CNN – Multiple rockets struck Monday night near a military base in northeastern Syria that housed US troops but did not cause any injuries, according to US officials and a statement by a US-led coalition. According to Major General John Brennan, commander of the Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), the US-led … Read more
As the first anniversary of the U.S.’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan draws near, the victim of one of the most gruesome tragedies finally has a name. 17-year-old Zabi Rezayee was one of the desperate civilians who clung to the chassis and wheel covers of the U.S. Air Force C-17 as it taxied down the runway … Read more
Kinmen Islands, Taiwan – There is a storm raging on the small Taiwanese island of Kinmen. On an empty beach along the west coast of the island, strong waves strike a line of rusty defensive pegs secured in concrete foundations that run like spikes on the back of a hedgehog along the rocky coast. Further … Read more
CNN – UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres described the recent artillery and rocket fire around the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant in central Ukraine as “suicidal”, further exacerbating fears of an accident at the plant, which is the largest of its kind in Europe. “Any attack on nuclear power plants is a suicide matter,” Guterres told … Read more
Foreign ministers express disappointment with the failure by the military administration to implement the crisis plan agreed in April 2021. Foreign ministers from the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) agreed to exclude Burma’s ruling generals from the group’s meetings until they make progress on a 15-month plan to resolve the crisis caused by … Read more
CNN – According to many former and current officials, the Sudanese military authorities have started “hunting” people suspected of providing CNN information as part of an investigation that revealed Russian gold plundering in an African country. Relatives were also threatened to silence suspected leaks. One source reported that authorities “harass us, harass people we love, … Read more
When Thazin Nyunt Aung first heard that her husband had been executed by the Burmese military, her feelings “could not be put into words”. But as reality settled, a steel resolve also emerged. “Now I need to do more to bring this revolution to a successful end,” said Al Jazeera. Her husband, 41-year-old Phyo Zeyar … Read more
