Headlines
  • A strike on Sunday evening at Riyadh's international airport has resulted in more injuries, and the number of fatalities has increased since over a dozen people were killed at the main aviation facility the day before.
  • The Ansar Allah Houthis and Yemeni government forces are engaged in fierce fighting over the vital city of Taiz.
  • A human rights group reported on Sunday that airstrikes targeting artisanal gold miners in a disputed border area between Sudan and Egypt had killed at least 72 workers.
  • Pope Leo XIV said on Sunday that he will have surgery in the "next few days" after medical professionals found a nodule on his lung.
  • The reform agenda of nationalist Prime Minister Janez Jansa, which the opposition has called "authoritarian," suffered a setback when Slovenians narrowly rejected a government bill in a referendum on Sunday.
  • After his social media posts were purportedly blocked on the company's platforms, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva accused tech giant Meta of meddling in the election on Saturday.

Month: December 2022

December 2, 2022

Kharkiv in Grave Danger Despite Being...

The Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, which is only 40 kilometres from the Russian border, has taken the brunt of a Russian barrage that began on February 24. Since Ukrainian forces retook the Kharkiv region two months ago, the once-ruined city of Kharkiv has begun rebuilding and now stands as a symbol to the Ukrainian people’s desire to survive

Island in Solomons Spurns China Aid...

China’s money isn’t welcome in Malaita, a fiercely independent province of the Solomon Islands led by a politician who says it’s wrong to befriend “these people” who don’t believe in democracy.

Prominent Shanghai Housing Rights Advocate Given...

A court in Shanghai has secretly sentenced Shanghai-based housing activist Chen Jianfang to four-and-a-half years in jail, RFA has learned

December 1, 2022

Most at Risk for HIV Are...

Authorities in South Africa, which has the largest HIV-positive population in the world, say that girls and young women are now the demographic most at risk since many of them have turned to transactional sex to pay their bills during COVID pandemic lockdowns.

Malaysian Rulers Urge Politicians to Stop...

Iman Muttaqin Yusof/Kuala Lumpur Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir, chairman of the Council of Rulers (front center), walks with King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah (front left) and other rulers at the National Palace in Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 30, 2022.Handout photo/National Palace Office Via RFA Malaysia’s Council of Rulers called Wednesday on politicians to stop stoking …

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: ‘I’m Just Reporting What’s...

During a spate of spontaneous protests across China last weekend following a fatal lockdown fire in Xinjiang’s regional capital Urumqi, a Twitter user with the handle “Mr. Li is not your teacher” was thrust into the international limelight as he uploaded clip after clip of demonstrations and candlelight vigils around the country

UN General Assembly Meets to Discuss...

The Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, addresses to the General Assembly about the Palestine issue

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