The United States Department of State (DOS) has been the victim of a cyberattack while its perpetrators and damage it caused are still unknown. The US Department of Defense Cyber Command reportedly warned the DOS of the attack but no …
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Aug. 23 that it will provide $665 million worth of reserves to Yemen for alleviating the country’s economic crisis caused by conflicts and the COVID-19 pandemic. Yemen will receive aid from the IMF’s …
The German Military reported that a firefight broke out between NATO troops guarding the Kabul airport for the evacuations and unidentified militants. “This morning at 4:13 a.m. CEST, a gun battle broke out between Afghan security forces and unknown attackers …
New Zealand extends its nationwide lockdown until the end of the week due to rising cases of COVID-19. On Monday, New Zealand has recorded 35 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total outbreak to 107. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said that …
The British military said at least seven Afghans were killed during the Kabul airport chaos on Sunday. The seven Afghans died from the stampede while thousands of people were trying to enter Kabul’s international airport, the British military reported. The …
Human rights group Amnesty International urged Thai authorities to investigate the shooting at protesters in Bangkok on Aug. 16 after confirming that three children were injured by live ammunition. Amnesty reported that a 15-year-old boy who was at a demonstration …
The Myanmar junta arrested two more local journalists on Friday. The army-controlled newspaper Global New Light of Myanmar reported on Sunday that Sithu Aung Myint, a radio commentator on the Voice of America, and Htet Htet Khine, a freelancer working …
Josephine Baker, the famed French-American entertainer who fought with the French Resistance during World War II, will become the first Black woman to be inducted in the Pantheon mausoleum in Paris. Daily newspaper Le Parisien reported on Aug. 22 that …
An Afghan woman has given birth onboard a US evacuation plane on Saturday, moments after landing at Ramstein airbase in Germany. The Afghan woman gave birth to a baby girl in the cargo bay of a C-17 aircraft after going …
Greece finished installing a 40-kilometer wall and a surveillance system along its border with Turkey amid concerns of surge of migrants from Afghanistan due to the Taliban takeover. Greek Citizens’ Protection Minister Michalis Chrisochoidis said that the wall was to …