Current Events-Climate Change Pact

http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/01/world-leaders-invited-to-paris-agreement-signing-ceremony-on-april-22/

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/04/22/paris-climate-agreement-signing-united-nations-new-york/83381218/

“The signing could not come soon enough," said Andrew Steer, president of the World Resources Institute. "Each month since the Paris agreement was reached has brought fresh evidence that Mother Nature has a fever and all life on Earth is suffering the consequences."

And signed on Earth Day...

Current Events-Earthquake

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/04/17/ecuador-earthquake-update/83152522/

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Ecuador. Death toll so far 233.

The strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades also injured at least 588, government officials said, although the numbers could go higher.

Current Events-Acts of war

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/04/17/russians-buzz-us-reconnaissance-plane-over-baltic-sea/83153980/

“There have been repeated incidents over the last year where Russian military aircraft have come close enough to other air and sea traffic to raise serious safety concerns, and we are very concerned with any such behavior,” the Pentagon statement said.

And there is the South China Sea games too...