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
Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina Resigns as PM,Leaves...
Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina has resigned as prime minister, the nation’s army chief announced Monday, in a stunning turn of events as the leader who had held office for 15 consecutive years appeared to give in to student protesters’ demands that she step down.
The Community in Uganda That Uses...
Mothers who are struggling not to just feed their newborn babies, but to keep their newborns alive are receiving support from a group of breastfeeding women in Uganda.
Kenyan Activists Deal With the Reality...
Although abortion is illegal in Kenya, many women and girls with unplanned pregnancy claim they have little choice but to undertake risky abortions without a nurse or doctor’s assistance in Kilifi County on the country’s southern coast.Local activists say the practice is contributing to high maternal mortality in the region.
Famine Spreads More Widely in Some...
The internaly displaced people in Al Fasher and North Darfur still struggle with hunger in the Sudanese Zamzam camps. It is only the tip of the iceberg, according to reports.
Human Trafficking Crisis:Nationally New York Ranks...
As per the National Human Trafficking Resource Center, New York ranks fourth in the country for human trafficking cases. And, authorities say that as the number of undocumented immigrants in the city has increased recently, so have the numbers.
10 Years After IS Genocide Displaced...
The Yazidi ethno-religious minority in northern Iraq suffered enormous displacement and extermination at the hands of the terrorist group Islamic State ten years ago this month. At the Iraqi government’s urging, thousands of people returned home this year. However, as Kawa Omar of VOA reports, many are now living in sweltering tents on their ruined properties.
2 Killed as Bangladesh Protests Swell;Many...
At least two people were killed as fresh protests exploded Friday in Bangladesh with tens of thousands demonstrating nationwide, including many who called for the Sheikh Hasina-led government’s resignation and justice for those killed in last month’s civil unrest.
UN General Assembly Holds High-level Forum...
Andrea Carstensen, Representative of the Global Youth Caucus on SDG16 of the Major Group for Children and Youth, speaks during the United Nations General Assembly High-level Forum on the Culture of Peace on the theme “Cultivating and nurturing the culture of peace for present and future generations”
War Backdrops Paris Games For Ukraine’s...
Hundreds of the most promising athletes in the country have killed as a result of the war in Ukraine.But that hasn’t stopped Kyiv from sending a 140-member Olympic team to the Paris Games.Others watch and worry from outside their homeland.
In New York City,Are Run Clubs...
Hundreds of people who are searching for love as well as to keep in shape come together every Wednesday to attend a run club in Manhattan. The group members try to meet love partners or make new friends at the local bars after a three-mile run.