This Wednesday, India’s Supreme Court made a landmark ruling that quashed a loophole in child rape cases that’s been used to allow perpetrators escape rape allegations without punishment. India’s justice system has always considered rape an illegal act, with one glaring exception. Courts have not, historically, recognized accusations of marital rape except for when the [...]
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30 Dead in Massive Car Bomb Explosion, Somalia
At least 30 people died in an attack on a Somali Hotel Saturday afternoon. Al-Shabaab, a Somali militant group that pledged allegiance to the terrorist organization Al Qaeda in 2012 is suspected have orchestrated the attack in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. Mogadishu is a regular target for the militant group, which is currently waging [...]
Here’s What’s Being Said About Myanmar
In recent weeks, the governing state of Myanmar has been called out by the international community for its mass genocide of Rohingya Muslims in the country. The Myanmar military, reportedly, began attacking Rohingya Muslim villages at the beginning of September causing villagers to flee their homes and the country. The military reportedly violated the UN's [...]
Doomsday Clock strikes 2 1/2 minute mark, world leaders mistake it for countdown to bedtime
Just following the inauguration of the United States’ commander in chief, The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists released its annual report that declared that the Doomsday Clock now rested at two and a half minutes to midnight. 2017 marked the 70th anniversary of the Doomsday Clock, a graphic that made its way into being the international [...]
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