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Nine countries currently either say they have nuclear weapons or are believed to possess them. The Mainichi of June 19, 2025, reported that the first to have nuclear arms were the five nuclear-weapon states – the United States, Russia, China, France and the United Kingdom. All of them are signatories to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, which commits…

Iran has reversed its decision to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, citing an ongoing US naval blockade. Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has said Iran is ready to inflict “new bitter defeats” on the US and Israel. On the state TV on Saturday (April 18), a newsreader quoted a statement attributed to Khamenei saying, “The army…

Photo credit: SOVA News The Migration Department of Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs has detained 53 foreign nationals living illegally in the country over the past few days. Azer News reports that a statement from the ministry’s press service says the detainees include citizens of Ghana, Zimbabwe, India, the Philippines and Ethiopia. Law enforcement authorities carried…

Photo credit: Yahoo News Canada The municipality of West Nipissing has declared a state of emergency as flooding worsens across the region, with rising water levels, road washouts and ongoing rainfall creating a rapidly evolving situation. CBC News reports that the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry has issued a flood watch. Municipal crews, Ontario…

Photo credit: Toronto Today A group of environmentalists, artists, musicians and elders will be carrying a giant globe as they walk 25 kilometres across the city – from Scarborough to Etobicoke – in honour of Earth Day this weekend. Toronto Today reports that Toronto’s Earth Day Walk will take place on Saturday, and organizers are calling…

Photo credit: Japan Times Last year was the deadliest ever for Rohingya refugees fleeing by boat from Bangladesh or Myanmar across the Indian Ocean towards Indonesia and Malaysia, said the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday. Bernama reports that approximately 900 people from the ethnic group died or are listed as missing in…

Photo credit: OECD Leveraging the power of migration and the more than 280 million migrants worldwide is an urgent imperative which can benefit all – countries of origin, transit and destination – while also creating opportunities for migrants themselves. The United Nations Development Program says that concrete, coordinated action on migration is essential to reduce risks…