Headlines- At least 600 people killed and another 2,426 went missing on Wednesday after landslides caused by a glacial collapse unleashed a torrent of mud and water across Nepal and China's autonomous region of Tibet.
- In China and Nepal, there are more than 2,400 missing people, 554 people are reported missing in Tibet.
- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran says they still have "decisive control" over the Strait of Hormuz.
- US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodriguez had reached an agreement for the US to take control of Venezuela's vast oil reserves.
- Three militants were killed in an attack on Friday in the occupied West Bank, according to the Israeli military.
- After protests against migrants who have remained in the North African enclave after a major inflow, Ceuta residents clashed with police, prompting Spain's interior minister to call for calm on Friday.
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Thousands Call For Release of Detained...
London-based rights group Amnesty International has said the police are largely to blame for protester violence, because they have a tendency to use tear gas, pepper spray, rubber bullets and batons to attack the crowd
One Day I Will A Photo...
A photo exhibit by Vincent Tremeau, featuring the hopes and dreams of girls trapped in crises around the world, opened on 29 Jul at UN Headquarters
Police Fill Hong Kong Streets With...
Public criticism of police is growing after they used tear gas in a heavily built-up residential area for the second day running, leaving families with children choking in nearby restaurants, government broadcaster RTHK reported
Thirty-Two Boys and Young Men Released...
After spending last five years fighting for and supporting opposition forces in the Unity region of South Sudan, the young men are facing the challenge of reintegration into their communities and the authorities need to ensure that they are given the support they need so that they don’t return to the armed forces, including access to education
Somalia and Human Rights Situation
Despite the challenges faced, Nyanduga noted that the Federal Government of Somalia and the country’s Federal Member States were enhancing access to basic human rights, including health, water and education for the residents and praised the increasing enrolment of girls in schools as a good development for the realization of women’s rights in Somalia
WFP and Bangladesh Government Activate their...
The World Food Programme (WFP) together with the Government of Bangladesh is assisting more than 275,000 people affected by flooding in the north-west of the country, activating for the first time an innovative forecast-based financing project
Rural Laotians Suffer as Drought in...
Än extensive drought in Southeast Asia that has lasted since the beginning of this year is creating difficulties for people dependent on the Mekong river and its tributaries
Food Insecurity in Mozambique
In Bairro Unidade Resettlement Area, the WFP is distributing food to displaced people who lost their homes in Cyclone Idai. Around 300 cyclone displaced families currently live in the camp. They are given small plots to grow food and many have restarted their businesses and trade
Hong Kong Police Slow to Move...
Dozens of men in white shirts gathered near the Yoho Mall, part of the Yuen Long MTR subway station development, at around 6.00 p.m, according to social media posts
ICC Delegation in Bangladesh ‘Preparing Way’...
International Criminal Court prosecutors are in Bangladesh to lay the groundwork for an investigation into alleged crimes of humanity against Myanmar’s Rohingya minority so they can begin a probe quickly if the ICC gives them the green light, the delegation’s chief said Thursday