Headlines- While Iran's economy, military, and leadership have all significantly deteriorated, US President Donald Trump claims that the Strait of Hormuz is in "extremely good shape," adding that "it doesn't mean we won't smack them to see what happens."
- An apparent mentally unstable woman was shot and killed by New York City police after allegedly stabbing two people in Times Square.
- Leaders from more than a dozen countries, including Iran's Masoud Pezeshkian, China's Xi Jinping, India's Narendra Modi, and Russia's Vladimir Putin, gathered in Kyrgyzstan on Monday for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit.
- On Monday, Pedro Sanchez, the prime minister of Spain, accused Russian and Israeli-linked social media platforms of spreading disinformation regarding the July refugee crisis in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta.
- On Monday, US President Donald Trump's administration was given permission by the US Supreme Court to proceed with the $400 million White House ballroom construction project.
- At least 750 people killed and another 3000 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.
Tag: Sudan Civil War
Chad’s Groundbreaking Asylum Law Allows Sudanese...
After almost a million Sudanese refugees fled to Chad to escape what the US has described as a genocide in Darfur, the country has taken an unusual step of allowing them work. Refugees are rebuilding their lives due to the new asylum law, and Chadian business owners are offering what little employment they can.
In war and Refuge Darfuri Women...
In Sudan’s embattled Darfur region, aid groups say sexual abuse is a constant threat to women, but refugees VOA spoke with also say it’s a problem for those who have fled the region.
Study Suggests Death toll from Sudan’s...
According to new research, the death toll from Sudan’s civil war is far higher than previously thought.The conflict has created the world’s worst hunger crisis and forced 11 million people to flee their homes.
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
Edem Wosornu, Director of Operations and Advocacy of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, briefs the United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Sudan and South Sudan.