In Iran, Some Are Chasing the Last Drops of Water (www.nytimes.com)
Lawmakers are warning that one province will run out within three months, and the shortage is inflaming tensions with the country’s neighbors.
Fighting resumes after Sudan cease-fire as number of people displaced passes 2.5 million (apnews.com)
Residents are reporting that clashes between warring factions resumed in Sudan’s capital and a neighboring city after a three-day cease-fire expired. Sudan descended into conflict in mid-April after months of worsening tensions exploded into open fighting between rival generals seeking to control the African nation. The fresh...
Once starved by war, millions of Ethiopians go hungry again as US, UN pause aid after massive theft (apnews.com)
Millions of Ethiopians were starved by a two-year war. Now, even after peace, they are going hungry again. That's after the discovery earlier this year of a massive theft of donated food aid in Ethiopia. It has led the United States and the United Nations to take the dramatic step of pausing the delivery of food aid to Ethiopia...
European Union countries agree on a new package of sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine (apnews.com)
European Union countries have agreed on a new package of sanctions against Russia for its war against Ukraine. The package includes measures aimed at countering sanctions circumvention and individual listings. The EU had previously imposed 10 rounds of sanctions on Russia since President Vladimir Putin ordered his forces into...
Time has come for Turkey to ratify Sweden's NATO bid - Swedish minister (www.reuters.com)
Turkey's parliament should begin to ratify Sweden's bid to join NATO because Stockholm has now met its obligations under an accord with Ankara on joining the Western military alliance, Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom said on Wednesday.
Titanic sub: Rescuers race against time after hearing undersea sounds (www.reuters.com)
Rescue teams were racing on Wednesday to trace the origin of sounds heard from the depths of the North Atlantic in a search for a tourist submersible with five people on board that vanished on its descent to the century-old wreck of the Titanic.
China lashes back as Biden labels Xi a 'dictator' (www.reuters.com)
China hit back on Wednesday after U.S. President Joe Biden referred to President Xi Jinping as a "dictator", saying the remarks were absurd and a provocation, in an unexpected spat immediately following efforts by both sides to lower tensions.
Danny De Gracia: The Truth About Why We Depend On Tourism In Hawaii (www.civilbeat.org)
Hawaii's regulatory framework is stacked against the mom-and-pop businesses in favor of large corporations and special interests.
Hope is not a resident of St Vincent and the Grenadines (www.stvincenttimes.com)
Hope does not live here Living in SVG is difficult for huge segments of the people. Listening to conversations concernin
