By Michelle Mairena In the hope of finding peace, safety, and new opportunities for his family, Daoud Nabi fled his home country of Afghanistan with his two sons in 1977. Christchurch, New Zealand, then became his home, the home where his sons and grandchildren would later grow up in the alleged safety of a first…
By Jaylyn Gonzalez In the hours between seven and eight Sunday evening, various storm warnings were issued throughout South Florida. However, at the last second, the storm took a turn to Cuba, developing into a tornado that left the already fragile capital, Havana, in shambles. The unexpected and monstrous tornado ripped through the Cuban streets;…
By Michelle Mairena “Get out, Maduro” chanted the crowd of hundreds of thousands of protesters as they marched this Wednesday in Caracas, Venezuela. In front of the crowd, holding a microphone and giving an ardent speech was Juan Guaidó, the President of Venezuela’s National Assembly, a government body that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro objects to…
By Luis Mila The infamous Raúl Castro was known across the globe as Cuba’s president; however his preselected successor which would inherit all his rule—Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez—was a subject of the unknown. U.S. Congress members bombarded Mr. Díaz-Canel with a series of questions when they visited in early 2015. They revolved around his thoughts on…
By Devin Dubon Over half a million Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar have fled the country in response to what many are calling genocide and ethnic cleansing. Flight of nearly half million Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar is fastest exodus since aftermath of Rwandan genocide. https://t.co/TsxpVJZR7k pic.twitter.com/suUpsnmgic — Kenneth Roth (@KenRoth) September 27, 2017 The crisis began…
By Devin Dubon President Trump gave his first speech to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, September 19th. In the speech, he addressed the nations of the world about dangerous regimes and terrorist organizations. The president urged the UN to take greater action in stopping the governments of various countries in abusing the human…
By Rozany Guzman Hurricane Maria left countless caribbean islands in shambles as it traveled the Pacific Ocean, with one of its main targets being Puerto Rico, a United States territory. Maria, one of the strongest hurricanes on record, left the small island destroyed, entire communities under water, trees uprooted, houses torn apart, and all forms…
By Devin Dubon Officials are sorting through the debris for survivors after the devastating earthquake that hit Mexico on September 19th. The 7.1 magnitude quake destroyed cities in Central Mexico and killed at least 237 people so far, leaving hundreds more injured or displaced. This comes only 12 days after a magnitude 8.4 earthquake, the…
By Sarah Lemos Back in January Trump had a call with Mexican President, Enrique Peña Nieto, and Prime Minister of Australia, Malcolm Turnbull, that was recently leaked to the public a few days ago. Among the topics discussed in the call, the fact that president Donald Trump called New Hampshire a “drug-infested den,” was one…
By Daylin Delgado On July 28, North Korea launched a missile which traveled 621 miles laterally for 45 minutes, According to the Pentagon, it is the the longest ballistic missile flight in North Korea’s history. Before its lateral flight, the ICBM missile traveled 2,300 miles into space; if angled correctly, the missile could potentially strike…