Torrential rain triggered severe flooding in parts of central China on Tuesday, submerging underground subway stations and aboveground streets alike and forcing residents to flee their homes. More than 10,000 people in Henan Province have been relocated to shelters in the aftermath of the record rainfall. Roughly 624mm of rain
Thousands of protestors have gathered in the Palestinian city of Ramallah following the death of popular activist Nizar Banat on Thursday. Banat, an outspoken critic of the Palestinian Authority (PA) and President Mahmoud Abbas, died shortly after his home was raided in the early hours of the morning last Thursday
Earlier this week, President Vladamir Putin asserted that the Russian navy has the capacity to carry out an “unpreventable strike” if necessary. His boastful remarks came during a parade celebrating the 325th anniversary of the navy in St. Petersburg and were in reference to a previous incident involving a UK
A parent and an administrator from Bethel Baptist High School (BBHS) in Nigeria’s Kaduna state reported about 150 students missing after armed men raided the premises. At around two o’clock in the morning on 5 July, gunmen reportedly stormed the school, shooting their guns sporadically as they abducted students. This
A sustained push by Taliban forces on 31 July has seen widespread fighting around the cities of Herat, Lashkar Gah, and Kandahar. Taliban fighters have made rapid gains within the rural areas of the country since the announcement that American troops would leave by August, but are only now targeting
On Friday, the 30th of July, Libya’s main coastal road was finally reopened after years of conflict. The resumption of traffic along the road was a key element of a ceasefire agreed upon last year. Observers hope that this move will draw the nation’s east and west closer together. The
In a press release published on 28 July U.K. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab announced that the U.K. will deliver 9 million COVID-19 vaccines to “the most vulnerable countries” to help tackle the pandemic. This batch of vaccines is the first part of a pledge by the government to donate 100
Equatorial Guinea’s foreign minister Simeon Oyono Esono announced Monday that it will close its diplomatic mission in London. The announcement came after Britain sanctioned President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo’s son for misappropriating millions of dollars, according to Reuters. Teodoro Obiang Mangue is the president’s son, and vice president of the gulf
An investigation led by Forbidden Stories in July of 2021 found that an Israeli tech company, the NSO Group, was behind the creation of an invasive spyware program called Pegasus. Pegasus works by bypassing security measures within a phone’s operating system or mobile applications, tracking otherwise sensitive and personal information. Further, according
It is no secret to the international community that Rohingya Muslims in Bangladesh are facing a humanitarian crisis, as well as an active attempt of ethnic cleansing. Along with these pressing issues, flooding in Bangladesh in the last week has added to the displacement of thousands of these individuals. According
