Weekend Review: Assange Arrested in London
WikiLeaks founder and journalist Julian Assange was arrested after living in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London for seven years in order to avoid extradition to the U.S. WikiLeaks claimed in a tweet that British police were welcomed into the Ecuadorian Embassy — where Assange had political asylum — and he was immediately arrested. The organization […]
Netanyahu Re-Election And A Strengthened Alliance with Trump
With his strongest competition conceded and the odds stacked in his favor, Benjamin Netanyahu is bound for re-election as Prime Minister of Israel. On Tuesday, parliamentary elections were held to determine whether Netanyahu would remain for another term. His main rival, Benny Gantz, provided a surprising challenge and both men initially claimed victory in a […]
Weekend Review: US Says Family Reunification Could Take 2 Years
The U.S. Justice Department will need to review approximately 47,000 cases of children who were taken into government custody at the southern border between July 2017 and June 2018 in order to attempt family reunification. A Friday court filing revealed the Trump administration anticipates that sorting through those cases in order to reunite separated families […]
Weekend Review: Trump Celebrates End to “Collusion Delusion”
President Trump has claimed victory in the conclusion of Robert Mueller’s investigation, telling a crowd at a rally in Michigan that “the collusion delusion is over.” Trump also told supporters that the special counsel “completed its report and found no collusion and no obstruction” — a statement which is not entirely accurate. Within days of […]
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 […]
No End In Sight As Africa Grapples With Aftermath Of Deadly Cyclone Idai
On Monday, 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 447. “The loss of lives remains the same as yesterday,” Correia said. “The number of people saved […]
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 […]
Weekend Review: Terror Attack In New Zealand
At least 49 people were killed and many others were seriously wounded in a shooting attack at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand on Friday. The shooter had a documented hate towards immigrants, particularly Muslims, and he targeted them in the shooting spree — the deadliest in the country’s history. The gunman — a 28-year-old man […]