Headlines- A bill amending a 2021 law that targeted the LGBTQ+ community and was passed by nationalist former leader Viktor Orban was approved by Hungary's parliament on Tuesday.
- The latest attack on Saudi Arabia's King Khalid International Airport resulted in one fatality and eleven injuries.
- Residents of Riyadh have been given the all-clear by Saudi Arabia's civil defense agency after the military's announcement that incoming missiles fired toward the capital by the Houthis in Yemen had been shot down.
- Iran's alleged involvement in a security alert outside a UK/US airbase in southern England last month led the British government to summon the ambassador and announce sanctions against two people.
- In a sophisticated overnight cyberattack, hackers commandeered refrigeration systems throughout France, spoiling stock at major chains and forcing hundreds of supermarkets to discard perishable goods on Monday.
- According to a transcript and audio recording of the calls made on the nite of Christa Pike's botched execution, 911 callers reported that she was unconscious and had difficulty breathing an hour after receiving two fatal injections of the sedative pentobarbital.
- An "incident involving a roller coaster" at a Six Flags theme park in Georgia resulted in one fatality and multiple injuries, according to the authorities.
Month: August 2019
Tens of Thousands Protest Sexual Assault,...
Wearing purple ribbons in solidarity with the victims, the protesters listened to reports of sexual harassment and assault, while organizers also screened footage of a woman being partially stripped of her clothing during the course of her arrest in Tin Shui Wai earlier this month
Security Experts Worried ISIS Eyeing Afghanistan
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo last week suggested that the Islamic State or IS is regrouping in Iraq and Syria. His statement comes following a major terrorist attack in Afghanistan, for which IS claimed responsibility
Wildlife Advocates Score Big Win as...
Wildlife advocates have scored a big win in their efforts to protect the African giraffe by having the animal placed on the international endangered species list
UN Secretary-General Visits Japan
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres visits Yokohama, Japan, to attend the 7th Tokyo International Conference of African Development (TICAD)
UNHCR Uses Cash Assistance for...
Twenty-five-year-old Florence Idiongo fled South Sudan in 2016 and for two years she and her twelve dependents lived in a plastic tent in Kalobeyei settlement
Nigeria’s Plan For Cattle Herders Triggers...
Nigeria’s government for years has been seeking a lasting solution to the conflict between farmers and herders over grazing lands, a conflict that has claimed thousands of lives. The country’s middle belt region is most affected by the dispute but recently the government introduced a settlement plan for herders aimed at ending the clashes….
Families with Temporary Protected Status Face...
More than 300 thousand people currently have Temporary Protected Status or TPS in the United States. The status allows non-citizens to live and work in the U.S. when their home countries are deemed unsafe
ISIL Down but Not Out Remain...
United Nation Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism Vladimir Voronkov said, “we need to remain vigilant to mitigate the risk posed by the evolution of ISIL and its affiliates, deny its new recruits, and prevent its resurgence.”
Solar Power Plant Improves Lives for...
In a remote part of Jordan, a first-of-its-kind solar energy plant is powering a Syrian refugee camp and is making a difference in the lives of 40,000 residents, while benefiting the host country and the environment
Chinese National Who Joined Hong Kong...
A website linked to former Hong Kong chief executive Leung Chun-ying is offering rewards of up to HK$1 million for information leading to the prosecution of people linked to specific anti-government protests over the past two months.