Nepal Fast Facts | CNN
CNN — Here’s a look at Nepal, a mountainous country on the southern side of the Himalayas of Southern Asia. It shares Mt. Everest, the world’s tallest mountain, with China.…
France suspends deal to take in thousands of asylum-seekers currently in Italy after row over stranded migrant rescue ship
CNN — The diplomatic fallout between France and Italy over a stranded migrant ship in the Mediterranean Sea is far from over. The French government on Thursday suspended a deal…
Egypt faces acute water shortage, but it’s still building a giant ‘Green River’ in the desert
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A Russian naval base was targeted by drones. Now Ukrainian grain exports are at risk
CNN — Russia has moved rapidly to cripple the United Nations-brokered Black Sea grain corridor in the wake of the drone attack early Saturday on the Crimean port of Sevastopol.…
What does Russia quitting grain deal mean for global hunger?
CNN — Russia’s decision to pull out of an agreement that guaranteed safe passage for ships carrying vital grain exports from Ukraine has sparked “grave concerns” over global food supply…
Grain deal: Russia suspends its participation in UN-brokered agreement with Ukraine
CNN — Russia will suspend its participation in the United Nations-brokered grain export deal with Ukraine after drone attacks on the Crimean city of Sevastopol, the country’s defense ministry announced…
Israel and Lebanon reach historic agreement, paving the way to potentially rich gas exploration
CNN — Israel and Lebanon have reached a historic agreement, leaders on each side said separately on Tuesday, settling a years-long maritime border dispute involving major oil and gas fields…
Uttarakhand, India: Himalayas avalanche kills at least 4 mountaineers on Mount Draupadi ka Danda II
New Delhi CNN — At least four people were killed and 28 people remain missing after an avalanche hit a group of mountaineers in the Indian Himalayas on Tuesday, according…
A new threat from China faces Taiwan’s military: Trolls with drones
CNN — With the sun shining, drinks on the table and music in the air, it looks like the young men in the video, which has gone viral on Chinese…
Indian and Chinese troops disengaging from disputed border area, New Delhi says
Indian and Chinese troops have begun disengaging from the Gogra-Hotsprings border area in the western Himalayas, the Indian government said Thursday, two years after clashes at the frontier strained diplomatic…