Headlines- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps navy issues a warning that the Strait of Hormuz is "closed," citing five tankers that have been hit since Friday.
- Four drones were intercepted and destroyed over the provinces of Riyadh, Eastern, and Southern, according to the coalition led by Saudi Arabia.
- The Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen claims to have intercepted three drones in the southern and Riyadh regions, two cruise missiles over the Red Sea, and a ballistic missile headed for the Saudi city of Yanbu. In the
- Police and pritesters clashed during Saturday's large-scale protests across France over social injustice, exorbitant prices, and the condition of the educational system.
- Just two days before the new sanctions and tariffs on Russia mandated by the law named for the late Senator Lindsey Graham were scheduled to go into effect, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday waiving them.
- On Saturday afternoon, a car drove through a soccer match in Wichita, Kansas, killing a child and an adult and injuring numerous others.
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Activists in Ghana Hit Back Against...
Dozens of activists have marched in the capital of Ghana to protest impunity surrounding attacks on women and girls in the West African country. The women activists added their voices to the global conversation about seeking justice for victims of sexual abuses, and holding abusers to account. Stacey Knott reports from Accra on the weekend protest march
Climate Change Campaign Continues Despite Criticism
While 16-year-old Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg has inspired some people, she’s faced fiery criticism from others. Thunberg continued on her journey, this week, at the United Nations Climate Change Summit in New York. Meanwhile, other young people have been protesting in Washington and worldwide
Chernobyl Tourism Boom Brings Illegal Traffic...
Inspired by the popular TV series and a tourism initiative proposed by Ukraine’s president, more tourists are visiting the Chernobyl exclusion zone than ever. Alongside the official guided tours, the abandoned area has also seen a rising number of illegal visitors entering at their own risk
Little Interest in Elections in Former...
Electorates in former Taliban capital Kandahar are less interest about the upcoming Afghan presidential election.According to experts, one of the reasons for the lack of interest is because U.S President Final Trump backed out from peace talk between U.S government and Taliban
Kidnappings Raise Fears Among Nigerians
A recent wave of abductions in Nigeria is raising fear across the country. Unlike kidnappings involving oil militants in the south or Boko Haram in the north, which often take on political dimensions, this crime wave spans through every region, and is driven largely by economic hardship, experts say. The government is trying to address the problem by setting up an kidnapping response team
Plastic Pollution Continues in Lake Malawi...
Plastic pollution continues in Lake Malawi despite a recent ban on the use of plastics. Conservationists say the plastic is putting a strain on aquatic life in the lake. Studies have warned that the fish stock in the lake could be depleted by 2050 unless the pollution stops
Malawi Repatriates Citizens Targeted in South...
About 75 of the Malawians displaced by recent xenophobic attacks in South Africa have returned home. Malawi’s government repatriated them on Thursday, after they spent weeks at a guarded camp in Johannesburg. Some say they will never go back to South Africa. Others are not so sure
Lucrative Locks: Afghanistan’s Human-Hair Hunters
Afghan children hunt for human hair in garbage dumps and then sell it to be turned into wigs and hair extensions
Malawi Works to Contain Overfishing on...
Malawi is trying to find ways to contain overfishing in its largest body of water, Lake Malawi. The third largest lake in Africa has long been the economic hub for thousands of fishing communities along the lakefront areas
Young People Organize Protests to Demand...
Young people around the world have been organizing protests to demand action on climate change. Millions walked out of their schools and workplaces last Friday as part of demonstrations leading up to the Youth Climate Summit at United Nations headquarters in New York