July 7 Frankfurt, Germany: 16,500 people were evacuated from the Ostend area of downtown Frankfurt in order to allow German authorities to defuse and dispose of an American bomb discovered…
This Week Around the World – June 30–July 6
July 1 Ahumbe, Nigeria: An oil tanker explosion killed 45 and injured 101 more after it crashed in the village of Ahumbe in Benue state, Nigeria. After the crash, people…
This Week Around the World – June 23-30
June 23 Istanbul, Turkey: Ekrem Imamoglu of the main opposition Republican People’s Party won the mayoral election in Istanbul for the second time this year. After Imamoglu initially defeated the…
This Week Around the World – June 16–23:
June 16 Argentina; Uruguay; Paraguay: All of Argentina, Uruguay and parts of Paraguay experienced a massive power outage, leaving some 50 million people without power. According to TeleSUR, the blackout…
This Week Around the World – May 26–June 2:
May 26–27 Brazil: Prison riots across four different jails in Brazil left almost 60 people dead in two days. According to The Independent, the first riot broke out around noon…
This Week Around the World – May 12-19:
May 13–17 United States; China: President Donald Trump followed through with his decision to increase tariffs on Chinese imports last week. Reuters reported China officially announced its decision to increase…
This Week Around the World – April 28–May 5:
April 28 Burkina Faso: Six people were killed in an attack on a Christian church following Sunday service in northern Burkina Faso. Al Jazeera reported armed attackers riding on motorbikes…
This Week Around the World – April 21-27:
April 21–25 South Africa: The nation’s eastern provinces experienced massive flooding and mudslides throughout the week after torrential rains began on April 21. Al Jazeera reported 23 people either drowned…
This Week Around the World–March 24–31:
March 26 Yemen: Thousands of Yemenis came to the capital city of Sanaa in support of the Houthi rebel movement amid the ongoing conflict, Deutsche Welle reported. It’s been four…
This Week Around the World – March 17-24:
March 18 Costa Rica: Prominent indigenous rights activist Sergio Rojas was found dead in his home on March 18 after being shot by unknown assailants, Democracy Now! reported. Rojas had…
This week around the world: Nov. 4–10
Nov. 4 Saudi Arabia Lebanon’s PM resigns, Riyadh-bound missile intercepted Citing threats to his life and condemning Iranian meddling in Lebanese affairs, Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri abruptly announced his…