Headlines- Two days after catastrophic flash flood struck the border between China and Nepal, rescue workers have resumed searching for hundreds of people who are still missing.
- At least 538 people killed and another 1,300 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.
- Iran's President Pezeshkian and Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf met with Qatar's prime minister and foreign minister to discuss ongoing efforts to defuse the situation in the region.
- According to Iran's security chief, Moshen Rezaei, his country is preparing together a list of conditions to submit to the United States in order to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
- In an attempt to rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America," US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday, further escalating his conflict with Canada and its prime minister.
- Mazloum Abdi, the leader of the now-dissolved Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), has been named presidential advisor by Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa.
Month: December 2022
As 7.8M People Affected by Extreme...
Half of Somalia, including Somaliland, has been hit by the Horn of Africa’s record-breaking drought. The country will experience its worst famine in fifty years, according to the U.N., if further relief does not arrive soon.
Unable to Return Home, Rohingya Risk...
Human rights defenders are seeing a surge in potentially deadly boat journeys by Rohingya refugees as they try to reach countries in Southeast Asia where they can access schools, food and jobs.
Funeral Homes Operating Around the Clock...
Funeral homes in Beijing are operating around the clock amid a surge of COVID-19 cases, with cremations now backed up for at least five days, funeral parlor staff told Radio Free Asia on Wednesday.
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi, a United Arab Emirates cabinet member and minister of culture and youth, addresses United Nations Security Council during its discussion on maintaining global peace and security, focusing on a new direction for reforming multilateralism
US Gun Violence Rises in 2022
With a nearly record number of mass shootings, including a horrific attack on an elementary school and shooting sprees apparently driven by hate, gun violence claimed a heavy toll across America in 2022.
In an Increasingly Authoritarian Bangladesh,the Opposition...
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party, the country’s principal opposition organ, this past weekend held what was arguably the nation’s biggest anti-government rally in years, marking a solid end to the party’s long hiatus.
Netherlands Honors Detained Chinese Feminist,Labor Activist...
The Netherlands has honored detained Chinese feminist and rights activist Li Qiaochu with an award recognizing her dedication to human rights
Gulf of Guinea Countries Join Together...
In the Gulf of Guinea, fishing villages and fish stocks in West Africa are allegedly being decimated by Chinese boats, according to environmental groups. In order to combat illegal fishing, the nations in the Gulf of Guinea joined this year.
China Arrests Artist Who Painted,Tweeted Portrait...
Chinese authorities have arrested an artist who painted a portrait of the “Bridge Man” protester Peng Lifa and posted it on Twitter, his wife and a rights group said.
Separated by War: 16-Year-Old Girl Leaves...
Many young Ukrainians who left the war, were split from their families, and are still living in uncertainty. Diana Kryvorotko, 16, found refuge with a couple in Germany, but she is still unsure of when she will see her mother again.