Headlines- While Iran's economy, military, and leadership have all significantly deteriorated, US President Donald Trump claims that the Strait of Hormuz is in "extremely good shape," adding that "it doesn't mean we won't smack them to see what happens."
- An apparent mentally unstable woman was shot and killed by New York City police after allegedly stabbing two people in Times Square.
- Leaders from more than a dozen countries, including Iran's Masoud Pezeshkian, China's Xi Jinping, India's Narendra Modi, and Russia's Vladimir Putin, gathered in Kyrgyzstan on Monday for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit.
- On Monday, Pedro Sanchez, the prime minister of Spain, accused Russian and Israeli-linked social media platforms of spreading disinformation regarding the July refugee crisis in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta.
- On Monday, US President Donald Trump's administration was given permission by the US Supreme Court to proceed with the $400 million White House ballroom construction project.
- At least 750 people killed and another 3000 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.
Year: 2024
Following High Court Rulling,California Takes New Homelessness Approach
Communities around the nation now have greater authority to penalize and detain those who live and sleep in open spaces because of a June decision by the U.S. Supreme Court. This has put many of hundreds of thousands of homeless people in America in a difficult situation.Angelina Bagdasaryan looks at what California – a state with one of the country’s biggest homeless populations – is doing to address the problem.
Tens of Thousands Protest Over the...
Israelis have reacted with shock and anger after finding the bodies of six slain Israeli hostages in a southern Gaza tunnel.Some blame the Israeli government for not reaching a cease-fire deal with Hamas earlier. Israel’s largest labor union announced a general strike starting Monday until the government signs a deal.
Exchange of Cross-Border Attacks Between Russia...
Dozens are injured in Ukraine by Russian missile strikes.The news comes as Moscow claims it has intercepted 158 drones launched from Ukraine over night, according to the news.
Philippines Urgently Needs Law to Help...
Around 500 adolescents give birth every day in the Philippines, which prompted the government in 2019 to declare adolescent pregnancies “a national social emergency.”
UN Security Council Meets on Threats...
Adedeji Ebo, Director and Deputy to the High Representative of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, briefs the UN Security Council meeting on threats to international peace and security.
Thailand Arrests, Deports 144,000 Myanmar Workers...
Thailand has detained and deported more than 144,000 Myanmar citizens over the past three months, its labor ministry said, in a crackdown aimed at weeding out “job seekers” who use the turmoil in their country as an excuse to seek opportunities in Thailand, a Thai police chief said.
Russia Issues Warning After France Charges...
The billionaire founder of Telegram, Pavel Durov, was arrested in France last Saturday. Russia urges France not to turn the investigation as “political persecution,” and this arrest is reverberating around the world.Durov is under formal investigation over alleged illegal activities on Telegram.
UN Secretary-General Holds Press Conference with...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres holds a press conference with Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste.
UN Experts Say Terror Groups in...
As terror groups increasingly use drones to carry out operations,United Nations experts say that tackling insurgencies in Africa is becoming more difficult.
Bangladesh Authorities Abandon Search for People...
Bangladesh fire authorities said Wednesday they were abandoning a search for missing people after a blaze set by looters gutted a tire factory near Dhaka, although scores were unaccounted for and believed by their families to have been trapped inside.