05/28/2017

At 20:39 UTC North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan. The missile traveled about 280 miles from Wonsan, North Korea.  Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said that the missile has appeared to land in Japan's exclusive economic zone. "This ballistic missile launch by North Korea is highly problematic from the perspective of the safety of shipping and air traffic and is a clear violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions,"  said Suga in televised

05/25/2017

Today at the NATO meetings President Trump spoke on many issues. He called for a moment of silence for the victims of the "savage" terrorist attack in Manchester Monday night. He said  that “Terrorism must be stopped in its tracks, or the horror you saw in Manchester and so many other places will continue forever.” He mentioned the victims of the attack as well, “Innocent little girls and so many others were horribly murdered and badly injured while attending a concert," and "Beautiful lives

05/22/2017

A terror attack has just occurred in Manchester tonight. The reported attack unfolded in Manchester Arena during an Ariana Grande concert. Police released a statement that said that the explosion took place outside of the arena while people were leaving the event. Fox News has reported that 19 are dead so far and 50 injured. These are the first numbers released and fatalities will most likely rise. A witness named Chris Polly said that he heard multiple explosions as he was leaving the venue.

05/20/2017

Today President Trump and Melania Trump arrived in Saudi Arabia and were greeted at the airport by King Salman.  Melania Trump and Ivanka Trump both did not wear a head covering. They were greeted by three girls and were given flowers.  Trump said on Twitter “Great to be in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,” and “Looking forward to the afternoon and evening ahead.” A series of talks took place including an investment deal, "Hundreds of billions of dollars of investments into the United States and jobs,

05/20/2017

In this day and age, few things or events consistently make headlines. The few subjects that do, however, are usually far away and don't affect America as much as other countries might be. However, North Korea continuously makes headlines for being a literal pain in the ass for every country, including to their strongest supporter, China. Just like siblings, eventually, the younger brother will piss off the older one to a point in which the older one will make younger one will regret his

05/19/2017

Russia came out today and condemned the "illegitimate" strikes against Syrian forces they say will hurt efforts to fight ISIS.  Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in televised comments that, “It is illegitimate, unlawful and yet another gross violation of Syria’s sovereignty." He stated that Moscow was "concerned" that the "emerging understanding" of the need to united efforts against ISIS and the former Nusra front is "starting to erode". On Thursday US-led planes carried out a

05/17/2017

“Now that we possess mighty nuclear power to protect ourselves from US nuclear threat, we will respond without the slightest hesitation to full-out war with full-out war and to nuclear war with our style of nuclear strike, and we will emerge victorious in the final battle with the US.” That is one of the latest statements presented by the North Korean interior ministry as tensions between the DPRK and the US continue to rise. It is no secret that North Korea has nuclear weapons and that they