Gathering Storm of Famine Looms Over Many Nations | Opinion

In South Sudan the hunger crisis is at its worst since the country gained independence back in 2011. Since funding for humanitarian aid in South Sudan is so low, the U.N. World Food Program (WFP) recently announced it had to … Read More

U.S., South Korea, Japan envoys meet as North Korea appears to prepare nuclear test

SEOUL, June 3 (Reuters) – Officials from the United States, South Korea and Japan met in Seoul on Friday to prepare for “all contingencies” amid signs North Korea is preparing to conduct a nuclear test for the first time since … Read More

Afghanistan earthquake: No food, no shelter and fears of cholera

Survivors of Afghanistan’s deadliest earthquake in two decades say they have nothing to eat, no shelter, and fear a possible cholera outbreak. The BBC’s Secunder Kermani reports from Paktika province, the hardest hit by the disaster. Searching through the debris, … Read More

22 countries slam UN Human Rights Council’s anti-Israel bias

US and other countries blasted the Council’s disproportionate focus on Israel. The U.S. and 21 other countries denounced the UN Human Rights Council’s bias against Israel, following the release of an 18-page report which blamed the Jewish state for perpetuating … Read More

Migrant, Refugee Deaths Increasing on Dangerous Mediterranean Sea Crossing

The U.N. refugee agency says fatalities are rising along the Mediterranean Sea crossing to Europe, even as fewer migrants and refugees are making the dangerous journey. Migration reached a peak in 2015, when more than a million refugees and migrants … Read More

U.S., South Korea, Japan envoys meet on North Korea nuclear tension

SEOUL, June 3 (Reuters) – Officials from the United States, South Korea and Japan met in Seoul on Friday for talks on North Korea amid signs the isolated country is preparing to conduct a nuclear test for the first time … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 13 May 2022

posted in: News, Weekly Update

Greetings from Tyler, The war in Ukraine looks like it might go on for a long time.  If you listen to some, you might think it’s the United States who’s at war.  It seems that the deciders are sending all … Read More

Ukraine war realigns positions between China, Middle East

When the political skies clear, it could easily be Beijing, and not Washington, that gains ground in the region As the war in Ukraine enters its third month, more convergence has emerged between China and key states in the Middle … Read More

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