Headlines
  • Early on Thursday, 73 students were injured and at least 16 students killed at a girls' boarding school in central Kenya.
  • The vital Strait of Hormuz, according to US President Donald Trump, "must be open to everyone" and "no one can control it."
  • A major portions of southern Lebanon has been declared a "combat zone" by the Israeli military.
  • Iran's foreign ministry said in a statement on Tuesday that American bombings in the country's southern Hormozgan region broke the ceasefire.
  • The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health claims that Israeli attacks in Lebanon on Tuesday left at least 31 persons dead and 40 injured.
  • Due to the Ebola outbreak, Ugandan authorities announced on Wednesday that the country's border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been closed.

Month: May 2023

May 5, 2023

Report: Almost 700,000 People in Myanmar...

Intense fighting has caused the number of internally displaced persons in Myanmar to grow by more than 680,000 between January and April 20, according to independent research group ISP-Myanmar.

May 4, 2023

Is Journalism in Threat from AI?

Have you ever view a news article online, given it your whole attention, and then afterwards learned it to be false? Artificial intelligence developments have now made that possible.

Thai Election: Pro-Democracy Parties’ Sparring May...

Sparring between Thailand’s two main pro-democracy parties may undermine their common goal of defeating the military-inclined ruling establishment in the May 14 general election, analysts said.

China is Blocking Tibetan Monks and...

China has been rigorously barring Tibetan writers, Buddhist monks and other influential people from spreading religious content online without prior approval, sources told Radio Free Asia.

May 3, 2023

During UN conference in Doha, Qatar,...

This week, Afghan protesters demonstrated in Paris, demanding the international community refuse to recognize the Taliban. The demonstration comes as a U.N.-organized meeting on how to engage with the Taliban is taking place in

Released Citizen Journalist Who Reported on...

Beijing authorities have refused to accept Wuhan-based citizen journalist Fang Bin for relocation after he was bundled onto a high-speed train for the capital shortly after his release from a three-year jail term on Sunday.

May 2, 2023

Selling Cuddles in South Africa

The first paid platonic intimacy service in South Africa has gained popularity among the country’s citizens. According to experts, there are many reasons why the cuddling business is booming, including isolation during the COVID pandemic, which impacted South Africa hardest, and stress from the country’s struggling economy.

Analysts: Bangladesh PM Visits World Bank...

Bangladesh leader Sheikh Hasina met with World Bank officials in Washington on Monday, state media reported, in a visit that analysts described as an attempt to gain the lending institution’s support for her country’s distressed economy in an election year.

Myanmar Troops Raze Two-Thirds of Homes...

According to the independent research group Data For Myanmar, since the military coup, more than 3,700 houses in Khin-U have been burned down as of February and nearly 48,000 houses in Sagaing region as of mid-March.

May 1, 2023

As Medical Supplies Arrive, Injured in...

On Sunday, the first international cargo shipment carrying medical supplies landed in Port Sudan. It is a glimmer of hope in a country where conflict between the armed forces and a paramilitary group has put thousands of innocent civilians at risk, including children who are already severely malnourished.

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