Headlines- 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
Rights Coalition: Thailand Shows No Improvement...
Thailand has made no progress in the past year in its efforts to combat human trafficking, especially of migrant workers, a global seafood industry watchdog said in a report released Thursday
Public Anger Grows in China Over...
Public criticism is growing in China of the authorities’ Cultural Revolution-style anti-COVID-19 campaigns after a doctor took his own life over a hospital outbreak and officials killed pets whose owners tested positive for the virus
UN General Assembly’s Emergency Special Session...
During the 10th plenary sitting of the General Assembly Eleventh Emergency Special Session on Ukraine, Sergiy Kyslytsya, Ukraine’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, presents the draft resolution
As People Flee the War in...
Millions of Ukrainians have fled their homes since Russia’s invasion began, leaving behind thousands of animals in shelters and zoos. It is now up to dozens of volunteers and international organisations to look after them. The account is told by Mariia Prus, but first, a word of caution
Despite Russia’s Invasion,Many US Citizens Chose...
President Biden urged all American citizens staying or living in Ukraine to leave the country immediately twelve days before Russia invaded Ukraine in February. And, despite the fact that many have left, others stay in Ukraine with no plans to leave
Prominent Uyghur Journalist Said to be...
A prominent Uyghur journalist who went missing in November 2017 is serving 15 years in prison in northwestern China’s Xinjiang region for “political crimes,” his son and authorities in the region told RFA
In Ukraine, Inside An ‘Execution Cellar’
Another gruesome atrocity has occurred at a Ukrainian children’s summer camp. Bodies with bullet holes in their heads were found in a cellar with their wrists tied behind their backs. It was a war crime committed by Russian forces, according to Ukrainian authorities
Bucha Massacre
After Russian soldiers evacuated from the area, VOA’s Heather Murdock files this VOSR about civil deaths and destruction found in the Kyiv suburb of Bucha
Two More Uyghurs Detained in Saudi...
Two more Uyghurs — a mother and her daughter — are in danger of being deported from Saudi Arabia back to China, where they could face severe punishment at the hands of authorities there, an international human rights group said
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo speaks to the Security Council about the situation in Ukraine