Headlines- The United Nations warns that 800,000 people in Yemen have lost access to life-saving food aid due to the conflict's escalation, and hospitals are overcrowded with injured combatants.
- Since October 1, 20 attacks in the Strait of Hormuz have been reported, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations. Two of these incidents were reported on Wednesday.
- Iran was accused by a U.S. official of lying about a cargo ship that sank on Wednesday and of attacking it, most likely with a missile.
- A cargo ship struck a naval mine on Wednesday while trying to cross the Strait of Hormuz via "an unauthorized and hazardous route," according to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy.
- Protests against the government in the capital of Albania Tirana turned violent on Wednesday, leaving several official buildings severely damaged and at least one on fire.
- After the arrest of a Japanese journalist on suspicion of espionage by Russia's FSB security agency, Japan's Foreign Ministry summoned in Russia's ambassador on Wednesday.
Month: October 2019
Hong Kong Protesters Clash With Police...
Tens of thousands of protesters marched in Hong Kong on the 20th straight week of protests against what they see as Beijing’s attempt to control the city. This week’s protest were met with strong opposition by police, who used water cannon and tear gas on the demonstrators
A Much Vaunted ‘Grand National Dialogue’...
Separatist leaders had asked for the dialogue to take place in a neutral country with international mediators. They insisted on the release of prisoners, withdrawal of troops and ceasefire and immunity to participants
Kyrgyzstan: Lone voices push back against...
According to the Interior Ministry, one in four women in Kyrgyzstan between the ages of 15 and 49 has at least once become the target of violence. More than 20 percent of marriages are the result of bride kidnapping, according to government figures
Video Editorial: Persecution of Uighurs is...
The Chinese government has detained more than one million individuals in internment camps in Xinjiang since April 2017,” said Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan
Urbanism America
A Country naturalists say city living is unhealthy, but according to the city’s Bureau of Vital Statistics, babies born in New York City in 2009 will live more than two years longer than the national average. Evangelical purveyors of etiquette say New Yorkers are selfish, but New Yorkers top many charitable donation lists. Polite red-staters say New Yorkers are rude and insensitive
A Joint Team of UNMISS and...
The members of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army – in Opposition (SPLA-iO) said they are disappointed that South Sudan’s political leaders are not working hard enough for peace
Aid Workers Tell of Turkey’s ‘Barbaric’...
Zana Omar reports for VOA from Qamishli that the International Red Cross and the Red Crescent traveled to Ras al-Ayn to extract the wounded civilians from the hospital there that had been under siege from the Turkish incursion into the region — both before and after the cease-fire
DC Chefs Stand Against Domestic Violence
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month in the US, and numerous events are organized throughout the country to attract attention to the seriousness and scale of the issue
California Power Companies Race to Upgrade...
The lights are back on through most of the state of California, where 2 million people saw their power cut during the past week in a precautionary effort to prevent wildfires
Calling Someone ‘Illegal Alien’ in NYC...
New York City is an incredible collection of diversity. People from around the world come to live and work here, but that doesn’t mean that racism isn’t a problem. That’s why the NYC Commission on Human Rights backed a law that can impose a hefty fine on people who use the term “Illegal Alien” in a hateful way