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Nagorno-Karabakh ‘Cease To Exist’ As Population Flees (Worthy News Radio)

Posted on Thursday, September 28, 2023

The self-declared Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh leader warns it will cease to exist in the new year. Samvel Shahramanyan made the announcement Thursday as an exodus of desperate Armenians continued. The region, which Armenians had controlled for three decades,…

Twin Shootings In Dutch City Of Rotterdam Kills Several People (Developing Story)

Posted on Thursday, September 28, 2023

At least three people including a 14-year-old girl have died following twin shootings in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam, authorities said late Thursday.

Iran says it has successfully put an imaging satellite into orbit amid tensions with West

Posted on Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Iran claimed on Wednesday that it has successfully put an imaging satellite into space. The state-run IRNA news agency, quoting the country's Communication Minister Isa Zarepour, said the Noor-3 satellite had been put in an orbit 450 kilometers…

Russia ‘Shows’ Admiral That Ukraine Forces Claim They Killed

Posted on Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Russia has released video footage showing the Black Sea Fleet's commander despite Ukraine claiming to have killed him in one of its deadliest strikes.

US Soldier Travis King Freed By North Korea; ‘Happy’ To Go Home

Posted on Wednesday, September 27, 2023

North Korea has freed U.S. soldier Travis King, who is “happy" to be heading home, officials said, though he still faces prosecution for alleged misbehavior while serving in the U.S. army. King is in “good health” nearly three…

Tens Of Thousands Flee Nagorno-Karabakh (Worthy News Radio)

Posted on Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Armenia says some 42,500 Armenians have now fled Nagorno-Karabakh, about a third of the population of the wartorn enclave that neighboring Azerbaijan recaptured last week. They are hungry and exhausted.

Canada House Speaker Resigns After Praising Nazi Fighter

Posted on Wednesday, September 27, 2023

There was political turmoil Wednesday after the speaker of Canada's House of Commons resigned for inviting a man who fought for a Nazi military unit during World War II to Parliament to attend a speech by the Ukrainian…

Hungary Sentences Captain Over Deadly Boat Crash

Posted on Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Tensions remained Wednesday after a Budapest court sentenced a captain to five and a half years in prison for his role in an accident in which his cruise ship hit and sank a smaller boat on the River…

African leaders tell UNGA: Africa must be treated as a global partner, not sidelined

Posted on Tuesday, September 26, 2023

African leaders delivered an unequivocal message to the UN General Assembly last week that Africa is a global power that deserves to be treated by the West as an equal partner and not sidelined as a charity case,…

Mexico: Increased femicide rate directly related to organized crime, experts say

Posted on Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Lethal violence against women in Mexico has steadily increased in recent years, and experts believe that the phenomenon is directly related to Mexican militarization and organized crime, Global Citizen reports. According to data released by Mexico’s National Public…

Ethiopia: Tigray conflict has left more than 10,000 survivors of sexual violence

Posted on Tuesday, September 26, 2023

The UN-backed international commission of human rights experts on Ethiopia reported this week that the recent conflict in the country’s Tigray region has left at least 10,000 survivors of rape and sexual violence, the Associated Press reports. The…

20 Killed In Nagorno-Karabakh Depot Blast; Thousands Of Armenian Christians Flee (Worthy News In-Depth)

Posted on Tuesday, September 26, 2023

At least 20 people were killed and hundreds injured in an explosion at a fuel depot in the volatile South Caucasus enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, authorities confirmed Tuesday.

Iran and Turkey’s proxies may back tribes against US in Syria

Posted on Monday, September 25, 2023

Turkish state media and the pro-Iranian Al-Mayadeen both highlighted new tensions in Syria this week. They reported on increased attacks by tribal fighters against the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces.

Hungary Not Rushing To Back Sweden’s NATO Membership

Posted on Monday, September 25, 2023

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán warned Monday that his country isn’t in a hurry to ratify Sweden’s membership of the NATO military alliance because the Nordic nation criticized Hungary’s perceived rule of law violations.

Belarus Jails Journalist Vyacheslau Lazarau For ‘Extremism’

Posted on Monday, September 25, 2023

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Monday condemned a Belarusian court for sentencing journalist Vyacheslau Lazarau to 5.5 years imprisonment for “facilitating extremism.”

Several Killed As Clashes Rock Kosovo Monastery

Posted on Monday, September 25, 2023

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.

Netherlands Asks Pakistan To Halt Death Threats Against Anti-Islam Politician, Judge

Posted on Monday, September 25, 2023

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.

France Withdraws Ambassador, Troops From Niger After Coup; Impact On Christians Unclear

Posted on Monday, September 25, 2023

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.

Christian Armenians Fleeing Nagorno-Karabakh (Worthy News-Investigation)

Posted on Sunday, September 24, 2023

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.

Iran unveils ‘longest-range drone in the world,’ threatens Israel at military parade

Posted on Sunday, September 24, 2023

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.

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