Headlines- While Iran's economy, military, and leadership have all significantly deteriorated, US President Donald Trump claims that the Strait of Hormuz is in "extremely good shape," adding that "it doesn't mean we won't smack them to see what happens."
- An apparent mentally unstable woman was shot and killed by New York City police after allegedly stabbing two people in Times Square.
- Leaders from more than a dozen countries, including Iran's Masoud Pezeshkian, China's Xi Jinping, India's Narendra Modi, and Russia's Vladimir Putin, gathered in Kyrgyzstan on Monday for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit.
- On Monday, Pedro Sanchez, the prime minister of Spain, accused Russian and Israeli-linked social media platforms of spreading disinformation regarding the July refugee crisis in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta.
- On Monday, US President Donald Trump's administration was given permission by the US Supreme Court to proceed with the $400 million White House ballroom construction project.
- At least 750 people killed and another 3000 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.
Year: 2022
Marcos Shoots Down Prospect of Philippines...
New President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday shot down calls from human rights groups for the Philippines to rejoin the International Criminal Court, saying the country could conduct its own investigations into deaths related to his predecessor’s drug wars ¹
Afghan Refugees in Pakistan Struggle to...
Hundreds of thousands of Afghans fled to neighboring countries as the Taliban took over their nation last year. Due to a lack of documents, many Afghan refugees in Pakistan are experiencing unique challenges
Black Sea Grain Initiative:UN Secretary-General Briefs...
Press briefing on the Black Sea Grain Initiative and the first grain shipment from Ukraine since February by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres
Fear of a Big Slide Tinges...
In recent months, the cost of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has fallen dramatically. Despite these risks, a lot of investors are optimistic about the future of digital currencies
Rehabilitation Center in Irpin, Ukraine, Helps...
In Irpin, Ukraine, three years ago, the first rehabilitation center built in accordance with American standards was opened. It has so far remained unaffected by the war and is once more taking patients
Residents of Ethiopia’s Afar Region Claim...
Aid trucks pass through the Afar region of Ethiopia on their way from Djibouti to Tigray, but people who live next to the road claim they have nothing to eat and that their children are dying
Ukrainian Veterinarians Save Animals Hurt Near...
Veterinarians in Khmelnitsky have been rescuing animals that were injured in dangerous front-line areas ever since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began
Peace Monitor: Weapons Proliferate in Mindanao...
Efforts to remove and destroy firearms belonging to former Muslim separatist guerrillas – as required by a 2014 peace deal – have failed to make the southern Philippines much safer from gun violence, a conflict monitoring group is reporting
Jailed Chinese Dissident Sends Wife ‘Suspect’...
The wife of a Chinese dissident from the northwestern region of Xinjiang jailed for subversion after standing up for Uyghurs says she has received what could be a forcibly written letter from him, prompting fears of “extreme persecution” in prison
US Doctors and Patients Travel Across...
Following the U.S. Supreme Court decision repealing federal protections for abortion, some states are taking steps to impose even stricter restrictions on it or to complete ban it. Due to this, some medical professionals and patients travel beyond state lines to places where abortions are still permitted