Headlines- Two days after catastrophic flash flood struck the border between China and Nepal, rescue workers have resumed searching for hundreds of people who are still missing.
- At least 538 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.
- Iran's President Pezeshkian and Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf met with Qatar's prime minister and foreign minister to discuss ongoing efforts to defuse the situation in the region.
- According to Iran's security chief, Moshen Rezaei, his country is preparing together a list of conditions to submit to the United States in order to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
- In an attempt to rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America," US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday, further escalating his conflict with Canada and its prime minister.
- Mazloum Abdi, the leader of the now-dissolved Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), has been named presidential advisor by Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa.
Month: January 2023
From Burkina Faso to Northern Benin,...
A recent report found that, as the country has become the new front line in the Sahel conflict, more more violent incidents linked to extremist groups took place in Benin’s north last year than the government has publicly acknowledged
Oxfam says the world’s Richest 1%...
Oxfam says extreme wealth and extreme poverty have increased simultaneously for the first time in 25 years as the annual World Economic Forum gets underway this week in Davos, Switzerland.Charity is urging fairer taxation in the face of rising inequality worldwide
Despite War,Lviv Preservationists Save Historic Buildings
While it’s unknown when the war in Ukraine will end, a volunteer group called Lviv Knights in western Ukraine has been working since 2014 to help restore old historical buildings that might have damaged by military action
Controversial Law Signed by Zelenskyy Could...
Late last year, a controversial law expanding government control over Ukrainian media was signed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Some critics of the new law have called it censorship
Kashmir Bird Migration May Be Affected...
Beyond Moscow and Kyiv, the impacts of the war in Ukraine may impact both people and wildlife.
Eight Communist Guerrilla Leaders Surrender to...
Philippine authorities on Friday said that eight senior communist guerrilla leaders had surrendered recently to the military’s eastern Mindanao Command, weeks after the death of rebellion founder Jose Maria Sison.
Junta Bombs Church in Kayin State...
A junta airstrike on a village in Myanmar’s southeastern Kayin State killed five people, including a child of about three-years-old, according to David Eubank, a former US commander who founded the Free Burma Rangers
‘Lion’s Den’ Militants Viewed as Heroes...
Israel has vowed to crack down on the Lion’s Den, an armed Palestinian resistance group in West Bank that has attacked Israeli soldiers and civilians numerous times over the past six months.
Australia,Papua New Guinea Hope to Conclude...
The leaders of Papua New Guinea and Australia say they want negotiations for a wide-ranging security treaty between the two countries to be completed by the end of April.
Myanmar’s Junta Continues to Target Anti-Junta...
Myanmar’s junta continues to arrest doctors and other medically-trained workers for participating in a civil disobedience movement to resist the military junta’s 2021 coup, healthcare workers say