Zoo fire in Germany kills dozens of animals After midnight on New Year’s Day, a fire started at the Krefeld Zoo in Germany killing at least 30 animals. Local officials stated that the fire burned down the monkey enclosure and may have been caused by flying lanterns. The zoo wrote on their Facebook page that […]

Pope plans to declare nuclear weapons as immoral Pope Francis has planned to have the Catholic Church’s official teaching declare the possession and use of atomic weapons as immoral. According to the Associated Press, “In the ensuing years, the Holy See has watched as arms control treaties collapsed, new nuclear powers emerged and the policy […]

Dozens of koalas being treated for burned paws and singed fur As of Tuesday, Nov. 12, more than 85 fires have burned across Australia’s east coast, 40 of which officials warned were not controlled. The fires burned more than two million acres of land causing dozens of koalas to be rescued and treated for burned […]

Bangladesh court sentences 16 people to death In April, the murder of 19-year-old Nusrat Jahan Rafi in the small town of Feni, Bangladesh shocked the country and lead to a series of protests demanding justice for the young girl and highlighted the prolific sexual assault and harassment common in the country. Rafi was murdered after […]

Ancient coffins found Last week, over 20 ancient wooden coffins were found by archaeologists near the Egyptian city of Luxor. The coffins were found in two layers on the Nile River’s west bank in the Theban necropolis of Asasif. The majority of the tombs are from the Late Period, 664-332BC, of Ancient Egypt; however, there […]

Military bases is Somalia hit by car bombers An American Air Force base in Somalia was attacked by a car bomber and gunman from the Shabab militant group last Monday. According to The New York Times, the Shabab claimed responsibility for this attack. They claimed that their militia “stormed the military complex, engaging the crusaders […]

Parliament reconvenes after court ruling  Boris Johnson, the British Prime Minister, reluctantly reconvened Parliament late last week after the British Supreme Court unanimously ruled that his suspension of Parliament was unlawfully orchestrated. Influential British lawmakers have since called for Johnson to step down, including the leader of the opposition party, Jeremy Corbyn, who said, “For […]

Sourced: Zukiman Mohamad Canadian prime minister’s brownface accusations Brownface accusations against Justin Trudeau, Canada’s prime minister, have arisen in the wake of national elections which are scheduled to take place next month. Controversy formed surrounding the prime minister’s past actions after Time magazine published a photograph from 2001 depicting Trudeau in brownface makeup at a […]

Saudi princess found guilty in assault case Princess Hassa bint Salman was charged with assault in France after a confrontation with her contractor. According to the New York Times, “A French court on Thursday found a Saudi princess guilty of being complicit in the assault of a contractor in her Paris apartment three years ago, […]

Boris Johnson’s brother resigns from parliament In the midst of a no-deal Brexit approaching in October, Jo Johnson, a conservative lawmaker and younger brother of the current prime minister Boris Johnson, announced his resignation via Twitter. This is not the first time Johnson has resigned. Last year, he quit in protest to Theresa May’s Brexit […]