Headlines- The Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen claims to have intercepted three drones in the southern and Riyadh regions, two cruise missiles over the Red Sea, and a ballistic missile headed for the Saudi city of Yanbu. In the
- said it is targeting Houthi positions in Taiz and Marib.
- A missile attack on Aden International Airport put 151 passengers on a Yemenia flight headed for Cairo in danger, the transport minister of Yemen's internationally recognized government said.
- The Amazon rainforest in Brazil has seen the least amount of deforestation in almost 40 years.
- Heidi Levine, a journalist for the Washington Post, was injured on Friday after being assaulted by some Israeli settlers while working in the occupied West Bank.
- Ahead of the country's April 2027 presidential election, French President Emmanuel Macron claimed on Wednesday that political forces are "exploiting" the country's student protesters..
- Authorities said at a press conference that the mass shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday that claimed the lives of three students and one teacher occurred inside a special needs classroom. They also identified the suspected shooter and some of the victims.
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UN Security Council Meets on Addressing...
Stéphane Duguin, Chief Executive Officer of CyberPeace Institute speaks at the United Nations Security Council meeting on addressing evolving threats.
Jailed Myanmar Activists in India in...
India must not force about 200 jailed Myanmar refugees to return home, an advocacy group told Radio Free Asia on Thursday, citing dangers that they would face if pushed back into the jurisdiction of the Myanmar military.
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.