Headlines- The United Nations warns that 800,000 people in Yemen have lost access to life-saving food aid due to the conflict's escalation, and hospitals are overcrowded with injured combatants.
- Since October 1, 20 attacks in the Strait of Hormuz have been reported, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations. Two of these incidents were reported on Wednesday.
- Iran was accused by a U.S. official of lying about a cargo ship that sank on Wednesday and of attacking it, most likely with a missile.
- A cargo ship struck a naval mine on Wednesday while trying to cross the Strait of Hormuz via "an unauthorized and hazardous route," according to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy.
- Protests against the government in the capital of Albania Tirana turned violent on Wednesday, leaving several official buildings severely damaged and at least one on fire.
- After the arrest of a Japanese journalist on suspicion of espionage by Russia's FSB security agency, Japan's Foreign Ministry summoned in Russia's ambassador on Wednesday.
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Woman Acquitted of Blasphemy Expected to...
A Christian woman who spent eight years on death row in Pakistan on charges of blasphemy, is expected to leave the country after the Supreme Court upheld her acquittal on Tuesday
Venezuela Oil Sanctions, Amnesty Promise, Undermine...
The U.S. imposed oil sanctions on Venezuela announced this week are part of a larger strategy to both pressure and entice the country’s military to help oust socialist President Nicolas Maduro
Afghan Commandos Free Dozens From Taliban...
A member of the Afghan Special Operations Corps said civilians and Afghan service members were among those freed from a Taliban prison
Myanmar LGBT Pride Out in Force,...
This past weekend, pride week kicked off in full force in Myanmar’s largest city, Yangon
World’s Worst Air in South African...
The 12 large coal mines in this area make it the world’s hotspot for toxic nitrogen dioxide emissions. Residents and health experts say the effects of this are ruining their health and their lives
Climate Change Link to Arab Spring’...
Scientists from the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis in Austria say that in certain circumstances, climate conditions can lead to conflict, which drives increased migration
What Makes Moscow’s Sidewalks So Crooked?
Muscovites are getting angry about their new sidewalks. Much of the city center’s walkways are being renewed, but the stone tiling has already become badly uneven in many areas
US Announces Sanctions on Venezuela’s State-Owned...
The U.S. has imposed sanctions on Venezuela’s state-owned oil company, PdVSA, in an increased effort to pressure Nicolás Maduro to relinquish power to Juan Guaidó, now recognized by the U.S. and a number of other nations as the country’s legitimate president
Does Indian Equality Fight Stop at...
Some Indian women say the battle for gender equality should not be fought in temples
A ‘School For Superheroes’ For Sick...
Ukraine says it will ensure children in major regional hospitals receive an education from September 2019. Some 2,000 children are currently educated in hospitals, but one group, which runs a “School For Superheroes” in a Kyiv hospital, says 10,000 hospitalized children need schooling