On International Women’s Day, various women’s rights organizations demonstrated in Manila, Philippines. Protesters demanded equal pay and job opportunities, better access to public services and freedom from political harassment. During the demonstration, protesters distributed roses and bread as a symbol of unity. Additionally, the topic of IWD 2023 is ‘DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender […]
After a period of thirty months with little to no rainfall, the Catalonia region in Spain is facing its worst dry season on record. Currently, 224 municipalities in the region have water reserves at only 27 percent due to the lack of rain, and have faced restrictions on water consumption since Tuesday. These restrictions include […]
A strike was held for the sixth time against the pension reform, which proposed gradually raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 and sparked outrage in France. Protests were held in various towns, including Nice, Marseille, Nantes, and Lyon, as well as the capital, Paris. Drivers, cleaners, refinery workers, railway workers, and teachers were […]
As a result of the new prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine, 220 soldiers were released. Andriy Yermak, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, announced that a total of 130 Ukrainians were taken back by Russia. Yermak stated that 126 of the 130 people who were taken back were soldiers of the […]
Protests erupted in Tbilisi after the Georgian Parliament approved the draft law “On Transparency of Foreign Influences” in its first reading. The law requires NGOs and media to register as “foreign influence agents” in Georgia every January if they receive more than 20 percent of their annual income from abroad. Demonstrators claimed that the law […]
A landslide occurred on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, which is one of the two highways in the Kashmir region of India, buried three vehicles. As a result of the disaster, one died and six injured. The highway was closed to traffic, and search and rescue efforts are being carried out in the area.
The launch of Japan’s new H3 rocket, which carried the land-observing satellite-3 ‘DAICHI-3,’ from a pad at the Tanegashima Space Center on Tanegashima island, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, failed. Following an apparent second-stage engine ignition failure, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) ordered the rocket to self-destruct minutes after launch.
A gas explosion that occurred in a residence in Quetta, the capital of Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan province, early in the morning resulted in at least six deaths and four injuries. The deceased were all members of the same family. Rescuers transported the casualties to a local hospital.
An explosion occurred at 16:00 local time at a shop selling cleaning supplies in a 7-story business center in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Sixteen were reported dead, and more than one hundred and twenty were injured. Officials stated that search and rescue operations continue and the loss of life may increase. The cause of […]
A nationwide demonstration was held in France to protest the government’s planned alterations on the pension system that aim to delay the retirement age from 62 to 64, until 2030. Nearly a million demonstrators, consisting of workers in all kinds of sectors, marched against the decision in various parts of the country. The transportation in […]