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  • Two high-speed trains collided near Toledo in central Spain, resulting in at least 64 fatalities.
  • The Middle East is "capable of addressing our problems" without US intervention, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told Russian Prime Minister Putin.
  • The spokesperson for the Saudi-led coalition claims in a post on X that air defenses had intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile that the Houthis had launched in the direction of Taif.
  • Flavio Bolsonaro, former Brazilian presidential candidate, fled to the United States after his passports were revoked due to his refusal to comply with a Supreme Court order to turn them in as part of a money laundering investigation.
  • The US State Department would grant Flávio Bolsonaro and his family visas and allow them to enter the country.
  • Since the outbreak was discovered in mid-May, 10,060 Ebola cases and 4,887 deaths have been reported by the Democratic Republic of the Congo's health authorities..
  • Over the dismissal of Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, from the Manhattan U.S. attorney's office, a federal judge in New York ruled against President Donald Trump and the Justice Department on Monday.

Author: crimeandmoreworld - News Desk

May 23, 2023

Aid Groups Say Sudan War Forces...

According to the UN Children’s Fund, the war in Sudan has displaced at least 450 000 children from their homes, with tens of thousands of them fleeing into neighboring countries. The lack of education, according to aid organisations, puts these refugee children at greater risk of exploitation, child marriage, and joining armed organisations.

May 22, 2023

UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...

The Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Workneh Gebeyehu, briefs United Nations Security Council meeting with an update on the Sudan and South Sudan. The United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in the Sudan (UNITAMS) presented a report to the Council on the situation there and its operations

May 21, 2023

Reasons Chinese Migrants Travel Riskily from...

Chinese migrants have increased over the past five months as they make the long journey from South America to the U.S.-Mexico border, much of it by foot.In this story narrated by Elizabeth Lee, reporters from VOA’s Mandarin Service asked some of them about their reasons for leaving China.

May 20, 2023

Chicago Experiences Migrant Surge

A wave of migrants, many of whom are from Central and South America, who crossed the southern border into the United States are having difficulty finding accommodation in the midwestern city of Chicago.

May 18, 2023

How Has Life Changed in Russia...

It is now difficult for people outside of Russia to know what Russians think about the conflict due to the Russian media crackdown that followed its invasion of Ukraine. Some Russian tourists Genia Dulot met in Egypt described  how their lives have changed.

May 17, 2023

UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...

The Permanent Representative of Yemen to the United Nations, Abdullah Ali Fadhel Al-Saadi, addresses before the Security Council about the situation in the Middle East (Yemen)

Fourth Year of India China Military...

With tens of thousands of troops deployed along their Himalayan borders, India and China have been in a military standoff for the past four years. However, despite talks between their respective military commanders and senior officials, no sign of a resolution has been seen.

Erdogan Leads in the Earthquake Zone...

Anger over the deaths and destruction was expected to sway the May 14 elections in favour of the opposition in Turkey’s earthquake disaster zone. However, as Turkey heads for a runoff, the region is more supportive of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan than all of Turkey is.

May 16, 2023

UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...

United Nations security council meeting is briefed on peace and security in Africa by Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee, the Assistant Secretary-General for Africa in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations.

STEM Courses in Rural Kenya Give...

It can be difficult for girls in rural Africa, especially those with disabilities, to study STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering, maths).The Action Foundation, an aid group in Kenya, helps in changing this.

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