State of the World from NPR : NPR

Stanley Gibbons is probably the best-known name in the philatelic world: their catalogues are the standard reference work for collectors and dealers alike and they are the market leader in the stamp collecting business. Whitemay/Getty hide caption toggle caption Whitemay/Getty Stanley Gibbons is probably the best-known name in the philatelic world: their catalogues are the … Read more

Sudan’s RSF kills about 300 people in North Kordofan, rights group says | Sudan war News

Emergency Lawyers says paramilitary force set fire to villages, killing dozens, including children and pregnant women. A group of human rights lawyers in Sudan have accused the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of raiding and setting fire to villages in the state of North Kordofan and killing nearly 300 people, including children and pregnant women. … Read more

Consider This from NPR : NPR

President Trump has made some big shifts in U.S. policy on Russia’s war with Ukraine lately. In the course of two weeks, Trump halted and reinstated weapons to Ukraine and he began openly showing frustration with Russian president Vladimir Putin’s continued military escalations. Now, Trump has announced a deal with NATO to try to pressure … Read more

Seven rescued, 11 missing after boat capsizes off Indonesia’s Mentawai | Shipping News

Rescue effort under way after boat carrying 18 people capsizes in bad weather off the Mentawai Islands. Rescuers in Indonesia are searching for 11 people who went missing after a boat capsized in bad weather off the Mentawai Islands in West Sumatra province, according to a local search and rescue agency. Dozens of rescuers and … Read more

A Wimbledon men’s victory for Jannik Sinner, Italy’s first singles champion : NPR

Italy’s Jannik Sinner celebrates after victory against Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz at Wimbledon, southwest London, on Sunday. Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images Italy’s Jannik Sinner won the Wimbledon men’s singles championship Sunday, in the first Wimbledon victory for the 23-year-old. He also became Italy’s first singles champion … Read more

Nigeria’s former President and ex military leader Buhari dies in London clinic : NPR

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari speaks to the media after casting his vote in his hometown of Daura, in northern Nigeria, Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File) Ben Curtis/AP hide caption toggle caption Ben Curtis/AP LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigeria’s former president and one-time military ruler, Muhammadu Buhari, has died at a hospital in London … Read more

Syria signs $800m Tartous port deal with UAE firm DP World | Business and Economy News

‘Syria possesses valuable assets,’ says DP World’s CEO, highlighting the country’s economic potential. Syria has finalised an $800m agreement with Dubai-based DP World to redevelop its Tartous port in a bid to speed up post-war reconstruction. State news agency SANA said the deal was signed in Damascus on Sunday between DP World and the General … Read more

Several dead in clashes in predominantly Druze Syrian city | News

Authorities send troops to de-escalate the situation after fighting breaks out between Bedouins and Druze. Fighting between Bedouin tribes and local fighters in the predominantly Druze city of Sweida in southern Syria has killed several people. Sunday’s clashes are the first outbreak of deadly violence in the area since fighting between members of the Druze … Read more