Headlines- 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.
- At least 362 people were 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.
- 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.
Year: 2021
Los Angeles Community commemorates the 80th...
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the killing of almost 34,000 Jews by German forces in the Babi Yar ravine outside Kyiv, Ukraine, on September 29-30, 1941, during World War II. In Los Angeles, there is a memorial to the victims, where many people gather to light candles in their honor
Journalists Sound Alarm Over New Guidelines...
The Hong Kong Journalists’ Association (HKJA) has criticized editorial guidelines issued for government broadcaster RTHK, as the government moves to take over greater editorial control over “sensitive” content
UN Secretary-General Attends Virtually Pre-COP26 Ministerial...
António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Participates in a Virtual Pre-COP26 Ministerial Plenary Meeting
Ivory Coast Enlists a New Tool...
There’s a new tool in the fight against counterfeit drugs in Ivory Coast. A new startup is assisting pharmacies in digitally tracing the sale of medications to their clients
Muslim Woman Sentenced to Death for...
On September 27, a court of first instance (session court) in Lahore sentenced a Muslim woman to death and fined 50,000 rupees (approximately 265 euros) for violating the blasphemy law. According to the prosecution, the woman, Salma Tanveer, “proclaimed herself a prophetess” and allegedly denied the prophet Muhammad’s prophecy, using derogatory comments against her
A Tale of Two People: Vietnamese...
In southern California, many Vietnamese Americans are volunteering to assist Afghan refugees. Titi Tran conducted interviews with residents of Orange County’s Little Saigon and Afghan refugees living in a nearby Afghan American neighbourhood for this report
Uyghurs in Canada Open New Mosque...
With Koranic recitations and the raising of the blue and white crescent moon and star East Turkestan flag, Uyghurs in Canada opened a mosque and community center on the outskirts of Toronto in a renovated 150-year-old Roman Catholic Church to serve a community of 2,000 members of the Turkic ethnic group
South Korean Fishermen Claim that the...
China is the world’s largest seafood consumer, and its fleet frequently fishes in South Korean waters. When South Korean officials attempt to enforce international rules, they frequently face strong opposition
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
The Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, particularly the Palestinian conflict, is chaired by Geraldine Byrne Nason, Ireland’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for September
Fear of Bandits Causes Low Attendance...
Following a two-month closure due to insecurity, Nigerian authorities have reopened schools in northern Kaduna state. Armed kidnappings have become common in the region, and UNICEF estimates that one million Nigerian children are “fearful of returning to school.”