Several Killed As Clashes Rock Kosovo Monastery
Volatile Kosovo edged closer to civil war late Sunday after at least four people were killed following a raid by Kosovan security forces on a monastery held by dozens of heavily armed men near the border with Serbia.
Posted on: Monday, September 25, 2023

Netherlands Asks Pakistan To Halt Death Threats Against Anti-Islam Politician, Judge
The Netherlands has urged Pakistan to respect the conviction of a Pakistani former cricket player who was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment for death threats against outspoken Dutch anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders.
Posted on: Monday, September 25, 2023

France Withdraws Ambassador, Troops From Niger After Coup; Impact On Christians Unclear
French President Emmanuel Macron said France would withdraw its ambassador and end all military cooperation with Niger following a coup in a move welcomed by the military junta leaders.
Posted on: Monday, September 25, 2023

Christian Armenians Fleeing Nagorno-Karabakh (Worthy News-Investigation)
A massive exodus of Christian ethnic Armenians was underway in Nagorno-Karabakh, days after mainly Muslim Azerbaijan seized the majority ethnic Armenian enclave, witnesses observed.
Posted on: Sunday, September 24, 2023

Iran unveils ‘longest-range drone in the world,’ threatens Israel at military parade
Iran on Friday displayed what it claimed to be “the longest-range drone in the world” during a military parade that featured banners threatening Israel.
Posted on: Sunday, September 24, 2023

‘US Delivers Long-Range Missiles To Ukraine’
In an apparent u-turn, U.S. President Joe Biden told his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky that Washington would provide Kyiv with ATACMS long-range missiles, U.S. media report citing several officials.
Posted on: Saturday, September 23, 2023

Ukraine Claims ‘Successful’ Strike On Russia’s Black Sea Navy
The Ukrainian military said Friday that it carried out a "successful" strike on the headquarters of Russia's Black Sea navy in Crimea, the peninsula Moscow annexed from Ukraine in 2014.
Posted on: Friday, September 22, 2023

Ukraine’s President In Canada Amid Tensions With Allies
Ukraine’s president arrived in Canada on Friday amid signs of diplomatic tensions with several members of the NATO military alliance over grain imports and military aid.
Posted on: Friday, September 22, 2023

Poland Stops Arms Deliveries To Ukraine Amid Grain Row (Worthy News Radio)
Poland says it has stopped supplying weapons to Ukraine amid an escalating dispute over grain shipments threatening to break a critical alliance in Kyiv's fight against Russia. The announcement came after Ukraine lashed out over Poland and other neighbors' decision to halt Ukrainian grain imports.
Posted on: Thursday, September 21, 2023

Dutch King Tackles Slavery, Poverty Amid Controversies
Dutch King Willem-Alexander says the Netherlands must continue coming to grips with the country's dark historical ties to slavery, even beyond this anniversary year. "So that after acknowledgment and apology, we can work together to foster healing, reconciliation, and recovery."
Posted on: Thursday, September 21, 2023

Azerbaijan Defends Attack On Nagorno-Karabakh That Killed 200
Azerbaijan's president claimed late Wednesday that his Muslim nation “restored” its sovereignty over Nagorno-Karabakh, where Christian Armenians live, in a military offensive that may have killed hundreds of people.
Posted on: Thursday, September 21, 2023

China flies more than 150 military planes toward Taiwan as island condemns military ‘harassment’
China’s military sent over 150 warplanes toward Taiwan this week in an unprecedented military action that the island’s government swiftly condemned as "harassment."
Posted on: Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Tense Ceasefire After Nagorno-Karabakh Clashes Kill Dozens (Worthy News Radio)
Officials say that 24 hours after Azerbaijan's army launched an offensive in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh that killed dozens of people, ethnic-Armenian forces have agreed on Russia's terms for a ceasefire. At least 32 people were reportedly killed and about 200 injured since skirmishes were confirmed Tuesday in the South Caucasus enclave, impacting the predominantly Christian population in the region.
Posted on: Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Russia and Iran have reached a new level of cooperation and understanding, Iranian defense minister says
Iranian Minister of Defense and Armed Forces Mohammad Reza Ashtiani stated Wednesday that bilateral relations between Russia and Iran have developed to reach an unprecedented new level of cooperation and understanding, the Interfax news agency reports.
Posted on: Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Azerbaijan says it broke through Armenian military lines in Nagorno-Karabakh
The Azerbaijani military on Tuesday broke through lines of Armenian troops in Nagorno-Karabakh in an effort to drive Armenian forces out of the region, Reuters reports. While Nagorno-Karabakh is internationally recognized as Azerbaijani territory, its mostly ethnic Armenian population claims the area is their ancestral homeland and has actively resisted Azerbaijani control of it for over 100 years.
Posted on: Wednesday, September 20, 2023

U.N. chief warns A.I. may lead world into ‘more danger than we can control’
World leaders should quickly consider creating a global organization akin to the International Atomic Energy Agency to address both the benefits and the dangers of artificial intelligence — specifically, those associated with the fast-emerging realm of “generative A.I.” capable of creating text, images and videos.
Posted on: Tuesday, September 19, 2023

European Union suspends aid to Somalia after UN reports widespread theft
The European Union has temporarily halted its funding for the World Food Program (WFP) in Somalia after a United Nations investigation revealed widespread theft of aid intended for Somalis facing famine, Reuters reported. The European Commission received donations of over $1 billion last year, and gave around $7 million in aid to the WFP in Somalia.
Posted on: Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Afghanistan: Taliban detain 18 members of international humanitarian aid NGO
The Taliban regime in Afghanistan has detained an American volunteer surgeon among 18 team members from the International Assistance Mission humanitarian aid NGO (IAM), Radio Free Europe (RFE) reports. The detainees were taken into custody over a period of 11 days, starting on September 3, with no explanation given for the move.
Posted on: Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Ukraine To Sue Neighbors Over Grain Ban
Ukraine on Monday said it plans to sue neighbors Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia over bans on Ukrainian agricultural products.
Posted on: Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Russia Defends Invasion Of Ukraine At UN Court
Russia has asked the United Nation’s top court to throw out a case challenging Moscow’s argument that it invaded Ukraine to prevent genocide.
Posted on: Tuesday, September 19, 2023