Headlines- Early on Thursday, 73 students were injured and at least 16 students killed at a girls' boarding school in central Kenya.
- The vital Strait of Hormuz, according to US President Donald Trump, "must be open to everyone" and "no one can control it."
- A major portions of southern Lebanon has been declared a "combat zone" by the Israeli military.
- Iran's foreign ministry said in a statement on Tuesday that American bombings in the country's southern Hormozgan region broke the ceasefire.
- The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health claims that Israeli attacks in Lebanon on Tuesday left at least 31 persons dead and 40 injured.
- Due to the Ebola outbreak, Ugandan authorities announced on Wednesday that the country's border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been closed.
Month: October 2021
UN Deputy Secretary General Meets With...
Amina Mohammed,United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, meets with Nazhat Shameem Khan, Fiji’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva and President of the Human Rights Council
‘All We Have is Dry Bread’
Afghanistan is facing a serious food crisis.Afghans have been plagued by crippling hunger
Uyghur Doctoral Student Arrested by Xinjiang...
A Uyghur doctoral student praised in the Chinese media and known in Xinjiang for academic achievements was arrested by authorities from the far-western region in April while attending university in Guangzhou, a source familiar with the situation and school officials told RFA
“Delivering Climate Action: For People, Planet,And...
António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General of the United Nations, speaks at a high-level thematic debate on “Delivering Climate Action: for People, Planet, and Prosperity”
Thousands of Members of Israel’s Lost...
A community of 11,000 Bnei Menashe, Hebrew for “Children of Menashe,” just arrived in Israel from northeastern India. They have kept Jewish practises for 2,700 years and are said to be descendants of one of Israel’s lost tribes
Jailed Uyghur Scholar Tohti’s 52nd Birthday...
Supporters of jailed Uyghur academic Ilham Tohti marked his 52nd birthday Monday with calls for his release from a life sentence for “separatism” he received for his advocacy work in northwestern China’s Xinjiang region
The United Nations Secretary-General Meets with...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres meets with Special Adviser to the Secretary-General Ahmed Al-Meraikhi
Why Is Netflix’s Squid Game Such...
Squid Game, a South Korean television show, has surpassed 111 million viewers internationally, making it Netflix’s most watched series launch ever. Squid
Women Leaders in Afghanistan Demand a...
Afghan women’s leaders are urging UN member countries to put more pressure on the Taliban to honor their commitments and enable women and girls to work and study. Girls are still barred from secondary school in Afghanistan
Afghanistan Addiction Crisis:Focus on Bamyan
According to the United Nations, Afghanistan provides 80% of the world’s opium. Millions of people in Afghanistan are affected by drug abuse and addiction