Headlines- A strike on Sunday evening at Riyadh's international airport has resulted in more injuries, and the number of fatalities has increased since over a dozen people were killed at the main aviation facility the day before.
- The Ansar Allah Houthis and Yemeni government forces are engaged in fierce fighting over the vital city of Taiz.
- A human rights group reported on Sunday that airstrikes targeting artisanal gold miners in a disputed border area between Sudan and Egypt had killed at least 72 workers.
- Pope Leo XIV said on Sunday that he will have surgery in the "next few days" after medical professionals found a nodule on his lung.
- The reform agenda of nationalist Prime Minister Janez Jansa, which the opposition has called "authoritarian," suffered a setback when Slovenians narrowly rejected a government bill in a referendum on Sunday.
- After his social media posts were purportedly blocked on the company's platforms, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva accused tech giant Meta of meddling in the election on Saturday.
Month: May 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.