Khamenei warns Islamic Republic is a “mighty tree” that cannot be uprooted
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday said that no one should dare think they can uproot the Islamic Republic, in his toughest warning to protesters since Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody ignited nationwide unrest now in its fourth week. Demonstrations by people from all walks of life, after […]
Turkish mine blast’s death toll rises to at least 22
Istanbul, Turkey Reuters An explosion in a coal mine in Turkey’s northern Bartin province on Friday killed 22 people, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said, but it was not clear how many people were still trapped due to the blast that occurred as 110 people were working. Seventeen others were receiving treatment, Koca said in a […]
Haiti gang blockade is causing catastrophic hunger, UN officials say
Miami, USReuters Haitians are experiencing catastrophic hunger because of gangsters blockading a major fuel terminal, UN officials said on Friday, with more than four million facing acute food insecurity. A coalition of gangs has prevented the distribution of diesel and gasoline for over a month to protest a plan to cut fuel subsidies. Most transport […]
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy says Red Cross inactive on prisoners of war
Reuters President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday accused the International Committee of the Red Cross of inaction in upholding the rights of Ukrainian prisoners of war and urged it to undertake a mission to a camp in the Russian-occupied east of the country. His chief of staff issued an ultimatum to the ICRC to launch a […]
Xi set to open party congress at challenging time for China
Beijing, ChinaReuters Chinese President Xi Jinping will take the stage on Sunday to kick off a historic congress of the ruling Communist Party, where he is poised to win a third term that solidifies his place as China’s most powerful ruler since Mao Zedong. The congress comes at a tumultuous time, with Xi’s adherence to […]
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Ukrainians brace for blackouts, hard winter after Russia pummels power grid
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Liubov Palii was sitting at her computer when the lights went off in her one-bedroom apartment after Russian strikes pummelled Ukraine’s energy network. She started to play with her four-month-old baby boy, Vova, by the light of her mobile phone. “When this happens, we just play together in the bed, lay together, I […]
North Korea fires missile, flies warplanes near border as South imposes sanctions
Seoul, South Korea Reuters North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile into the sea off its east coast on Friday, South Korea’s military said, the latest in a series of launches by the nuclear-armed country amid heightened tensions. South Korea also scrambled fighter jets when a group of about 10 North Korean military aircraft flew […]
Venezuelans fret over new US border plan, saying “we can’t go back”
Ciudad Juarez, Mexico Reuters Venezuelan migrants stranded on the US-Mexico border on Thursday worried they might never reach the United States after a bilateral deal this week sought to put a lid on a recent sharp increase in crossings by the South Americans. Under the plan announced Wednesday, Washington will grant up to 24,000 Venezuelans […]