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: August 2024
Nova Dance Site Becomes Pilgrimage Site...
The site of this year’s Nova music festival has turned into a place of pilgrimage as Israel approaches the anniversary of the Hamas strike on October 7, which sparked the Gaza War.At the site, Hamas killed 364 young people and took 44 hostage.
UN General Assembly Meets to Disscuss...
Dennis Francis, President of the 78th UN General Assembly, chairs the United Nations General Assembly informal meeting of the plenary on the intergovernmental negotiations on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Council on August.
‘Rooster Hairstyle,’ See-Thru Sleeves Now Banned...
North Korea has added the “rooster hairstyle” and blouses with see-through sleeves to its banned fashion list, saying they “obscure the image of a socialist system,” sources inside the country said.
Ukrainian Monk Doing Powerlifting to Raises...
The Ukrainian military is now reliant on global allies for tactical training and arms. But both inside the country and around the world, Ukraine has received donations of supplies and equipment valued at billions of dollars.Omelyan Oshchudlyak met one industrious monk raising money for the country’s Armed Forces. VOA News
Malawi Trials Groundbreaking African Tractor Driven...
In Malawi, field testing pis underway on Africa’s first solar-powered tractor. Experts say smallholder farmers could be able to increase crop yields with the help of the manually operated “Aftrak,” or Africa tractor.
Memorial Run in California in Remembrance...
In Simi Valley, California, a memorial run has been held to memorialize the thirteen American service members who were killed three years ago during a suicide attack while U.S. troops was leaving Afghanistan.
As Kyiv Marks Independence Day,Ukraine and...
The first prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine since the beginning of the Ukrainian operation in the Kursk region conducted. As Ukraine marks its 33rd Independence Day, the exchange happened symbolically.
Farmers’ Profits Boost When They Wear...
A pair of eyeglasses that treat poor vision could considerably increase farmers’ profitability, according to new research. On the other hand, millions of people cannot afford eye care.
A Second Chance:Some Convicts in Ukraine...
Certain convicts may serve in the Armed Forces in exchange for parole under a mobilization law that Ukraine adopted in May. Over 6,000 applications have been submitted, and nearly 4,000 have been approved to enlist in the army, according to the Ministry of Justice in Ukraine.
In Pakistan, Afghan Transgender People Also...
After the Taliban seized control of the country, Alina, an Afghan transgender person, fled to Peshawar, Pakistan. Alina says that if she returned back to Afghanistan, her life would be in danger, but she is also being threatened in Peshawar.