Headlines- A bill amending a 2021 law that targeted the LGBTQ+ community and was passed by nationalist former leader Viktor Orban was approved by Hungary's parliament on Tuesday.
- The latest attack on Saudi Arabia's King Khalid International Airport resulted in one fatality and eleven injuries.
- Residents of Riyadh have been given the all-clear by Saudi Arabia's civil defense agency after the military's announcement that incoming missiles fired toward the capital by the Houthis in Yemen had been shot down.
- Iran's alleged involvement in a security alert outside a UK/US airbase in southern England last month led the British government to summon the ambassador and announce sanctions against two people.
- In a sophisticated overnight cyberattack, hackers commandeered refrigeration systems throughout France, spoiling stock at major chains and forcing hundreds of supermarkets to discard perishable goods on Monday.
- According to a transcript and audio recording of the calls made on the nite of Christa Pike's botched execution, 911 callers reported that she was unconscious and had difficulty breathing an hour after receiving two fatal injections of the sedative pentobarbital.
- An "incident involving a roller coaster" at a Six Flags theme park in Georgia resulted in one fatality and multiple injuries, according to the authorities.
Year: 2023
FM: Bangladesh Wants Good Ties With...
Dhaka wants good relations with both Beijing and Washington but striking a balance between the two superpowers is a challenge, Bangladesh’s foreign minister said Tuesday after meeting new Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang.
North Korea Bans Cellphones from Public...
North Koreans are no longer allowed to bring their cellphones into propaganda lectures, which are a regular, mandatory part of life there, sources in the country say.
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
The meeting on Peace Consolidation in West Africa is presided over by Kimihiro Ishikane, Japan’s Permanent Representative to the UN and the Security Council’s president for the month of January
To Quell Brazil Riots, Federal Government...
Brazilian national security forces have intervened to restore order after an estimated 4,000 supporters of the country’s former president Jair Bolsonaro, who reject results of the elections in October, took over and vandalised the Congress, the Supreme Court, and the President’s Palace in the Brazilian capital, Brasilia.
Racial Incidents Tarnish the Tourism Industry
South African tourism minister Lindiwe Sisulu says acts of racism are a blight on the South African tourism sector.
Ukraine War:US Green Beret Veteran Clears...
Retired from U.S. Army’s Green Beret special forces unit, Ryan Hendrickson is now retired. However, he is currently in Ukraine, working to remove mines and protect civilians.
Bangladesh Opposition Leaders Freed on Bail...
A top Bangladeshi opposition leader vowed “no retreat” in efforts to defeat the ruling Awami League upon being freed on bail Monday following a month in jail.
China Using a Global Standard to...
As outbreaks of COVID-19 cases across China overwhelm hospitals, the official daily death count has remained in the single digits. Chinese officials have repeatedly claimed that China is adopting one of “two main global standards for determining COVID deaths.”
UN Deputy Secretary-General Meets Minister Delegate...
United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed (right) meets with Leon Kacou Adom, the Minister Delegate to the Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of African Integration and Diaspora of Côte d’Ivoire
Amnesty International Condemns the Attacks and...
Amnesty International calls for the relevant authorities to conduct prompt, impartial and effective investigations so that the acts of this Sunday, 8 January, are appropriately investigated and sanctioned.