Headlines- A bill amending a 2021 law that targeted the LGBTQ+ community and was passed by nationalist former leader Viktor Orban was approved by Hungary's parliament on Tuesday.
- The latest attack on Saudi Arabia's King Khalid International Airport resulted in one fatality and eleven injuries.
- Residents of Riyadh have been given the all-clear by Saudi Arabia's civil defense agency after the military's announcement that incoming missiles fired toward the capital by the Houthis in Yemen had been shot down.
- Iran's alleged involvement in a security alert outside a UK/US airbase in southern England last month led the British government to summon the ambassador and announce sanctions against two people.
- In a sophisticated overnight cyberattack, hackers commandeered refrigeration systems throughout France, spoiling stock at major chains and forcing hundreds of supermarkets to discard perishable goods on Monday.
- According to a transcript and audio recording of the calls made on the nite of Christa Pike's botched execution, 911 callers reported that she was unconscious and had difficulty breathing an hour after receiving two fatal injections of the sedative pentobarbital.
- An "incident involving a roller coaster" at a Six Flags theme park in Georgia resulted in one fatality and multiple injuries, according to the authorities.
Month: May 2022
As a Result of New Law...
Kenya was hailed last year for implementing a law that improved access to education and work for the country’s half-million refugees ahead of plans to close refugee camps by the end of June. While some refugees in Kenya benefit from the law, others suffer obstacles such as job discrimination and inadequate educational funding
In November,TPLF Accused of Attacking Hospitals...
Tigrayan forces attacked hospitals and destroyed water supply in November 2021, according to Ethiopian officials in the northern Amhara region of Ethiopia
What’s Causing Afghanistan’s Economic Collapse?
According to a recent UN report, 97 percent of Afghanistan’s population is at risk of falling below poverty line
For Martial Law Victims in Philippines,Another...
When Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced last year that he was running for president, Helena Jimenez gave it little thought
Some in Europe Are Reconsidering Nuclear...
Nuclear energy has renewed interest in Europe, fueled in part by climate aims but also by the conflict in Ukraine, particularly as the European Union prepares to cut all energy relations with Russia. However, utilising nuclear power remains costly, time-consuming, and divisive
Tibetan Political Prisoner in Poor Health...
Chinese authorities have released Tibetan political prisoner Norzin Wangmo, who was arrested in 2020 and sentenced to three years in prison for sharing information about Tibetans who self-immolated in protest of China’s repressive policies, a Tibetan living in exile told RFA on Thursday
Torture Survivors Speak Out As Marcos’...
As the Philippines prepares for national elections, victims of torture and abuse under the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. are trying to derail his son, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., who is expected to win the election on May 9
War Crimes in Ukraine Documented in...
Ukraine is rushing to gather evidence of extensive war crimes, using 21st-century technology to bring the offenders to justice, with the help of international experts
Filipino Journalists, Experts Allege Online Attacks,Disinformation...
Philippine journalists and experts marked World Press Freedom Day by expressing grave concern Tuesday about alleged online attacks by supporters of presidential aspirant Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and urging social media giants to patrol their online platforms
Seven Teachers From High School in...
At least seven educators from a high school in the third-largest city in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) have been imprisoned by Chinese authorities, a local police officer and school employees said