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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Afghan Book Bike Tour Gets Kids...
27-year-old Afghan man has begun a quest to improve children’s literacy by getting on his bike and handing out free books to young people across the country
Coffee in Seattle Does Not Always...
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Malawi Looks to Cannabis to Supplement...
Malawi is the latest African country to look at legalizing cannabis – the plant that produces hemp and marijuana – after similar moves in Lesotho, South Africa, and Zimbabwe
Southern Indian city of Kochi Boasts...
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The Art of Bonsai
We talk to a curator at the National Arboretum about how bonsai trees are grown and the precise training that goes into it
Five Years After Coup, Thai Election...
In addition to the Pheu Thai party aligned with ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, and longtime rivals the Democrats, the pro-military Palang Pracharat Party will compete with several smaller parties
Maria Butina: Naïve Idealist or Dangerous...
U.S. authorities expect to soon hand down a sentence in the case of Maria Butina, the 30-year-old Russian woman now held in a U.S. jail who has pleaded guilty of conspiring to influence American politics, accused of conspiracy and acting as a foreign agent
Democracy in Africa
Democratic governance and leadership on the African continent continue to be the leading priorities for Sub-Saharan Africa in 2019
Kenya Launches Disarmament Campaign to Curb...
Kenyan authorities say they are taking steps to cut the number of weapons in civilian hands in an effort to combat crime
Afghan Leader Calls On the World...
Amid ongoing deadly violence in Afghanistan, the country’s Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah is calling on the United States and the world not to give up on his people