Headlines
  • Late on Monday, a Japanese spacecraft successfully embarked on a mission to one of Mars' moons in an attempt to be the first to return samples to Earth and possibly reveal the Solar System's enigmatic origins.
  • A plan to begin the process of seeking independence from Canada has been decisively rejected by the Canadian province of Alberta.
  • Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, claims to be "committed to completing the elimination of the Iranian regime" and to have "discussed this with Trump numerous times, including the day before yesterday."
  • Iran will retaliate with attacks against "nine countries" if the United States strikes Iranian military bases or "petrochemical" facilities, according to an adviser to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.
  • At least 58 recruits were killed and over 200 others were injured when the Houthis launched three ballistic missiles at a training facility in Yemen's Shabwa governate. The death toll is anticipated to rise.
  • After unrest, French authorities impose curfews in some areas of Paris, northern cities, and Nice.
  • After looting damaged thousands of businesses over the weekend, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu warned on Monday that he was ready to declare a state of emergency as authorities struggled to contain ongoing violence.
  • Paul Mackenzie, a self-proclaimed preacher, and 28 accomplices were found guilty by a Mombasa, Kenya, court on Monday of killing 190 children and one adult as members of a well-known Christian starvation cult.

Author: crimeandmoreworld - News Desk

August 5, 2021

Fears of Brain Drain Prompted by...

Some Afghans who worked on US-funded programes and projects in Afghanistan are praising the US State Department’s Priority 2 programme, which allows specific Afghans and their families to enter the US Refugee Admissions Program. Other Afghans, though, are concerned that the scheme may hasten the country’s brain drain

Afghan Women and Children Face an...

The withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan is nearing completion. According to experts,Afghan women and children face a bleak future

Members of UN Security Council Give...

Estonia, France, Ireland, Norway, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Albania, all members of the United Nations Security Council, brief media on the situation in Georgia

August 4, 2021

As Record Numbers of Illegal Migrants...

Officials in Lithuania say the number of illegal migrants arriving from Belarus has hit a new high, with around 300 detentions reported in just one day. The majority of the inmates are Iraqis who appear to have crossed the border with relative ease via Belarus. Belarus is allowing migrants to travel as a “provocation” toward the EU, according to Lithuanian and EU officials, in revenge for Minsk’s sanctions

August 3, 2021

COVID-19: Loan Sharks of Malaysia

The global economic impact of the pandemic has resulted in business failures and job losses. A growing number of Malaysians are looking for fast cash to keep their families and business  afloat

Yazidis Still Seeking Justice Seven Years...

in Iraq and around the world are remembering the 7th anniversary of an Islamic State atrocity in the Iraqi town of Sinjar, which killed members of the religious minority. Survivors and campaigners for the Yazidi people say the world community must advocate justice for them

Security Situation in Afghanistan is Deteriorating

The deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan, according to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, is due to the United States’ “hurried” departure of all remaining forces from the nation. He went on to say that his government has a six-month plan in place to put the security situation under control

UN Myanmar Update

A UN spokeswoman informed reporters in New York that six months after the Myanmar military seized control of the democratically elected government, the UN team in Myanmar has reiterated its solidarity with the people of Myanmar in their quest of democracy, peace, human rights, and the rule of law.

August 2, 2021

Drug Addiction in South Africa

During the COVID-19 pandemic, experts say South Africa is seeing a rise in drug addiction among young people. Some youngsters are abusing cough medicine that contains the narcotic codeine, according to a medical study institution

August 1, 2021

Afghanistan’s Displaced People

The latest rise in warfare has displaced 330,000 Afghans since the beginning of the year.Maryam [not her actual name] and her family seek relief from the 45-degree-Celsius heat under a makeshift shelter in a camp on the outskirts of Mazar-e Sharif city in northern Afghanistan

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