Headlines- Iran will retaliate with attacks against "nine countries" if the United States strikes Iranian military bases or "petrochemical" facilities, according to an adviser to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.
- At least 58 recruits were killed and over 200 others were injured when the Houthis launched three ballistic missiles at a training facility in Yemen's Shabwa governate. The death toll is anticipated to rise.
- After unrest, French authorities impose curfews in some areas of Paris, northern cities, and Nice.
- After looting damaged thousands of businesses over the weekend, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu warned on Monday that he was ready to declare a state of emergency as authorities struggled to contain ongoing violence.
- Paul Mackenzie, a self-proclaimed preacher, and 28 accomplices were found guilty by a Mombasa, Kenya, court on Monday of killing 190 children and one adult as members of a well-known Christian starvation cult.
Tag: South East Asia
UNODC Reports Cybercrime in East and...
According to a report released by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on April,2025, transnational organized crime groups in East and Southeast Asia are expanding their operations outside of the area as the pressure to crack down on them intensifies.
In April,Heatwave Shatters Records in Southeast...
The effects of the recent extreme weather events in Southeast Asian countries are far reaching, ranging from health advisories and school closures to droughts. While El Niño phenomena, a cyclical weather trend, contributed to the situation this year, climate change is still a part of the problem
VOA Asia Weekly:The Story of an...
Lawmakers in the Solomon Islands elect a new prime minister.Southeast Asia May Day protests. Record heat wave temperatures. Why sumo wrestlers held crying babies.
Taiwan Attracting Tech Students from Southeast...
Taiwan is seeking to fill its high-tech manpower shortage by looking to Southeast Asia as a pipeline. The number of international students studying on the island has been rising, particularly from Indonesia and Vietnam.
Crypto Scammers Are Often Victims Also
Online fraud operations are stealing money from people all around the world from Southeast Asia. But you might be surprised to know that a lot of scammers are also victims.
WHO Vows to Intensify Fight Against...
People in rural, impoverished areas there and elsewhere are most at risk, challenged by poor or remote health systems, and limited diagnoses, ambulances and other emergency care – including reliable antivenom
Pakistan Halts Decline of Critically Endangered...
The population of the white-backed vulture, which inhabits Africa and parts of South and Southeast Asia, has declined significantly over the past several decades to the point that it is now considered by conservationists as an endangered species