The Ukrainian ceasefire brokered last week took effect yesterday, but there are already fears that it may fall apart. Last week’s ceasefire was the second, the first one had fallen apart due to complications regarding the various different militant and rebel groups. Andriy Lysenko, an Ukrainian defense spokesman, has said that there […]
Following the release of a video that showed Lt. Muath al-Kaseasbeh being burned alive at the hands of ISIS fighters, Jordan has executed two of their ISIS-affiliated prisoners. Sajida al-Rishawi and Ziad al-Karbouli were killed at dawn on Wednesday. al-Rishawi has been on death row for a period of time. […]
Former Cuban President Fidel Castro has written an open letter to a student newspaper and the official newspaper of the Cuban Communist Party speaking about the thaw in US-Cuban relations. Castro said a crucial moment was at Nelson Mandela’s funeral, “The personal greeting of the Presidents of Cuba and the […]
One of the two gunmen from the Charlie Hebdo shooting has been buried. Earlier this year, Said Kouachi and his brother, Cherif, went to the offices of the satirical magazine and killed twelve people, including staffers and police officers. Said Kouachi was buried in his hometown of Reims late last […]
As a result of Russia’s recent economic woes, President Vladimir Putin has cancelled the holiday vacations that Russian government officials are promised. Officials are entitled to a vacation from January 1 to January 12, which includes New Year’s Day and Christmas. Russians celebrate Christmas on January 7 because of the Julian […]
