A Russian airstrike on Sunday hit a building in Zaporizhzhia, southeast Ukraine, that was next to a humanitarian aid center. The building collapsed on the center and trapped at least 15 people under the rubble. Five people died and 11 were injured as a result of the strike. Regional police said they are continuing search-and-rescue [...]

Hong Kong’s press freedom score dropped four times in four consecutive years, said the Hong Kong Journalist’s Association Friday when releasing its Press Freedom Index for 2023. The index was created in 2013 and is calculated from ratings given by Hong Kong journalists and the general public. In 2018, Hong Kong’s press freedom score was [...]

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) began a large-scale operation Monday against targets in Jenin, a city in the West Bank that Israel claims is a “terrorist stronghold.” As of the time of this report, the Palestinian Ministry of Health has reported nine deaths and approximately 100 injuries as a result of the operation. The IDF’s [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) announced Friday they uncovered new evidence that Ukraine used banned landmines and other illegal artillery against Russian troops. In a news release published on their website, HRW reported that they found artillery rockets that they allege are Ukrainian. The findings originate with images of Uragan rockets found in an agricultural field [...]

The Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone (ECSL) released national election results Tuesday, which showed incumbent President Julius Maada Bio won over 56 percent of the national vote. Chairman of the ECSL Mohamed Konneh announced the results to a room of people, including Bio and his supporters. The results mean that Bio obtained the minimum number [...]

A Serbian court near the Kosovo border ordered the release of three Kosovo police officers on Monday who were detained earlier this month. Prosecutors in the Serbian city of Kraljevo, just over one hundred kilometers north of the Kosovo border, indicted the officers for trafficking explosive weapons into Serbia. The High Court of Kraljevo released [...]

The Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone (ECSL) released partial election results Monday from the country’s national elections on Saturday. The results tallied a large lead by incumbent President Julius Maada Bio over his main challenger, Dr. Samura Kamara. Multiple election observers expressed concerns on Sunday about the integrity of Sierra Leone’s national elections. The Carter [...]

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Sierra Leone released 35 political prisoners from custody Friday on the eve of a high-stakes national election. The country’s fifth election since the end of its civil war in 2002 has sparked wide-spread unrest and prompted calls for peace from the international community. The development is the latest move [...]

A US congressional committee released testimony Thursday from whistleblowers within the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), suggesting that federal officials slow-walked an investigation into President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter. The US House Ways and Means Committee, which is currently majority-Republican, released the testimony following closed door meetings and the announcement of federal charges against Biden earlier [...]

Opposition-led protests broke out in Sierra Leone on Wednesday amid growing tensions surrounding the country’s presidential elections, set to take place next weekend, according to local JURIST sources. In support of the All People’s Congress, Sierra Leone’s leading opposition party, protesters in the capital city of Freetown demonstrated against the country’s election authorities. The APC [...]