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July 15, 2021

Afghanistan distrust of US endangers possibility of nearby staging area

American diplomats face an uphill battle to secure support for a staging area in Central Asia as neighboring nations voice concern over U.S. involvement in the region. 

July 13, 2021

Driver narrowly escapes being crushed by falling bus

A bus driver in Singapore narrowly escaped death as he and a bus fell from a platform and the vehicle almost crushed him.

July 13, 2021

World hunger problem worsened by coronavirus pandemic, UN says

The COVID-19 pandemic caused a worsening of the world's hunger in 2020.

July 9, 2021

Fire in food factory in Bangladesh kills at least 49 people

At least 49 people have died in a fire that broke out at a food and beverage factory outside Bangladesh's capital, fire officials and local TV stations said Friday.

July 8, 2021

Afghan women carry guns in streets, protest Taliban as country struggles

Women have taken up arms in heavily-contested regions of Afghanistan as the Taliban continues to make nationwide gains during the U.S. military's withdrawal. 

July 4, 2021

Deadly Japan mudslide: 1,000 involved in rescue operation in resort town

More than 1,000 soldiers, firefighters and police on Sunday waded through a giant mudslide that ripped through a Japanese resort town southwest of Tokyo a day earlier, killing at least two people and leaving about 20 missing as it swept away houses and cars

July 4, 2021

Philippine military plane crashes, 31 dead, 50 rescued

A Philippine air force C-130 aircraft carrying combat troops crashed in a southern province while landing Sunday, killing at least 29 army soldiers on board and two civilians on the ground, while at least 50 were rescued from the burning wreckage

July 2, 2021

YouTube removes videos exposing China's abuse of Uyghurs, citing policy violation: report

A human rights group that gained popularity on YouTube largely because of its videos exposing China's human rights abuses against the Uyghur Muslims had several of its videos removed from the platform, with YouTube citing unrelated policy violations, according to a report.

July 1, 2021

China’s Xi warns Taiwan on independence, sends message to West

President Xi Jinping on Thursday marked his Communist Party’s 100th anniversary from Tiananmen Square and struck a bellicose tone, reconfirming China’s ‘historic mission’ to control Taiwan while warning other countries not to interfere.

June 30, 2021

Police shoot, kill California man near marijuana farms evacuated by fire

Officers shot and killed a man who pulled a gun as they tried to keep him out of a complex of marijuana farms in an area of far Northern California where thousands of people were ordered to evacuate as a wildfire raged during a heat wave enveloping part of the U.S. West, authorities said.