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Russian forces are pounding the city of Kupiansk in the northeast while Ukrainian forces begin their counteroffensive in the south.Families evacuate the city under attack and soldiers prepare for battle.
After a Muslim mob attacked churches and homes belonging to the Christian community in the city of Jaranwala in Pakistan’s most populous province, Punjab, authorities in that country have arrested at least 170 people.The attack came as allegations of desecration of the Quran by two Christian men emerged Wednesday, August 16.However, some attack victims say they may never feel safe again as residents return to secenes of destruction and officials step up efforts to restore
Local market traders say that the conflict in Sudan has led to a significant rise in pricing in the border region of South Sudan’s neighbor. The World Bank estimates that 90% of South Sudan’s revenue is generated by oil exports through Sudan, but the conflict is also stifling the country’s ability to produce and export oil.
Under the Taliban, Rashmin Joyenda, an Afghan woman, fought for women’s freedom and education in Afghanistan. She has now found asylum in France. She fled her country after being detained by the Taliban for her protests, and she now speaks out against the regime from Paris.
An ongoing violence that has spread to several regions of the country has made the humanitarian crisis in Sudan worse. Nonprofits working in conflict zones say that funding is still inadequate despite the injection of $1.5 billion in aid from donors. Those fleeing the Sudan say that the humanitarian response in the neighboring countries is inadequate, forcing them to return back to their own country.
In their quest to reach Europe, Hundreds of young Afghans are choosing to make the treacherous journey to Iran.They say lack of job opportunities in Afghanistan is the reason they are fleeing.
Despite US efforts to curb migration, migrants continue to reach Mexico’s northern border. However, it’s not just people of countries in Central and South America.
Three days before its five-year term formally coming to an end, Pakistan’s parliament was dissolved on the advice of its prime minister. Despite the fact that it was the third successive parliament in the 76-year history of the country to complete its term, some argue that Pakistan’s democracy remains weak in Pakistan as the military continues to be the center of power.
Shelters for survivors of human trafficking are being built by the Kenyan government. Authorities say that the goal is to help victims in moving past their traumatic experiences, rebuild their lives, and prosecute human traffickers.
This week, Japan commemorates the anniversaries of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the United States in 1945, which killed hundreds of civilians and ended World War II, the postwar constitution of Japan limited its military forces and renounced war as a right of the nation.