Headlines- At least 600 people killed and another 2,426 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.
- In China and Nepal, there are more than 2,400 missing people, 554 people are reported missing in Tibet.
- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran says they still have "decisive control" over the Strait of Hormuz.
- US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodriguez had reached an agreement for the US to take control of Venezuela's vast oil reserves.
- Three militants were killed in an attack on Friday in the occupied West Bank, according to the Israeli military.
- After protests against migrants who have remained in the North African enclave after a major inflow, Ceuta residents clashed with police, prompting Spain's interior minister to call for calm on Friday.
Year: 2021
China Mulls Dropping Punishments For Couples...
The Chinese government is considering amending its new ‘three-child policy’ to allow couples to have four or more children without facing punishment, state media reported
Military widows in Burkina Faso Receive...
The International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism is observed on Saturday, August 21, and is tragically relevant in Burkina Faso, which is fighting Islamist extremists. Go Paga, a Burkinabe organisation, is assisting widows and orphans who have lost their spouses or fathers in rebuilding their lives
Following UN Security Council Meeting on...
After the Security Council meeting, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, India’s Minister for External Affairs and President of the United Nations Security Council for the month of August, briefs reporters on terrorist threats to international peace and security
Tom McCarthy’s Drama ‘Stillwater’ Sparks ...
“Stillwater” is a drama about an American father who travels to Marseilles, France, to assist in the exoneration of his daughter who has been accused of murder. Amanda Knox, who experienced the same fate in real life in Italy, has blasted filmmaker Tom McCarthy for “too closely and inaccurately” adapting the story of her wrongful murder conviction in Perugia, Italy, to the premise of the film
As the Taliban’s Takeover Continues, Afghan...
Afghan university students react to the Taliban’s takeover of their country in the United States and Afghanistan
As Hope for At-risk Afghans Dwindles,...
The rush to evacuate tens of thousands of Americans and Afghans from Afghanistan is heating up as the possibilities for withdrawing any Afghan allies after August 31 become increasingly dubious
Afghanistan War Costs
In terms of lives lost, personnel deployed, and monies spent, the war in Afghanistan has been costly to the United States
North Korea Warns Citizens Not to...
North Korea has warned citizens to refrain from talking about national leader Kim Jong Un’s health after he recently lost weight, calling such gossip as a “reactionary act,” sources in the country say
Solemn Ceremony Prior to the Security...
A view of a solemn ceremony held prior of the Security Council’s High-Level Open Debate on United Nations Peacekeeping Operations: Technology and Peacekeeping
Future of Egyptian Opposition Television Stations...
Several Egyptian opposition television stations are based in Istanbul, where they air programmes critical of Egypt’s president, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Turkey was a significant supporter of Egypt’s overthrown president, Mohammed Morsi, but with Turkish-Egyptian peace attempts in the works, the future of opposition television outlets is doubtful