Headlines- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran says they still have "decisive control" over the Strait of Hormuz.
- US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodriguez had reached an agreement for the US to take control of Venezuela's vast oil reserves.
- Three militants were killed in an attack on Friday in the occupied West Bank, according to the Israeli military.
- After protests against migrants who have remained in the North African enclave after a major inflow, Ceuta residents clashed with police, prompting Spain's interior minister to call for calm on Friday.
- At least 584 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.
- In China and Nepal, there are more than 2,400 missing people, 558 people are reported missing in Tibet.
Year: 2022
Protesters Take Aim at Beijing’s Human...
As world leaders congratulated China on its Oct. 1 National Day, protesters gathered in cities around the world to protest against the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s ongoing persecution of ethnic minorities and dissidents
UN Secretary-General Addresses the Media on...
Reporters are briefed on climate change by Secretary-General António Guterres (left at podium), who also urged world leaders to attend the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt
Southwest Florida’s Destruction and the Catastrophic...
The staggering damage and death toll from Hurricane Ian, which is wreaking havoc in Florida, reveal just how devastating it was. Residents of Lee County, which was severely damaged by the hurricane, describe its horrors
How New Life Is Emerging on...
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In Pakistan’s Afghanistan-Bordering Province,Anti-Taliban Movement Gaining...
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in northwest Pakistan, which borders Afghanistan, there is a growing anti-Taliban sentiment as many fear that the Pakistani Taliban could make a comeback. The talks between the militants and the Pakistani army have drawn criticism from residents who claim that they jeopardise the region’s ten-year-old peace
New Bangladesh Police Chief is US-Sanctioned...
Bangladesh’s new police chief is a U.S.-sanctioned former head of the elite security unit Rapid Action Battalion, which Washington also sanctioned last December saying it was responsible for serious human rights abuses
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
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After Six Months of Russian Occupation,...
After six months of Russian occupation, Izium’s residents say they are determined to rebuilding their lives. After being subjected to nearly 500 airstrikes, according to Ukrainian officials, 90% of the city has been destroyed
Authorities in China’s Shandong Probe Suicide...
Gao Yan, a dancer and student at Shandong University of Arts, in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong, in an undated photo.Photo:Weibo via RFA
UN Security Council Meeting on Sustaining...
The Security Council meeting on maintaining international peace and security is presided over by Nicolas de Rivière, France’s Permanent Representative to the UN and President of the Security Council for the month of September