Headlines- Turki al-Maliki, a spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, claims that between October 7 and October 11, attacks on King Khalid International Airport resulted in 333 injuries and 17 fatalities.
- The United Nations warns that 800,000 people in Yemen have lost access to life-saving food aid due to the conflict's escalation, and hospitals are overcrowded with injured combatants.
- Since October 1, 20 attacks in the Strait of Hormuz have been reported, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations. Two of these incidents were reported on Wednesday.
- Iran was accused by a U.S. official of lying about a cargo ship that sank on Wednesday and of attacking it, most likely with a missile.
- A cargo ship struck a naval mine on Wednesday while trying to cross the Strait of Hormuz via "an unauthorized and hazardous route," according to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy.
- Protests against the government in the capital of Albania Tirana turned violent on Wednesday, leaving several official buildings severely damaged and at least one on fire.
- After the arrest of a Japanese journalist on suspicion of espionage by Russia's FSB security agency, Japan's Foreign Ministry summoned in Russia's ambassador on Wednesday.
Year: 2022
Ukrainian Entrepreneurs Seek Refuge in Lviv
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February, millions of people have fled to western Ukraine or neighbouring nations like Poland in search of safety. Some people only carried a few belongings, while others brought their entire buuksinesses with them
Uyghur University Lecturer Confirmed Detained in...
A Uyghur lecturer from a university in northwestern China’s Xinjiang region has been sentenced to prison for “disregarding the national language,” by failing to teach in Chinese, a Uyghur source in the town of Ghulja and local officials told RFA
When Not Caring for War Victims,...
Taras Topolya is a rock singer from Ukraine. He has been a paramedic in Ukraine’s Territorial Defense since the beginning of the war. When he takes a break, he performs alongside well-known Western musicians
Belarusian Volunteers Train to Fight Lukashenko...
Opponents of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko are training in Poland, with their sights set on Russia, which has long helped Lukashenko in consolidating his position
Protests at Peking University as China’s...
Hundreds of students protested at the weekend on the campus of Peking University (Beida) after a fence was put in place segregating them from the rest of the university, which continues to move around freely
Residents of the UNESCO World Heritage...
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Saving Cultural Artifacts During Ukraine War
In the midst of the war, Ukraine is trying to save its cultural artefacts
Only Female Presidential Candidate in Somalia
On Sunday, Somalia holds its long-delayed presidential election. Thirty-nine candidates paid a total of $40,000 to be considered for the elections. Only one woman, Fawzia Yusuf Adam, is on the list of lawmakers vying to be the next president of Somalia. Fawzia, a former foreign minister, has her supporters
Bridge in Disputed Territory Between China...
A bridge being built by China across Pangong Lake in a disputed section of northwest India could further inflame tensions between the two countries, experts on the border dispute said
In Ethiopia,Child Marriages Are on the...
According to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Ethiopia’s record drought has resulted in a huge surge in desperate parents marryying off their children, with child weddings reported more than doubling this year. Aid organisations are attempting to provide much-needed water and other assistance to drought-stricken households in an attempt to reverse the trend and protect girls