Headlines- Two days after catastrophic flash flood struck the border between China and Nepal, rescue workers have resumed searching for hundreds of people who are still missing.
- At least 538 people killed and another 1,300 went missing on Wednesday after landslides caused by a glacial collapse unleashed a torrent of mud and water across Nepal and China's autonomous region of Tibet.
- Iran's President Pezeshkian and Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf met with Qatar's prime minister and foreign minister to discuss ongoing efforts to defuse the situation in the region.
- According to Iran's security chief, Moshen Rezaei, his country is preparing together a list of conditions to submit to the United States in order to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
- In an attempt to rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America," US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday, further escalating his conflict with Canada and its prime minister.
- Mazloum Abdi, the leader of the now-dissolved Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), has been named presidential advisor by Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa.
Month: June 2021
Celebrating World Environment Day 2021
Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), speaks during the UN Environment Day 2021 event on the subject “Reimagine. Recreate. Restore”
Himachal Pradesh’s Gaddi Whistlers
Whistling with a leaf called basuti leaf, this is the expertise of Gaddi tribesmen of Himachal Pradesh. Between Dharmsala and the Kangra Valley in Himachal Pradesh, Dharamkot (2,195m) is home to the Gaddi tribal tribe
South Africa Records Over 5, 000...
South Africa’s COVID-19 cases continue to rise, with 5 361 new infections reported on Thursday
COVID Has Put a Stop to...
Turkey Has Had The Greatest Number Of COVID Infections In Europe And Has Been Under Lockdown For More Than A Year. The Country’s Musicians Have Been Among The Hardest Hit, With Little Or No Support From The Government
In Ethiopia’s Tigray Region,Displaced Families Starving
Millions Of People In Ethiopia’s Tigray Region Are In Severe Need Of Food Assistance, And Displaced Families In Mekelle, The Regional Capital, Claim That They Go Without Food On Certain Days. Hunger Is Just One Facet Of The Region’s Mounting Catastrophe
Two Siblings of Norway-based Uyghur Activist...
Chinese authorities have sentenced the brother and sister of a prominent exiled Uyghur scholar and linguist to several years in jail in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), government and police officials in the region told RFA last month
The UN Security Council Meets to...
Reena Ghelani, Deputy Director of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs’ Coordination and Response Division, updates the Security Council on the situation in the Middle East
A historical Site in India:Arikamedu
Arikamedu is located 3 kilometres south of Pondicherry, India, on the Virampattinam River. The artefacts discovered at this location demonstrated that ancient India and Rome had regular communication
After US Troop Withdrawal, Afghanistan’s ‘Last...
Zebulon Simentov Is Considered To Be Afghanistan’s Last Living Jew. However, He Intends To Leave The Country Because To Concerns That The Taliban Will Retake Power Once US And NATO Soldiers Leave
Newly Elected Sikyong Open to ‘New’...
Penpa Tsering, Sikyong of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), said Wednesday that he is willing to forgo traditional channels of communication to revive talks with Beijing over Tibetan autonomy under Chinese rule, days after being sworn in as the head of Tibet’s India-based government-in-exile