The Life and Legacy of Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II died on Sept. 8 at the age of 96 after more than seven decades in power. She will be remembered as the longest-ruling monarch in British history and as one of the most influential women in modern history. The announcement of the Queen’s passing came after recent concerns of the Queen’s failing […]
Liz Truss Becomes the UK’s Newest Prime Minister
On Tuesday, Liz Truss became Britain’s third prime minister in three years, taking the place of Boris Johnson. As per tradition, Truss, 47, met Queen Elizabeth II in Balmoral, Scotland where she was formally appointed to form a government. “The Queen received in Audience The Right Honourable Elizabeth Truss MP today and requested her to […]
Death of Mikhail Gorbachev, 91, Recalls His Complicated Legacy
Winner of the Nobel Peace prize and man credited with ending the Cold War, Mikhail Gorbachev, died on Tuesday at the age of 91 in a Moscow hospital where officials reported he had been suffering from a long and serious illness. Gorbachev was a Russian and Soviet politician who acted as the last leader of […]
Trump Under Investigation for Espionage and other Potential Crimes
The search warrant for former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home in Florida was unsealed Friday by a federal judge after the Justice Department requested it be made public. The warrant identified three federal crimes that the Justice Department is looking into as part of its investigation: violations of the Espionage Act, criminal handling of government […]
Pelosi’s Taiwan Visit Results in Chinese Retaliation and Sanctions
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taipei, Taiwan, last week in a significant show of support for Taiwan despite China’s threats of retaliation for the visit. It was the first time in 25 years that a high-ranking U.S. official visited Taiwan. Chinese officials responded immediately by announcing military exercises and warned that Pelosi’s visit […]
FBI Raids Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Resort
The FBI searched former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in southern Florida in search of confidential documents taken by Trump from the White House after the conclusion of his term in office. “These are dark times for our Nation, as my beautiful home, Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, is currently under siege, raided, and occupied […]
Weekend Reviews: U.S-China Relations Tense As Pelosi Considers Taiwan Visit
Tensions have escalated between the United States and China over anticipation by the West that China plans to make a military move on its eastern neighbor, the island nation of Taiwan. Taiwan’s status as an independent nation has long frustrated China, which perceives any diplomatic ties it might have with the United States and other […]
Weekend Reviews! Massive Wildfires Scorch Southern Europe
Huge wildfires have engulfed massive tracts of land in Portugal, France, and Spain as firefighters from those and neighboring countries fought fiercely to contain the blazes. The blaze erupted due to a record-breaking heat wave that had engulfed the continent of Europe. The fires have been further exacerbated by strong winds that have caused them […]
What to Know About late Japan’s Shinzo Abe
Japan is in great mourning. Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated on Friday, July 8, 2022, while speaking at a political campaign in Nara two days before Japan’s upcoming parliamentary elections. Abe’s assassin was a 41-year-old former member of Japan’s defense force, Tetsuya Yamagami, who shot the former Prime Minister in his back with a homemade firearm “with two […]
Weekend Reviews: Shinzo Abe Assassinated At Public Appearance
Former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe was assassinated while giving a speech in the Japanese city of Nama on Friday afternoon. Abe was Japan’s longest-serving leader at the time of his resignation in 2020. The 67-year-old politician was shot from behind by an assailant who wielded a homemade weapon, a shocking turn of events […]