Headlines
  • After United States halted its strikes on Iran for the last two nights, the Iranian military said it had halted retaliation airstrikes against US allies in the Middle East.
  • Reopening the Strait of Hormuz and their respective territorial waterways is a topic of ongoing talks between Iran and Oman.
  • Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, personally blamed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of carrying out the Caspian Sea attack at Israel's behest.
  • After a nearly 24-hour search in downtown Berlin following the Pride attack, Abdul Ballout, a German citizen with Lebanese roots killed.
  • Since the start of the year, wildfires in France have burned around 115,000 hectares, according to Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez on Sunday.
  • Eight people, including six children, were discovered dead inside a Michigan home on Friday.

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February 6, 2021

Goulash For Dessert? Hungarian Makes Cakes,...

Hungarian Adrienn Sabjan makes and sells cakes that look like meat stew, chicken paprikash, and other traditional Hungarian savory recipes. After pictures of her taste-twisting creations went viral online, the former financial executive quit her job in 2019 and set up a bakery in Budapest

Congo: Journalist Arrested in Hospital Without...

Prosecuted for simple alleged defamation, a director of publication was arrested while he was hospitalized. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) denounces unfair methods, illegal detention, and calls for his immediate release

Mother + Teacher + Pandemic

Meet Janessa Ford! A first grade teacher who balances teaching her students remotely while overseeing her own kindergartner’s online studies

Afghan Press Freedom Afghan Women’s Media

A weekly newspaper run by a team of female journalists is thriving in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province, despite threats against journalists in parts of the country

Rights Groups Call For Boycott of...

China’s worsening rights record in Tibet, Xinjiang, and Hong Kong has disqualified Beijing from hosting the 2022 Winter Olympics, more than 180 rights groups and activists said in a letter sent to the International Olympic Committee this week

February 5, 2021

Abandoned Homes, Crumbling Infrastructure In A...

Syava was once a thriving town of 10,000 people some 730 kilometers east of Moscow. But it’s dying. After the main factory went bankrupt, rail service stopped, the main hospital closed, and the streets are lined with abandoned houses

In Challenge to Erdogan, Protests at...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is facing domestic and international pressure to stop a crackdown on student protests that erupted after the Turkish leader’s decision to install a new rector at one of the country’s main universities

US Mexico Wall, Environment Impact

US President Joe Biden has ordered a pause on the construction of the US-Mexico border wall that was a key part of President Trump’s agenda. Environmentalists say a flurry of construction during Trump’s final days in office created a cascade of environmental problems

Authoritarian Countries Increasingly Target Critics Abroad,...

China, Russia, Turkey and Iran are some of the world’s authoritarian countries that have increasingly spread political repression abroad with little consequence, according to a report released Thursday

February 4, 2021

Tibetan Woman’s Egg Noodle Business Thrives...

It’s hard enough for a woman to run a successful business in Northern India. But when it comes to egg noodles making your mark can be even more difficult

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