A tough stance against organized crime? One year after a massacre that left more than 130 people dead, a new law aims to crack down on drug cartels in Rio's favelas.
"Novaya Gazeta," one of the last remaining independent, critical media outlets in Russia, has announced it is closing under pressure from state authorities. Meanwhile, in Ukraine, evacuations have begun in Oleshky.
Taiz civilians trapped under siege as heavy shelling hits residential areas Civilians in Yemen’s Taiz are facing worsening conditions amid heavy shelling and a siege that has cut off villages from essential supplies, Al Jazeera reported. Although midday brought a period of relative calm, intermittent clashes continued along several front lines, with hostilities escalating around Jabal Saber and Jabal Habashi, the report said. Taiz’s governor said hundreds of shells had fallen on residential n…
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) reported that two oil tankers experienced an incident in the Strait of Hormuz after they allegedly ignored warnings and tried navigating an unauthorized route.