Headlines- Iran's President Pezeshkian and Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf met with Qatar's prime minister and foreign minister to discuss ongoing efforts to defuse the situation in the region.
- According to Iran's security chief, Moshen Rezaei, his country is preparing together a list of conditions to submit to the United States in order to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
- In an attempt to rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America," US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday, further escalating his conflict with Canada and its prime minister.
- At least 362 people were killed and another 1,300 went missing on Wednesday after landslides caused by a glacial collapse unleashed a torrent of mud and water across Nepal and China's autonomous region of Tibet.
- Mazloum Abdi, the leader of the now-dissolved Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), has been named presidential advisor by Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa.
Month: May 2024
Amid War Protests, US College Students...
Due to security concerns about pro-Palestinian student protests,commencement ceremonies at US universities are being canceled or scaled back.While some protests on campuses have led to concessions,others have led to violent confrontations.
UN Secretary-General Meets with Federal Minister...
United Nations ecretary-General António Guterres meets with Boris Pistorius Federal Minister of Defence of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Myanmar Insurgents Accused of Recruiting Rohingya...
Myanmar Muslim insurgents have pressed about 500 Rohingya refugees in camps in Bangladesh to join the war in their homeland where fighting between rival factions has intensified sharply in recent weeks, refugees told Radio Free Asia.
Indonesia Home to Heavy Metal Music
Though quite popular in the world’s largest Muslim majority country, heavy metal music is controversial in some conservative countries.Heavy metal has a home in Indonesia.
From US to Europe, Pro-Palestinian Student...
Students protesting Israeli conduct in the Gaza War on American college campuses are being closely watched by the world.Global reactions to the demonstrations and the student arrests around the world have been wildly varied, ranging from pride and solidarity to alarm and condemnation.
Press Briefing by UN Secretary-General on...
Reporters are briefed on the situation in Gaza by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres.
Myanmar Helicopter Crash Ends in Shootout,Killing...
An insurgent group in eastern Myanmar said on Tuesday it shot down a junta military helicopter and killed its pilot then clashed with junta forces on the ground.
On Abolishing Death Penalty,Zimbabwean Parliament Consulting...
After the Cabinet’s decision in February to abolish the death sentence to conform with international standards, Zimbabwe’s parliament has started nationwide consultations.
Limited Options for Victims of Myanmar’s...
MYANMANearly 1,500 people died in Myanmar from heat-related causes in April alone, emergency service organizations told Radio Free Asia, compounding the misery for many in a country plagued by conflict and lacking adequate infrastructure and services.
Repression in Pakistan Worse 1 year...
Human rights proponents say that since supporters of former prime minister Imran Khan stormed military properties to protest his arrest, political repression in Pakistan has increased.