A 96-year-old Uyghur religious leader who was arrested in 2017 has died in prison, and authorities did not turn his body over to his family, his granddaughter told Radio Free Asia.
30 Ugandans are reportedly stuck in Myanmar and forced to work as internet scammers, according to the Ugandan government. Authorities say that traffickers lured them there with the prospect of employment, and gangs behind the scam operations are currently holding them captive.
Ongoing junta shelling across central Myanmar has killed seven civilians as of Monday, locals told Radio Free Asia.
In Mogadishu, a young boy from Somalia has made it his mission to feed the neglected dogs and cats he finds on the streets. It is a call to action to follow his inspiring mission.
While mediators work on a new cease-fire in the five-month war that includes calls for the release of more hostages held by Hamas, Israel says it is pushing ahead with plans for a ground invasion in the Gaza city of Rafah to drive out Hamas militants.
On the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Anna Chernikova reports from Kyiv.
In 2022, when Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the country’s economy shrank by 29%. Millions of people were also displaced, enterprises in Ukraine were destroyed and exports were halted. Officials from Ukraine, however, say that the GDP grew by 5% in 2023.
As men headed to front lines while women and children moved away, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has caused the separation of many couples and their families. Talking about how they deal with the difficulty of being apart, Iryna Shynkarenko spoke with a Ukrainian refugee who moved to the United States with her daughter.
After Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Ukrainian arts and culture suffered losses. About 100 Ukrainian artists killed and 800 cultural objects were damaged during the two years of fighting.
Junta troops arrested over 100 people while raiding a casino on the Thai-Myanmar border, locals said on Friday.