Headlines- Final referendum results showed on Sunday that Icelandic voters have rejected a plan to restart accassion talks with the European Union.
- At least 750 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
Wreath Laying Ceremony with UN Secretary-General
The wreath-laying ceremony to commemorate International Day of UN Peacekeepers 2021(May 29) is attended by UN Secretary-General António Guterres
Racism Against Asians in U.S
In reaction to a recent outbreak of violence against Asian Americans, U.S. President Joe Biden signed hate crime legislation into law. Residents of Little Saigon in Southern California, on the other hand, claim that racism toward Asians is nothing new
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