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.
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