January: News in the world

UNITED STATES

After a surprise victory over his Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton, businessman-turned-politician Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States on Friday.

Throughout his speech, he painted a bleak image of the current economic situation in the U.S. and pledged to end the “American carnage” by bringing jobs back from overseas and through the transfer of power from the government to the people.


AUSTRIA

In Vienna, a potential terrorist attack was prevented by the arrest of a man who had been linked to jihadist motives after several days of government surveillance. Austrian newspaper Krone reported that Albanian Islamic militants had planned an attack on the city for this month, though its sources were left uncited. The crackdown comes on the heels of increased jihadist activity; two men seeking refuge in Austria were linked to the 2015 Paris attacks last year.


WASHINGTON D.C.

The day after the inauguration, over half a million people gathered at Washington D.C. for the Women’s March to“protect, defend and advance human rights” in response to Donald Trump stepping into office. However, the crowd turnout was too large to actually march, and the attendees instead took an improvised route. The march at Washington D.C. was just one of many worldwide, including Downtown L.A., with an estimated 3.2 million attendees and counting.