Headlines- 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.
Month: April 2024
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
Permanent Representative of Israel,Gilad Erdan to the United Nations, addresses the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question
Ethnic Army Intercepts Junta Offensive on...
An ethnic armed group intercepted a junta retaliation near the Thai-Myanmar border on Thursday, according to an announcement from rebel forces.
Russian Shelling of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Dam...
Ukraine’s largest hydroelectric dam suffered severe damage from Russian shelling in late March. For residents of Zaporizhzhia and those living up and downstream, the attack on the Dnipro Hydroelectric Power Station and dam poses a challenge.
Myanmar Border Guards, Soldiers and Civilians...
Nearly four dozen members of the Burmese junta-affiliated Border Guard Police and soldiers have fled to Bangladesh since Tuesday night amid intensifying fighting between junta troops and Arakan Army rebels in neighboring Rakhine state, officials said.
UN General Assembly President Meets with...
President of the seventy-eighth session of the General Assembl, Dennis Francis meets with Vice President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia,David Choquehuanca.
Donors Pledge $2.13 billion Aid for...
The fighting in the Northeast African nation of Sudan is still going on, but worldwide donors have promised more than $2.13 billion in humanitarian relief, and the UN said this week that a looming famine is about to break out in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan.
Myanmar Junta Releases Thousands of Prisoners...
Myanmar prisons nationwide released over 3,000 prisoners on Wednesday, according to junta-controlled media.
Egyptian Firm Offers People to Escape...
The Rafah border crossing from Gaza has been closed to the majority of Palestinians by Egypt ever since Israel and Hamas in October. But there are accusations that a company is profiteering from refugees by offering travel from Gaza into Egypt for thousands of dollars per person.
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
UN Security Council meeting on the situation in Libya addressed by Taher M. El-Sonni, Permanent Representative of the State of Libya to the United Nations on April
Zimbabwe Seeks to Profit Through Processing...
With its rich lithium reserves, Zimbabwe depends on the extraction and refinement of this key component for electric car batteries in order to bolster its economy. Zimbabwe is the sixth-largest producer and supplier of lithium in the world, and it possesses the largest lithium reserves in Africa.