Headlines- Despite a recently extended ceasefire, 14 people were killed by Israeli strikes on the country's south on Sunday, according to Lebanon's health ministry.
- Hezbollah rejected claims made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the pro-Iranian group violated the ceasefire agreement, saying on Sunday that it will react to Israel's "violations" of the ceasefire in Lebanon.
- Abbas Araghchi, Iran's foreign minister, departed Islamabad for Moscow, where he will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday.
- North Korea and Russia agree on "long-term" military cooperation.
- At least 19 people were killed in a bombing on a highway in southwestern Colombia, and the authorities are holding a drug lord who was formerly a member of the FARC insurgent group accountable.
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Bangladesh Ruling Party’s Student Awing Faces...
The Bangladesh ruling party’s student wing has come under increased scrutiny amid reports of its members’ involvement in escalating incidents of sometimes grisly violence on university campuses
Residents Too Scared to Return to...
No one has returned to the once-picturesque hilltop resort town of Thanduang in southern Myanmar.Six weeks after junta troops shelled the town in Kayin state, the more than 8,000 residents who fled are too scared to return to their homes for fear of further attacks by the military
Ex-Malaysian PM Muhyiddin Arrested for Graft,Released...
Malaysia’s anti-corruption agency arrested former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Thursday on allegations of abuse of power before releasing him on bail.
Chinese Police Descend on Home of...
State security police surrounded the home of rights activist Li Wenzu and her rights lawyer husband Wang Quanzhang on International Women’s Day, as a U.S.-based rights group hit out at the country’s intimidation and harassment of dissidents.
Global Figures Urge Bangladesh to Stop...
From Ban Ki-Moon to Bono, 40 global public figures have jointly urged Bangladesh to stop harassing Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus, who is often openly vilified by the Sheikh Hasina government.
UN Human Rights Chief: China Has...
The U.N.’s new human right chief said his agency has documented China’s arbitrary detention of Uyghurs and the separation of children from their families in comments during a global update on human rights on Wednesday in Geneva.
Myanmar’s School System in Shambles Since...
Battered by the COVID-19 pandemic, the military coup and an ensuing civil war, Myanmar’s school system is in shambles. The number of high school students taking a key exam has plunged 80%, parents, teachers and educational experts say.
Bangladesh Investigators Probe Cause of Fire...
Bangladesh inspectors are investigating the cause of a massive fire at a Cox’s Bazar camp that destroyed about 2,000 makeshift homes and left 12,000 homeless over the weekend, an official said Monday.
China Arrests Tibetan Woman for Contacting...
Chinese authorities in Tibet arrested a woman for contacting Tibetans outside the western autonomous region amid an increase in surveillance and security searches before a politically sensitive anniversary, a Tibetan with knowledge of the situation said.
Border Town Residents Feel Safer After...
Residents of this community near where mass graves of trafficked migrants were discovered eight years ago say the border area is much quieter now – and they’re hoping it stays that way.