In case you Collegiettes missed what’s been happening in the news, here’s a recap of some of the events that have occurred recently.
United States:
Benjamin Netanyahu– Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared before Congress to deliver a speech which explained his opinion on America’s proposed nuclear deal with Iran. Netanyahu does not support any potential nuclear deal with Iran, fearing that the Iranian’s cannot be trusted.
Netanyahu addressing Congress.
Hillary Clinton– It has been uncovered that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was using a personal email account during her time in office. It is not uncommon for government officials to utilize their other personal email accounts, but Clinton did not even have a government address. This is concerning because it makes it difficult for the State Department to review her archives, which they are attempting to do to further investigate the 2012 terror attacks in Benghazi, Libya.
South Korea: Mark Lippert, the United States Ambassador to South Korea, was slashed in the face and in his arm by an attacker later identified as Kim Ki-Jong. Lippert suffered gash wounds and had to undergo 3 hours of surgery. Police are still investigating the motives of the attack, but it was uncovered that Ki-Jong had once attacked a Japanese envoy years ago. This outburst of a single assailant is not likely to impact diplomatic relations between the United States and South Korea.
U.S. Ambassador Mark Lippert is carried on a stretcher off an ambulance as he arrives at a hospital in Seoul.
Liberia: On March 5, Liberia’s last Ebola patient was discharged from a clinic. After a long struggle with the Ebola virus in Liberia that claimed approximately 4,000 lives, the number of cases in the country is now at zero. Liberia suffered a higher death toll for Ebola victims than any other country. Healthcare officials are hesitant to officially declare Liberia Ebola-free for the reason that its neighbors, Sierra Leone and Guinea, are still fighting off the deadly virus.
Beatrice Yardola (center) Ebola surviror, leaving the treatment center.
Venezuela: The United States’ diplomatic relationship with Venezuela is not particularly amicable a week after a 14 year-old boy was killed in civilian clashes with police, which lead to talk of more anti-government protests. Consequently, Venezuela announced that the U.S. would have to slash its embassy staff from 100 people to a mere 17. Venezuela attempted to justify this demand by claiming that Venezuela only has 17 staffers in the U.S., therefore the U.S. should only have 17 in Venezuela. However, the U.S. State Department did some counting and there are actually at least 43 Venezuelan staffers in the U.S.
Stay tuned for the next installment of “Around the World in Three Minutes” for all your news purposes.
HCXO, Jane