between President Trump and Attorney General Sessions has continued in recent days, as President Trump continues to take to twitter to illustrate his displeasure with his top law enforcement official. The criticisms of Attorney General Sessions stretch back to last week, when the president explained he wouldn’t have hired [...]
Trump Announces A Military Ban on Transgender Individuals
“Thank you to the LGBT community! I will fight for you while Hillary brings in more people that will threaten your freedoms and beliefs.” What a difference a year makes as President Donald Trump tweeted this statement just a little over a year ago on June 14th. On Wednesday, June 26th 2016, Trump sent out […]
UN Mobilizes Support for Women and Girls in Nigeria
After Aisha Jummai Alhassan, politician and Minister of Women Affairs in Nigeria, made her plea last week to the People’s Democratic National Caretaker Committee in Abuja to allow the women of Nigeria more opportunities to participate in the nation’s governance and politics, the UN has urged more international support for women and girl’s of the […]
Weekend Roundup: Trump Administration Ailing
This week was tumultuous to say the minimum for the Trump administration. President Trump gained a new communications director in New York financier, Anthony Scaramucci. Despite having a new member of the team, charged with crafting the President's message, the administration lost its mouthpiece in the form of Press Secretary Sean Spicer. The highly divisive [...]
Donald Trump Jr. met with Russian lawyer, offered damaging Clinton information
Photo: Photo by tvol / CC BY On June 3, 2016, roughly a month before then Mr. Trump was named the Republican nominee for the presidency an email was received by Donald Trump Jr. The email was sent by one of the President’s former Russian business associates which offered damaging information regarding Hillary Clinton. Mr. Trump Jr. responded […]
Iraqi Government declares victory after recapturing city of Mosul from ISIS
After a grueling nine-month battle for the city of Mosul, Iraqi forces have declared victory over Isis. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi arrived in the city to congratulate his victorious troops. The Iraqi flag now once again flies above the city on the banks of the Tigris River, as elite officials triumphantly raised it to punctuate […]
Conflicting reports on what Trump and Putin said to each other during private meeting at G20 Summit
For over two hours this afternoon, President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met privately at the G20 summit. The leaders discussed a myriad of topics facing the two nations, but Syria and the interference in the 2016 election took center stage. According to an off-camera briefing from Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, President Trump opened the […]
Buhari’s time has expired, Nigerians call for disclosure of the president’s health
In compliance with Nigerian legal and policy frameworks, civil societies in Nigeria have started to call on the appropriate statutory entities of the Nigerian-state to initiate the processes for the determination of the health status of President Muhammadu Buhari. Nigerians have been left in the dark with regards to the president’s health, which has been […]
North Korea successfully launches an ICBM
Photo: A woman in Seoul walks past a TV screen showing a picture of North Korea’s launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). As people all over America began preparations for July Fourth celebrations, across the international date line came a harsh reminder that the US, despite its claimed greatness, has just as many enemies […]