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: October 2021
Secretary-General of the United Nations Meets...
Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa, Secretary-General of the World Muslim League, and Ronald S. Lauder, President of the World Jewish Congress, meet with UN Secretary-General António Guterres
Taliban Bans Afghan Women From Working,...
Afghan businesswomen say the Taliban’s ban on women working outside has driven them to close their businesses
Senegal Overfishing Led to Environmental Crisis
Overfishing in Senegal has resulted in an environmental crisis that is causing havoc on small-scale fishermen
Local Elections in South Africa
South Africa’s ruling African National Congress is plagued by a failing economy, intra-party fighting, and never-ending corruption allegations.South Africa’s ruling African National Congress is plagued by a failing economy, intra-party fighting, and never-ending corruption allegations. On November 1st, municipal elections will determine whether allegiance to the party that brought apartheid to an end will triumph or whether they will move in favour of a new political order
French Mural of Former Uyghur Detainee...
A mural artist who champions the oppressed has painted a portrait of a former Uyghur survivor of an internment camp on a building in France’s second-largest city to raise awareness of the plight of the persecuted Muslim minority group in northwestern China’s Xinjiang region
High in the Colorado Mountains, a...
Colorado is a mountainous state in the United States known for its pleasant climate and popular ski resorts. It’s hardly the kind of spot where an alligator sanctuary would be expected
COVID-19 Causes Havoc on Spain’s Hotel...
A labor union in Spain that represents hotel maids, many of whom are migrants, is planning to introduce a new reservation app that, in addition to service and amenities, assesses hotels based on how they treat their employees
Aid For Displaced People of Afghanistan
International aid organisations are helping millions of Afghans who have been displaced due to the war
Some Kenyans Turn to Illegal Fishing...
COVID is causing more people to fish illegally, Kenyan officials say. According to Kenya’s Maritime Fisheries Research Institute, poaching has tripled since last year, resulting in a daily catch decline from an estimated 600 tonnes to 200 tonnes
World Donors are Looking for Ways...
The European Union offered more than $1 billion in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan and neighbouring countries during an emergency meeting this week, as the United Nations warned that millions of Afghans face starvation