Brussels Attack

The Brussels attacks are believed to have killed more than 30 people and dozens have been injured.

On the afternoon of March 22, twin blasts hit the Zaventem airport in Brussels, killing 11 people.

An hour later, another explosion struck a city metro station known as Maelbeek with 20 people reported dead.

Two brothers, Ibrahim and Khalid El Bakraoui, are believed to be responsible for two suicide bombings during the attacks. The brothers are Belgian nationals of Moroccan descent.

The Brussels bombings marked the deadliest act of terrorism in the history of Belgium.

Pakistan Bombings

A suicide bomber killed at least 69 people and injured hundreds of more in a crowded public park in the eastern city of Lahore, Pakistan on Sunday, March 27.

Pakistan Taliban splinter group, Jamaat-ul-Ah-rar, has claimed responsibility for the Easter Sunday explosion and says that they were intentionally targeting Christians. Many women and children were among the victims of the deadly attack.

According to Ehsanullah Ehsan, a representative for Jamat-ul-Ahrar, such attacks will continue.

Pakistan’s President, Mamnoon Hussain, has condemned the attack and the regional government has issued a three-day period of mourning.

Obama Visits Cuba

President Obama made history on March 20 as the first U.S. President to visit Cuba in over 90 years.

In the past, the United States and Cuba struggled with one another as a result of the disastrous effects of American imperialism and the Cuban Revolution.

However, Obama attempted to mend the struggles between the two countries during his visit.

He took to the stage of the Grand Theater of Havana and announced, “I have come here to ex-
tend the hand of friendship to the Cuban people.”

Obama also called on the Cuban president to embrace the political and economic changes that the autocratic government has long resisted.