Where there is a free press, the world will still be able to hear the truth about the welfare or lack of it in China. China will periodically renew its “crackdown” on Christians in the country to let its people know that there is still no freedom to worship as one pleases. There is a [...]
Many families still search for their missing loved ones after years of war in Syria. Mass graves continue to appear where the rebels used to have control. Individuals such as Kasim excavate very carefully to uncover bones and clothing, seeking to know what has happened. His brother Samer vanished when he stepped out of the [...]
On Monday, hundreds of families waited in agony, not knowing if their sons were dead or alive. They were gathered anxiously at the site of a collapsed school. There should never have been anyone in the edifice, but safety protocols appear to have been ignored or never enforced in a boys' school near Jakarta, Indonesia. [...]
Sudan has been in a civil war for the last several years, with the country’s army engaged in armed combat with a paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). So far, 40,000 people have been killed, and more than 14 million have had to flee their homes. Now, a natural disaster compounds Sudan’s woes. Continuous [...]
A huge landslide in western Sudan’s Marra mountains killed over 1,000 people, leaving only one survivor, said the rebel group Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM), which controls the area. The village of Tarasin was destroyed after heavy rain. The SLM asked the UN and aid groups for help to recover bodies. The UN said 300 to [...]
Typhoon Kajiki struck northern and central Vietnam with peak winds of 130 km/h and heavy rainfall, leaving widespread destruction. Three were killed, 13 were injured, and almost 7,000 houses were damaged. Hanoi and other places experienced flooding, turning roads into rivers, restricting traffic, and submerging vehicles. The storm knocked down trees, brought down power lines, [...]
The tropical region of central Indonesia experiences a rainy season that begins in September and lasts until April. This season has already seen disastrous landslides in the Central Java region due to heavy rains. Homes have washed away. So far, the landslides have killed at least 18 people, with dozens still missing. Search efforts are [...]
South Sudan’s military has recaptured the strategic town of Nasir from the White Army militia without direct combat amid escalating political tensions following the house arrest of First Vice President Riek Machar. The White Army, reportedly linked to Machar, claimed 17 deaths from nearby bombardments. Machar’s SPLM-IO party is fragmenting, with one faction naming a [...]
