Sonder: The realization that each random individual is living a life as complex and as vivid as yours. Amid all the past news and numbers of lives lost, it is good idea to look at the human individual behind the headline and remind ourselves of who they were beyond victim #x of terrorism.

"(CNN)The U.N. Security Council is set to implement "significant" punitive measures after North Korea's nuclear test and will begin working on a new resolution "immediately," a statement released by Security Council President Elbio Rosselli says. "

"Hong Kong (CNN)As world powers work to verify North Korea's claims that it has tested a hydrogen bomb, others are asking what the country's only real ally -- China -- will do. "

"As an armed militia took over federal buildings and property in Oregon's Malheur National Wildlife Refuge and declared their willingness to "kill or be killed" on Saturday, one of the group's best defenses has received little media coverage - their whiteness. "

"On Saturday night, dozens of white, armed American militants stormed a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon seeking to take a "hard stand" against federal government "tyranny." It's a wild story. Here's what you need to know. "

"TEHRAN - Three Sunni-led countries joined Saudi Arabia on Monday in severing or downgrading diplomatic ties with Iran, worsening a geopolitical conflict with sectarian dimensions in one of the world's most volatile regions. "

"Through the ordeal, the young men said they thought they would get government scholarships when it was all over. They thought they would be hailed as heroes, that people would apologize for shunning them. They are still waiting. "

"BEIJING - Officials in Beijing declared on Monday that the thick smog blanketing the city was bad enough to require a red alert, the first time they had raised the alarm to its highest level since an emergency air-pollution response system was announced in 2013. "

The U.S. military's impact on climate change and how their impact has been relatively ignored or exempted by international policies.

"PARIS - All over France, from Toulouse in the south to Paris and beyond, the police have been breaking down doors, conducting searches without warrants, aggressively questioning residents, hauling suspects to police stations and putting others under house arrest. "

"Istanbul (CNN)One of the world's most volatile regions was roiled further Tuesday when Turkey shot down a Russian warplane near the Turkish-Syrian border. Turkey said it hit the plane after it repeatedly violated Turkey's airspace and ignored 10 warnings. "

This article details the activities of ISIS since its emergence in 2013. It really concise and provides great links to other more in depth articles. Nice way to summarize and frame ISIS.

We briefly discussed this in india club today, and I thought was interesting to see how religious differences within a country can cause civil unrest. (chapter 10 anyone?)