Headlines
  • A strike on Sunday evening at Riyadh's international airport has resulted in more injuries, and the number of fatalities has increased since over a dozen people were killed at the main aviation facility the day before.
  • The Ansar Allah Houthis and Yemeni government forces are engaged in fierce fighting over the vital city of Taiz.
  • A human rights group reported on Sunday that airstrikes targeting artisanal gold miners in a disputed border area between Sudan and Egypt had killed at least 72 workers.
  • Pope Leo XIV said on Sunday that he will have surgery in the "next few days" after medical professionals found a nodule on his lung.
  • The reform agenda of nationalist Prime Minister Janez Jansa, which the opposition has called "authoritarian," suffered a setback when Slovenians narrowly rejected a government bill in a referendum on Sunday.
  • After his social media posts were purportedly blocked on the company's platforms, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva accused tech giant Meta of meddling in the election on Saturday.

Month: December 2021

December 31, 2021

Pakistan: 70 Million Fully Vaccinated Against...

Pakistan says it has administered 155 million COVID-19 vaccine doses as of Friday, fully vaccinating 70 million people, or 30% of the country’s total population, since launching the inoculation drive in February

Ex-Afghan President Says He Had No...

Afghanistan’s former president said he had no choice but to abruptly leave Kabul as the Taliban closed in and denied an agreement was in the works for a peaceful takeover, disputing the accounts of former Afghan and U.S. officials

Colorful Floats for California Rose Parade...

Volunteers are busy preparing floats for the annual Tournament of Roses procession, which has been held in the United States since 1890. The flower-decked parade entrants, will light up the streets of Pasadena, California, in a blaze of colour on New Year’s Day

Calls Grow For Citizen Journalist’s Release,...

A Paris-based press freedom group has called for the release of award-winning citizen journalist Zhang Zhan, whose family says she is close to death in Shanghai Women’s Prison

December 30, 2021

How Long Can North Korea Maintain...

North Korea is about to face the third year under a COVID-19 economic embargo. The country’s economy is suffering as a result of the pandemic measures, which appear to be unsustainable

War and Atrocities Spread Beyond Ethiopia’s...

In late 2020, a conflict between the Ethiopian Federal government and a local military erupted into a civil war, forcing two million people to evacuate their homes and putting hundreds of thousands in famine-like conditions

CPJ Head: With Press Freedom, ‘US...

The work of journalists is becoming more dangerous, with record numbers detained for their coverage, and dozens killed each year

Kenyan Slum Dwellers Are Being Evicted...

Tens of thousands of squatters were evicted just before the holidays to make way for a Chinese-backed expressway, according to human rights groups in Kenya

December 29, 2021

3,000 Electric Motorcycles to be Deployed...

Swedish-Kenyan electric vehicle company, to deploy 3,000 electric motorcycles across Kenya and the surrounding region by 2022

Democracy Experts say the United...

Independent rights groups claim that democratic institutions have been eroding in various Western countries in recent years, including the United States

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