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  • Saudi Arabia attacks the Houthi-held city of Hodeidah in Yemen.
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  • Nearly 260,000 people have been forced to flee due to uncontrolled wildfires that are blazing on Saturday in the southwest of France near Madrid, the capital of Spain prompted French government to send out its military.
  • Eight people, including six children, were discovered dead inside a Michigan home on Friday.
  • Flavio Bolsonaro, son of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro, was officially announced on Saturday as the candidate from his father's Liberal Party to challenge the incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
  • The most recent Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has claimed over 1,309 lives.
  • In Syria, two buses collided, which caused at least 35 deaths and 30 injuries.

Tag: Afghanistan

May 28, 2021

Thousands of Afghans are Fleeing Their...

Thousands of civilians have fled their homes in the eastern province of Laghman as fighting between Taliban and Afghan government forces rages

April 21, 2021

Afghan Women Determined to Defend Hard-Fought...

Women’s rights leaders in Afghanistan and human rights advocates are expressing concern the hard-fought gains of the past 20 years are under threat from a potentially resurgent Taliban when U.S. and coalition troops depart later this year

April 3, 2021

14 Women Killed in Targeted Attacks...

Afghanistan’s Independent Human Rights Commission confirmed Thursday that 14 women have been killed and 22 others injured since January in targeted killings by armed militants

March 26, 2021

Attacks on Afghan Women Journalists Increases

Female journalists in Afghanistan are concerned about their safety after three women working for a media outlet in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad were killed in an early March attack claimed by the Islamic State

February 19, 2021

Afghan Government Says It Won’t Tolerate...

Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, leader of Hezb–e Islami (Islamic Party), has threatened to stage a large protest to topple the Afghan government if the 2016 peace agreement that they both signed is not fully implemented

February 6, 2021

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

January 30, 2021

Up to 3,000 Civilians Killed in...

Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) has reported that up to 3,000 civilians were killed in Afghanistan last year, despite the ongoing peace talks to end decades of war in the country

January 22, 2021

Afghan Journalists Concerned About Targeted Killings

A recent wave of targeted killings of journalists in Afghanistan has raised concerns among journalists about their safety

January 20, 2021

Pakistan Builds Fence Along Border with...

Pakistan is fencing its border with Afghanistan for security. The move is unpopular with local tribes who say it impacts their relations and livelihoods

January 6, 2021

Migrants Still Out In The Cold...

Hundreds of migrants from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and other countries have been sleeping outdoors in freezing weather since a fire destroyed part of the Lipa camp in northwest Bosnia-Herzegovina. The military is rebuilding the camp to provide suitable winter shelter, but there’s no timeline yet for when migrants will be able to move in

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