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.
Month: June 2024
Is Neglect the New Normal on...
Aid groups say that they are not getting nearly as much funds as they need to address the crises they are facing in Sudan, Somalia, the Sahel, and other regions. The director of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) said earlier this month that “the utter neglect of displaced people has become the new normal.”
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
Taher M. El-Sonni, Permanent Representative of the State of Libya to the United Nations, addresses the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in Libya.
Ukraine War Transforms Women’s Roles in...
The war in Ukraine promises to have a lasting impact in the role of women in the workplace. Lesia Bakalets travelled to the Mykolaiv region of Ukraine to interview female trainees for the tractor driving training,a job that until recently was the exclusive realm of men.
In US LGBTQ+ Community, Immigrant Couple...
In the US LGBTQ+ Community, Immigrant Couple Finds Acceptance, June is LGBTQ Pride Month. Among the largest LGBTQ events in the world take place in Los Angeles, where there is a festival and parade.
Philippine Court Convicts 4 Police Officers...
A Philippine court convicted four police officers Tuesday for killing a father and his son in 2016, putting the total number of police successfully prosecuted for their involvement in former President Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war to eight.
UN Security Council Meets on Situation...
Edem Wosornu, Director of Operations and Advocacy of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, briefs the United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Sudan and South Sudan.
Guards Beat Dozens of Female Political...
Myanmar prison authorities beat about 80 female political prisoners, critically injuring five of them, after prison authorities sparked a protest when they confiscated the women’s belongings, a human rights group told Radio Free Asia on Tuesday.
Gaza Displaced Face Grim Future in...
The percentage of people who fled their homes in order to protect their lives has reportedly doubled over the previous ten years, according to the UN. But families in Gaza say no matter how many times they run, they cannot find safety.
Rebels Arrested in Connection to Attempted...
Junta forces arrested 13 members of an urban guerrilla group on suspicion of planning an attack on the leader of Myanmar’s military regime, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, state-run media reported.
Surplus,Unsaleable Goods Directed to Vulnerable by...
Nigeria is grappling with its greatest crisis in decades due to rising living costs. A food bank in Lagos has begun partnered with farmers to gather excess produce because the United Nations has estimated that 31 million Nigerians may experience acute hunger this year.The aim is to make sure itends up on families’ tables instead of going to waste.