The following are current news stories at the several recommended sites on your Current Events Article Review assignment. These may or may not apply to the current unit being studied in class, but will serve as a good base point. Be aware that only the top five news stories from each source are displayed – many more things are currently happening in the world right now!
New York Times
- The Evolution of ISIS: From a Rogue State to a Tiny Sliver March 21, 2019Thousands of fighters remain in the region, but they have gone underground, carrying out quick strikes in the region and continuing to promote their ideology worldwide.MEGAN SPECIA
- Corner Office: Indra Nooyi: ‘I’m Not Here to Tell You What to Eat’ March 21, 2019In her conservative Brahmin family in India, education was everything. That prepared her to thrive in corporate America and rise to become chief executive of PepsiCo.DAVID GELLES
- Former President Michel Temer of Brazil Is Arrested in Bribery Probe March 21, 2019Mr. Temer, a deeply unpopular leader who governed Brazil from 2016 to 2018, has been the target of numerous corruption inquiries.ERNESTO LONDOÑO and LETICIA CASADO
- New Zealand, Brexit, Lion Air: Your Friday Briefing March 21, 2019Let us help you start your day.ALISHA HARIDASANI GUPTA
- Rejecting Asylum Claim, U.K. Quotes Bible to Say Christianity Is Not ‘Peaceful’ March 21, 2019An Iranian asylum seeker said he converted from Islam to Christianity because it was a “peaceful” religion. The Home Office used Bible verses about vengeance as a basis to deny the claim.ANNA SCHAVERIEN
The Guardian
- Spacewatch: private Israeli mission on course for the moon March 21, 2019Beresheet spacecraft will attempt to land on the moon and measure its magnetic fieldA privately funded mission is on course to orbit the moon on 4 April. All being well, the 150kg spacecraft will then attempt to land a week later.An Israeli not-for-profit organisation, SpaceIL, owns the Beresheet craft, which was built by the space division of Israel Aerospa […]Stuart Clark
- James Comey says he hopes Trump isn't impeached – live news March 21, 2019Comey says Congress should pursue it if the facts are there, but impeachment would ‘deeply fracture our country’Sign up for the US briefing to get a fresh perspective 9.16pm GMT Gabrielle Canon here, taking over for Ben Jacobs. Cesar Sayoc, the man arrested for sending explosives to 13 prominent Trump critics last year, has plead guilty today. Related: Cesar […]Gabrielle Canon in Oakland (now) and Ben Jacobs in Washington (earlier)
- Chile: retired soldiers sentenced for role in 1986 attack on activists burned alive March 21, 2019Carmen Gloria Quintana and Rodrigo Rojas were beaten, sprayed with petrol and set alight in attack that left Rojas deadA Chilean court has sentenced three retired soldiers to 10 years in prison for their part in a horrific attack on two democracy activists who were doused with petrol and set on fire.The 1986 attack on Rodrigo Rojas and Carmen Gloria Quintana […]Staff and agencies
- At last May manages to unite the Commons and the country | John Crace March 21, 2019After triumphantly turning everyone against her with a televised speech, the PM comes back to Earth in BrusselsFor any other person, the EU council meeting would have been shit or bust. But given that Theresa May has long since treated the last-chance saloon as a drop-in centre for the soon-to-be homeless, we are now well beyond that. The Leader in Name Only […]John Crace
- Trump looks good for 2020, experts say, because 'economy is so damn strong' March 21, 2019Wall Street economists claim low unemployment rate and rising GDP point to Trump victory, despite his poor personal pollsForget Robert Mueller and Stormy Daniels. Ignore Russia. If the election were held today, Donald Trump would win – and if America’s economy remains robust he may well win again in 2020, according to Wall Street. Related: The race for 2020 […]Dominic Rushe in New York
National Public Radio
- Venezuelan Opposition's Envoy Gains Ground In Washington, D.C. March 21, 2019NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Carlos Vecchio, the Venezuelan opposition's envoy to the U.S., at a building in Washington, D.C., that was recently vacated by the government of Nicolás Maduro.
- Trump Says U.S. Will Recognize Israeli Sovereignty Over The Golan Heights March 21, 2019President Trump has tweeted that the U.S. will recognize Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights.Daniel Estrin
- British Prime Minister Theresa May Asks E.U. Leaders For 'Short Extension' To Brexit March 21, 2019British Prime Minister Theresa May is in Brussels Thursday, asking E.U. leaders for what she calls a "short extension" to the Brexit process, which is currently due to end next Friday.Frank Langfitt
- Burials Begin For Victims Of Christchurch Mosque Shootings March 21, 2019New Zealand's prime minister said Thursday that the country will ban semi-automatic rifles as funerals take place for some of the 50 killed in last week's shooting in Christchurch.Rob Schmitz
- Former Murdoch Executive Says He Quit Over Fox's Anti-Muslim Rhetoric March 21, 2019A former top executive for Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. tells NPR he left his job because of relentlessly harsh depictions of Muslims and immigrants in Murdoch's media properties, especially Fox News.David Folkenflik
Al Jazeera
- Gabon's Ali Bongo set for return after long illness abroad March 21, 2019President convalescing in Morocco will return this weekend for third time since suffering a stroke five months ago.
- US to see unprecedented spring flooding in coming weeks March 21, 2019More than 200 million people in US are at risk for some kind of flooding in the coming weeks, forecasters say.
- What legacy did Karadzic and the war leave behind for Bosnia? March 21, 2019Tribunal at The Hague increases jail sentence of former Bosnian Serb leader for genocide and war crimes.
- Scores dead as ferry sinks in Tigris River near Iraq's Mosul March 21, 2019More than 70 people die as vessel packed with families celebrating Nowruz holiday capsizes in Tigris river.
- Abu Dhabi crown prince 'proposed killing Taliban leaders': report March 21, 2019Bin Zayed told Pompeo US pullout risked Afghanistan falling into hands of 'bearded bad guys', Middle East Eye reports.
The Atlantic
- Trump's Golan Announcement Was No Impulse Tweet March 21, 2019The push for Trump to make such a move has been going on for more than a year, due to parallel efforts by Israeli officials and members of Congress.Kathy Gilsinan
- As the World Watches, New Zealand’s Leader Looks to Unify Her Country March 21, 2019She has sought to become the national healer, and the country is following her lead.Krishnadev Calamur
- Destroying Istanbul to ‘Restore’ It March 21, 2019Many Istanbulites are concerned that the city’s plans for the future leave its storied past behind.Paul Benjamin Osterlund
- Photos: Mourning in New Zealand March 20, 2019Images from the past few days in Christchurch, where residents continue to gather at makeshift memorials across the cityAlan Taylor
- How Thailand Became the World’s Last Military Dictatorship March 20, 2019Thailand—where military coups have a business-as-usual feel—holds elections this weekend.Eugénie Mérieau
The Economist
- Why white nationalist terrorism is a global threat March 21, 2019HE SEEMS to have been a classic “lone wolf”. As far as police can tell, the man who murdered 50 worshippers, and critically wounded nine more, at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand on March 15th was not part of any organisation. The 28-year-old Australian, Brenton Tarrant, claimed to have developed his violent beliefs on his own, surfing the internet a […]
- What disasters reveal about mental-health care March 14, 2019AT JABAL AMMAN mental-health clinic, perched atop a hill in the old town of Jordan’s capital, Walaa Etawi, the manager, and her colleagues list the countries from where they see refugees—and what ails them. There are Iraqis (many with post-traumatic stress, says a nurse), Syrians (a lot of depression), Sudanese (anxiety), and at least ten other nationalities […]
- Foreign internship March 14, 2019WE ARE seeking an intern to write about foreign affairs for The Economist. The internship will be London-based and will pay £2,000 per month. Anyone is welcome to apply. Applicants should send an original unpublished article of up to 600 words suitable for publication in The Economist’s foreign pages, a cv and a cover letter to foreignintern@economist.com. T […]
- First-class air travel is in decline March 7, 2019DUBAI IS OFTEN called a “Disneyland for the rich”. At the city’s airport the three first-class lounges of Emirates, the United Arab Emirates’ flag-carrier, do not disappoint. Each one is as big as the terminal’s concourse, built to accommodate thousands of passengers. But every day only a hundred or so enter each first-class lounge. Instead of the overpriced […]
- Foreign internship March 7, 2019WE ARE seeking an intern to write about foreign affairs for The Economist. The internship will be London-based and will pay £2,000 per month. Anyone is welcome to apply. Applicants should send an original unpublished article of up to 600 words suitable for publication in The Economist’s foreign pages, a cv and a cover letter to foreignintern@economist.com. T […]