Headlines- At least 600 people killed and another 3000 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.
- On Saturday, Palestinians in the occupied West Bank were attacked by masked Israeli settlers who trapped them in their homes and pelted rocks at them.
- On Saturday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the "criminal acts of violence" that Israeli settlers perpetrated in two Palestinian villages.
- In central Zimbabwe, a minibus carrying churchgoers crashed head-on with a truck, killing at least 27 people and injuring seven more.
- After being held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, far-right British political commentator Milo Yiannopoulos was deported to the United Kingdom.
- The "Yes" and "No" camps in Iceland's EU referendum are tied at 51.17% and 48.83%, respectively.
Year: 2021
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Sudan, Mariam Alsadig Al Sedeeg Al Mahadi, speaks during a United Nations Security Council meeting on Africa’s Peace and Security
Cannabis Economy of Zimbabwe
To Encourage Investment On The Plant For Industrial And Therapeutic Uses, Zimbabwe Recently Relaxed Rules Requiring Sole State Ownership Of Cannabis Farms. Zimbabwe Is Africa’s Top Tobacco Producer
US Committs to Assist Haiti in...
The US Announced One Day After The Assassination Of Haitian President Jovenel Moise That It Will React To Pleas For Assistance In The Investigation. Experts Say The United States Should Resist The Urge To Act Militarily In Haiti, As It Did In Previous Times Of Unrest
Four Tibetan Monks Handed Harsh Prison...
Chinese authorities in Tibet last year sentenced four Tibetan monks to long prison terms following a violent raid by police on their monastery in Tingri county, a New York-based rights group said in a report released this week
UN Security Council Convenes a Meeting...
The United Nations Security Council meeting on Peace Consolidation in West Africa is chaired by Nicolas de Rivière, France’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for July
Women-Only Village in Syria
In The Rojava Region Of Northern Syria, There Is A Women-Only Village Where Widowed Families Dwell. Village Leaders Are Now Accepting Victims Of Domestic Violence And Sexual Assault Due To An Upsurge In Domestic Violence In The Area
In Afghanistan’s Balkh District, the Taliban...
Residents In Northern Afghanistan’s Balkh Province, Which Borders Uzbekistan, Told VOA That The Taliban Have Put Tough New Restrictions On Locals Since Seizing Power. Journalist Gul Rahim Niazman Is Reporting From The Province’s Balkh District
Uyghurs Around The World Mark Anniversary...
Uyghur groups around the world have held demonstrations commemorating a violent crackdown on Uyghurs by Chinese authorities 12 years ago in the capital of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR)
Crime Against Women in Tigray
Hundreds Of Women And Girls In Ethiopia’s Tigray Region Have Claimed Being Raped By Troops In A War That Continues Despite The Government’s Troop Withdrawal Last Week
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
The Security Council meeting on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is chaired by Nicolas de Rivière (left), France’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and President of the Security Council