Headlines- Kurdish troops reported that a coalition led by the United States shot down multiple drones over Erbil, the capital of the northern Kurdistan region of Iraq, on Wednesday.
- The potential sale of Advanced Precision Kill Weapon Systems and related equipment to Saudi Arabia for an estimated $1.96 billion was approved by the US State Department on Wednesday.
- In protest of this week's ban on the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Iran's foreign ministry summoned Britain's ambassador to Tehran on Wednesday, vowing that the move would "not go unanswered".
- U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement on Wednesday that a U.S. aircraft fired on an oil tanker that "attempted to violate the U.S. blockade" on Iranian ports.
- US President Donald Trump stated that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps cannot be negotiated with and that the United States might have to eliminate it.
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Arakan Army Releases Detained Chin Lawmaker...
Chin state lawmaker Whay Tin, a member of Myanmar’s ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) party, was detained on Nov. 3 because the AA believed he was a Myanmar military informant who had helped soldiers arrest ethnic Rakhines in Chin’s Paletwa township
In Wake of Putin’s ‘Coup,’ Russia’s...
Only after a lesser known opposition politician on Friday morning announced a protest march on Sunday against the proposed reforms, calling them a “coup,” did Alexei Navalny, the man who for years has been Putin’s loudest critic, finally speak up
The Increasing Menace Of Mobile Money...
Criminal investigations are often challenging due to negligence and inadequate cybersecurity measures by mobile operating companies and law enforcement officers
Philippines Imposes Total Ban on Workers...
This week, Manila repatriated 12 workers from Baghdad. Meanwhile, a government labor attaché travelled to Saudi Arabia to help in the repatriation effort, though it remained unclear how many Filipinos had responded to their government’s call to return home
Police in China’s Guangdong Release Journalist...
Huang was present at a million-strong protest in Hong Kong on June 9 against plans to allow extradition to mainland China
Myanmar Continues to Investigate Rohingya Boat...
The 17 that were resettled reunited with their families in Darpaing and Thaechaung Villages in Sittwe Township with the cooperation of village heads, local officials said
Three Die as Illegal Mine Walls...
Three people have been reported dead in a space of four days after illegal mines collapsed on them in Malawi’s lakeshore district of Mangochi, killing them while mining precious stones known as corundum and gold, police confirmed Wednesday, Jan 15
Tibetan Villagers Jailed in Sog County...
While anti-gang campaigns are being carried out across Tibetan regions of China, these are often used as an excuse to suppress environmental activists or ordinary Tibetans promoting use of the Tibetan language or combating corruption in local government, sources told RFA in earlier reports
News Malawi
The Malawi Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has disclosed that it is investigating high profile people in the country for attempting to bribe Judges that are presiding over the election case in the southern African Country
Harsh Winter Condition Effects Displaced Idlib...
Displaced families have headed north towards safer parts of Idlib, seeking refuge at schools and mosques turned into collective shelters, or in informal tented settlements near the border with Turkey