With more than half of the population of the enclave evacuated since Monday, thousands of refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh continue to cross into Armenia. According to new arrivals, 100 kilometres behind them, the roads are packed.
In Kashmir, more female writers are emerging. From Srinagar, Muheet Ul Islam has more.
This week, at least 50,000 people have fled into Armenia from their homes in Nagorno-Karabagh. The exodus comes after the long-running conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan appears to have ended swiftly in Baku’s favor.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has approved a female uniform, and 42,000 women are now serving in the Ukrainian military.
The High Atlas Mountains earthquake in Morocco last month that claimed over 3,000 lives also had an impact on the region’s flourishing tourist industry, a major source of jobs and income. The many challenges that impoverished mountain communities are currently facing as they begin the difficult task of rebuilding are made worse by the stream of visitor cancellations.
A young Uyghur businessman who was reportedly arrested in 2016 on vague separatist charges has been serving a 15-year prison sentence since 2017 for illegal religious activities, a police officer in China’s northwestern Xinjiang province confirmed to Radio Free Asia.
Addressing the Security Council about the situation in Afghanistan is Minister Counsellor Naseer Ahmed Faiq of Afghanistan’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations.
Mburu Wanyoike’s journey from gang member to nationally recognized swordsman, despite growing up in an impoverished neighborhood in Kenya, is as unlikely as it is inspirational.
Hundreds of people have been reported missing and are thought to have been victims of violence between rival criminal groups in the bordering Mexican State of Sonora. Reporter Ruben Pereida joined a group of people known as the “Caborca Trackers” who are on a grim quest for missing victims. Veronica Villafañe narrates the story.
Young unemployed women looking for a way to support their families can receive free training at a center in Lome, Togo. The “Moms in Digital” program aims to attract more women to careers in digital.