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Korea to raise travel alert for Bolivia's Cochabamba, lowers alerts for 4 countries
Korea will raising the travel alert for Bolivia's Cochabamba region starting next month, due to growing instability from intensifying anti-government protests and rising organized crime, the foreign ministry said Monday. A Level 3 travel alert,...

S. Korea to raise travel alert for Bolivia's Cochabamba, lowers alerts for 4 countries
SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will raising the travel alert for Bolivia's Cochabamba region starting next month, due to growing instability from intensifying anti-government protests and rising organized crime, the foreign ministry said...

Natural Disasters Claim 84 Lives in Colombia, Pakistan, and Sudan
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Throughout the past week, there have been reports of mourning from various parts of the world. Various natural disasters and accidents have claimed at least 84 lives. There were landslides in Colombia, widespread flooding in...

Economy: U.S. Travel Ban Threat And Its Fallout
2 Nigeria could find itself at a critical juncture as reports emerge of a potential expansion of U.S. travel restrictions that could fundamentally reshape bilateral relations between Nigeria and its long-standing Western ally. The USA is...

Specially-abled teacher Sudan’s journey becomes a beacon of courage
Rajouri, Jun 29: Defying all odds and overcoming physical limitations, specially-abled government teacher Tilak Raj Sudan, who is bedridden due to a spinal cord injury, successfully concluded his week-long ëOperation Sindoorí success yatra, aimed...

easyJet supports UNICEF: 2025 summer in-flight donation campaign launched
To support UNICEF’s Children’s Emergency Fund, easyJet is today launching its 2025 summer donation campaign, inviting millions of its passengers to help support the most vulnerable children and families around the world. The campaign will run...

Starving Sudanese people eating weeds to survive amid brutal war
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Starving sudanese turn to wild plants for survival amid escalating war
As Sudan’s civil war continues to rage, millions of people are turning to desperate measures to stay alive. With food supplies running dangerously low, many Sudanese families have resorted to eating wild plants and weeds, boiling them with salt as...

World News | Driven to Starvation, Sudanese People Eat Weeds and Plants to Survive as War Rages
Cairo, Jun 28 (AP) With Sudan in the grips of war and millions struggling to find enough to eat, many are turning to weeds and wild plants to quiet their pangs of hunger. They boil the plants in water with salt because, simply, there is nothing...
World Associated Press Driven to starvation, Sudanese people eat weeds and plants to survive as war rages
CAIRO (AP) — With Sudan in the grips of war and millions struggling to find enough to eat, many are turning to weeds and wild plants to quiet their pangs of hunger. They boil the plants in water with salt because, simply, there is nothing else....

Driven to starvation, Sudanese people eat weeds and plants to survive as war rages
CAIRO — (AP) — With Sudan in the grips of war and millions struggling to find enough to eat, many are turning to weeds and wild plants to quiet their pangs of hunger. They boil the plants in water with salt because, simply, there is nothing else....
Britain resets ties with Syria as foreign minister David Lammy visits Damascus
LONDON - Britain said on July 5 it was reestablishing diplomatic relations with Syria after the country's years-long civil war, as foreign minister David Lammy visited its capital Damascus, pledging £94.5 million (S$164 million) in support. "There...

Is Trump’s immigration policy quietly killing U.S. tourism?
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Trump restricts travel from Cuba, 12 other countries
President Donald Trump issued an executive order that took effect June 9 banning residents of 12 countries from entering the United States and placing harsh visa restrictions on those from another seven, including Cuba, along with Venezuela,...

Is Trump’s Immigration Policy Undermining U.S. Tourism?
By Felicia J. Persaud News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Thurs. June 26, 2025: I recently returned from Barbados, landing at Miami International Airport during what should have been a peak evening hour. But something was missing: people. The usually...

Ait Ben Haddou Listed Among CNN Travel World’s Most Beautiful Castles
Fez – What do castles mean to us today? Once built to protect and project power, these historic fortresses are now windows into the past, blending architecture, politics, and legend. Across continents and centuries, they stand as reminders of how...

The New Reality of Port Sudan
Across Africa, people can no longer afford the cities and neighborhoods they've long called home. OkayAfrica has developed a series exploring the housing crisis transforming African cities and communities, and what happens when basic shelter...

U.S. policy on Sudan hurts civilians rather than warring factions, experts say
As the war in Sudan enters its third year, experts, activists, and other community members say recent U.S. foreign policy is hurting, not helping, civilians. This month, the Trump administration banned Sudanese nationals, in addition to 11 other...

UK restores diplomatic ties with Syria as Lammy visits Damascus
Britain said it was re-establishing diplomatic relations with Syria on Saturday as Foreign Secretary David Lammy visited Damascus. “There is renewed hope for the Syrian people,” said Mr Lammy. “It is in our interests to support the new government...