Ecuadorian Indigenous organizations and government reach agreement to end national strike
Indigenous organizations and the government of President Guillermo Lasso reached consensus on the most substantial demands and agreed to continue discussing the pending ones and find a solution to them in the next 90 days
Death toll of migrant tragedy in Texas reaches 53
President Joe Biden’s immigration policies, which are largely the same as those of former President Donald Trump, have been pushing people to take increasingly dangerous routes to reach the US
NATO summit goes on in Spain amid escalating Russia-Ukraine tensions
Apart from the war in Ukraine, NATO members are also going to discuss the membership bid of two Scandinavian countries, Sweden and Finland.
Bangladesh’s first employment injury scheme for garment workers
The social security scheme involves the government, employers and the workers’ representatives and offers long term and immediate compensation for work-related injuries, income protection, and rehabilitation to return to work
Bolivia rejects interventionist statements by Brazilian President
Bolivian Foreign Minister Rogelio Mayta described Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s plan to grant Jeanine Áñez political asylum as “absolutely impudent” and “inappropriate interference in internal affairs”
Flooding in Indian State of Assam causes massive destruction
Continuous rains have triggered floods in the Barak river valley, killing at least 135 people and affected millions more
Rodrigo Duterte administration orders the shutting down of news portal Rappler
The securities regulator in Philippines has ordered a shutdown of one of the country’s prominent online news websites, Rappler, in the last days of the Duterte administration
Israeli occupation court rejects early release appeal of Palestinian political prisoner Ahmad Manasra
Manasra’s case gained international attention through the social media-based #FreeAhmadManasra campaign, which has called on the occupation court to immediately release the young prisoner who suffers from severe mental health conditions