Bosnia votes in general elections
02 October 2022 Bosnians are voting to choose the country’s new collective presidency in the most important elections since the end of the war and the signing of the Dayton…
Rohingya seek reparations from Facebook for role in massacre
29 September 2022 Facebook owner Meta’s dangerous algorithms and reckless pursuit of profit substantially contributed to the atrocities perpetrated by the Myanmar military against the Rohingya people in 2017, Amnesty…
Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Florida
29 September 2022| 02 Rabi ul Awwal 1444 Hurricane Ian is making its way through Florida as a Category 1 storm after making landfall as a powerful Category 4 along…
Bridge collapses as vehicles cross in Brazil’s Amazon
29 September 2022| 02 Rabi ul Awwal 1444 At least three people have been confirmed dead, with as many as 15 missing after a bridge collapsed as some vehicles were…
World Cup 2022: Denmark to wear ‘toned down’ jerseys in protest at hosts Qatar
29 September 2022|2 Rabiul Awwal 1444 Denmark will wear “toned down” shirts for the World Cup to protest against host Qatar’s human rights record and its treatment of migrant workers.…
Al-Sadr’s supporters clash with Iraqi security forces
28 September 2022 Supporters of Iraq’s influential Shia religious leader Muqtada al-Sadr have attempted to storm Baghdad’s Green Zone government area as the Iraqi parliament holds a session on the…
Italy’s far right wins election
26 September 2022 Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni has claimed victory in Italy’s election, and is on course to become the country’s first female prime minister. Ms Meloni is widely expected…
Typhoon Noru leaves five dead as storm sweeps over the Philippines
26 September 2022|29 Safar 1444 Five rescue workers have died in the aftermath of Typhoon Noru, which made landfall in the Philippines Sunday and is predicted to gather strength again before…
‘Multilateral’? Global South’s leaders question solidarity
25 September 2022 The United Nations was established on one simple notion above all others: Working together is better than going it alone. But while the term “multilateralism” might be…
Hong Kong removes international travel quarantine after more than two years
23 September 2022|26 Safar 1444 The Hong Kong government has announced the ending of formal quarantine for international travelers after more than two and a half years of stringent pandemic…