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
Philippine Court Junks Govt Petition to...
In a major setback for the government, a Manila court dismissed its petition to declare the outlawed Communist Party of the Philippines and its armed wing, the New People’s Army, as terrorist groups.
Soon-to-be-Released Chinese Rights Lawyer Could Face...
Concerns are growing that a prominent Chinese rights lawyer — due to be released at the end of a seven-year jail term for subversion — will instead be placed under house arrest ahead of the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) congress next month
UN Security Council Meets on Maintenance...
James Cleverly, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom, addresses United Nations Security Council meeting on maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine
Ukrainian Woman Is Dog’s Best Friend...
In the Ukrainian city of Sumy, Ivanna Holubtsova, a volunteer, looks after more than 50 dogs who were left by their owners and ended up on the streets as a result of the war. She gives stray dogs food with half of her salary
Bangladesh Police: Suspected Rohingya Rebels Kill...
A Rohingya volunteer watchman was killed at a refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar allegedly by Rohingya insurgents, making him the fifth victim of such an attack by armed rebels, Bangladeshi police said Wednesday
Chinese Authorities Allegedly Torture 5 Tibetans,...
Chinese authorities in Tibet have allegedly arrested and tortured five Tibetans, killing one of them, for publicly lighting incense and praying, two Tibetan sources living in exile told RFA
United States President Addresses During General...
United States President Addresses During General Assembly Debate September
Due to Insecurity, Hundreds of Schools...
According to authorities, more than 600 schools in Nigeria are still closed despite the start of the new school year because of a surge in kidnappings for ransom by armed gangs. Nigeria already has one of the highest rates of out-of-school children in the world, and according to the U.N., the problem has gotten worse
In Thailand’s Deep South, Artists Strive...
Thailand’s Deep South Outsiders hardly venture to this province because the mainly Muslim and Malay-speaking border region is synonymous with an armed separatist insurgency.But artists and residents of Pattani town, are working to change that negative image by showcasing the region’s rich artistic and cultural heritage
Concerns Grow Over Treatment of Detained...
One year after her incommunicado detention for “subversion,” #MeToo activist and feminist journalist Sophia Huang has dismissed her defense attorney, suggesting she is under huge pressure to plead guilty and ‘confess’ to the charges against her, rights groups said