Myanmar (Reuters) — Shelter, clean water, and medication are in limited supply following Myanmar’s earthquake, which inflicted major structural damage and a catastrophic human toll, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) stated on Tuesday. A 7.7 magnitude earthquake on Friday killed over 2,700 people andRead More →
Several hundred protesters demonstrated in Berlin on Sunday in favor of Turkish opposition leader Ekrem Imamoglu, whose detention has caused Turkey’s greatest street unrest in almost a decade. According to organizers, around 1,000 people joined the rally in downtown Berlin, while police estimated that number to be around 400. ManyRead More →
A dozen people were killed in clashes between protestors and officials during a Shiite group march in Nigeria, according to a government intelligence report seen by AFP on Saturday. The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) conducted a pro-Palestinian demonstration in the capital Abuja on Friday, and eleven demonstrators and oneRead More →
The United Nations said Saturday that attempts to respond to Myanmar’s fatal earthquake are hampered by a significant dearth of medical supplies, and that people impacted require immediate humanitarian relief. Following the massive earthquake that killed over 1,600 people in Myanmar and neighboring Thailand on Friday, the UN said itRead More →
BANGKOK (AP) On Friday, a massive earthquake shook Myanmar and neighboring Thailand, killing at least 144 people in Bangkok and burying scores after a high-rise building under construction collapsed. Photos and video from two heavily damaged cities in Myanmar revealed numerous fallen buildings and other wreckage, prompting concerns that manyRead More →
BOSTON (Reuters) – According to her counsel and the institution, US immigration authorities arrested and canceled the visa of a Turkish doctorate student at Tufts institution near Boston who expressed sympathy for Palestinians during Israel’s Gaza conflict. Rumeysa Ozturk’s supporters claim that her detention is the first known immigration arrestRead More →
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A landmine killed a Russian state television journalist and critically wounded her cameraman in Russia’s Belgorod district near the Ukrainian border, state television reported on Wednesday. According to a statement released by the Pervy Kanal TV channel, war journalist Anna Prokofieva and cameraman Dmitry Volkov stepped onRead More →
Ukrainian President Zelensky praised US-brokered agreements between Ukraine and Russia to suspend attacks in the Black Sea and on energy facilities on Tuesday, but criticized Washington for agreeing to loosen restrictions on Russian exports. An previous White House statement on the subject did not specify when such a halt wouldRead More →
On Tuesday, a Russian court sentenced a woman to two years in prison for brandishing protest banners against President Vladimir Putin and the Ukraine crisis, the latest in a string of dissent-related convictions. Elena Abramova, a translator from Saint Petersburg, held up posters in 2023 reading “A world without war,Read More →
Korean Air has agreed to acquire up to 50 Boeing aircraft, the United States said Monday, as President Donald Trump wants to bolster American manufacturing. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick conducted a signing ceremony last Friday for the $32 billion pact between Korean Air, US aviation giant Boeing, and GE Aerospace.Read More →
