Exclusive: Qatar PM touts ‘better environment’ after US-Iran prisoner deal
Middle East
September 20, 2023
Exclusive: Qatar PM touts ‘better environment’ after US-Iran prisoner deal
CNN — Qatar is “so proud” to have facilitated the return home this week of five US citizens that had…
Zelensky urges unity in dramatic UN address
World
September 20, 2023
Zelensky urges unity in dramatic UN address
CNN — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged a global front against Russian aggression in a dramatic speech delivered Tuesday during…
Russia and China hail their cooperation ahead of Putin’s expected Beijing visit
World
September 19, 2023
Russia and China hail their cooperation ahead of Putin’s expected Beijing visit
CNN — Russia and China’s top diplomats discussed strengthening their international cooperation during a meeting in Moscow on Monday ahead…
India expels Canadian diplomat in tit-for-tat move as row over assassinated Sikh activist deepens
World
September 19, 2023
India expels Canadian diplomat in tit-for-tat move as row over assassinated Sikh activist deepens
Canada’s accusation that India may have been involved in the assassination of a Sikh activist on its soil has triggered…
Three generations of First Nations men share their views on Australia’s referendum
World
September 19, 2023
Three generations of First Nations men share their views on Australia’s referendum
Brisbane, Australia CNN — Before Australians last voted in a referendum on First Nations people in 1967, Uncle Bob Anderson…
Landmark buildings ablaze in Khartoum as Sudan fighting erupts
Middle East
September 19, 2023
Landmark buildings ablaze in Khartoum as Sudan fighting erupts
CNN — Sudan’s warring factions have traded blame over a massive blaze that engulfed landmark towers in the capital Khartoum,…
Mount Fuji in trouble: How Japan’s highest peak fell victim to overtourism
World
September 19, 2023
Mount Fuji in trouble: How Japan’s highest peak fell victim to overtourism
Mount Fuji, Japan CNN — They are scenes few would associate with Japan’s highest peak: human traffic jams, foothills littered…
‘This is God’s will.’ Survivors dig mass graves for those killed in Libya’s devastating floods
Middle East
September 19, 2023
‘This is God’s will.’ Survivors dig mass graves for those killed in Libya’s devastating floods
It’s quiet at the Martoba cemetery outside the Libyan city of Derna, despite the presence of dozens of volunteers. Men…
The bad blood between the US and Iran won’t end after the prisoner deal
Middle East
September 19, 2023
The bad blood between the US and Iran won’t end after the prisoner deal
CNN — Five American prisoners were freed by Iran on Monday in a Qatar-mediated deal that also included the transfer…
Why Cubans are fighting for Russia in Ukraine
World
September 19, 2023
Why Cubans are fighting for Russia in Ukraine
Santa Clara, Cuba CNN — For months, hundreds of Cubans have quietly left the island to fight for Russia in its war…