Steep bread and diesel price hikes went into force in government-held parts of war-torn Syria on Sunday, bringing more pain for civilians in a long-running economic crisis.

Syria govt raises bread, diesel prices as crisis deepens

Britain could face gaps on supermarket shelves this summer and an "unimaginable" collapse of supply chains after the pandemic and Brexit led to a shortage of more than 100,000 truck drivers, industry leaders have warned.

Britain could face food shortages due to lorry driver crisis

Canada will admit more refugees and their families this year as part of its effort to tackle a global crisis, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Marco Mendicino said on Friday.

Canada vows to nearly double intake of 'protected persons' as refugee family backlog grows

The Myanmar junta's foreign minister had defended its plan for restoring democracy, state media reported on Tuesday, after a meeting at which Southeast Asian counterparts pressed the army to implement a regional agreement meant to end turmoil.

Myanmar junta defends response to crisis amid Southeast Asian criticism

Hundreds of people were evacuated overnight and many more face the risk of abandoning their homes in New Zealand's Canterbury region as heavy rains raised water levels and caused widespread flooding.

Hundreds evacuated as floods ravage New Zealand's Canterbury region

Summer has not even begun and Lake Oroville, the second-largest reservoir in California that provides drinking water to more than 25 million people, is at less than half of its average capacity at this time of year.

California already in throes of drought as summer looms 

India made the 'incorrect assumption' that it was finished with the COVID-19 pandemic and opened up prematurely that has left the country in such 'dire straits', America's top infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci has told senators.

India opened up prematurely, Dr Fauci on COVID-19 crisis 

EU, US, Denmark have extended support to India with UK sending more than 600 pieces of vital medical equipment to deal with the surging covid cases. The 600 pieces include ventilators and oxygen concentrator devices sent from the UK today and will be arriving in India early on Tuesday morning.

Covid Crisis: EU, UK, US, Denmark pitch in to assist India 

Southeast Asian leaders said they had agreed on a plan with Myanmar's junta chief on Saturday to end the crisis in the violence-hit nation, including halting the killing of civilian protesters and accepting humanitarian assistance.

Nations say reach consensus on ending Myanmar crisis at ASEAN meet 

Myanmar's neighbours have to negotiate with a newly formed government of national unity if they want to help resolve the turmoil triggered a by a February 1 military coup and they should not recognise the junta, a unity government official said.

Myanmar unity government says it must be part of any ASEAN bid to end crisis 

Global trade is breathing a sigh of relief with Suez Canal traffic finally coming to an end as the last of the stranded ships pass through the canal.

Suez Canal: US warship passes through Suez canal

The crackdown on the pro-democracy movement is turning ugly. Two teenagers have been shot dead. They are the youngest civilians to get killed since the coup unfolded but the protests continue unabated.

Myanmar crisis deepens with latest developments 

Ethiopia has briefed India about the crisis in the Tigray Region, during the country's foreign minister's New Delhi visit last week. Ethiopia's Deputy Prime Minister and foreign minister Demeke Mekonnen Hassen visited India last week and held talks with his Indian counterpart EAM Jaishankar.

Ethiopia briefs India about Tigray, says humanitarian aid being delivered

Albania's chromium sector is entirely dependent on exports which took a hit because of the economic fall out of COVID-19. Also, China which happens to be a leading consumer of the Albania's chromium has halted its purchase. Minors in Albania now have no where to sell their goods.

Your Story: Albania faces a chromium crisis, unemployed miners struggle to stay afloat

French President Emmanuel Macron has warned that Lebanon is on the risk of civil war if not helped in the crisis. Macron has asked global community to help Lebanon. French Prez has pushed to establish a news government in the country.

Emmanuel Macron says Lebanon on the risk of Civil War if not helped in crisis

Edgar Alvarez, an artist and activist, is a Venezuelan living in Bogota, Colombia. The ‘craftivist’ works with plasticine figures, through which he explains and highlights the issues in the Andean region in recent years.

Colombian 'Craftivist' Edgar Alvarez models clay to educate the masses

Zakaria al-Omar was walking through Beirut when a stranger robbed him at knifepoint, a desperate crime of a kind that has become increasingly common in crisis-torn Lebanon.

'Hunger crimes' on the rise in crisis-hit Lebanon

The United Kingdom is planning to initiate a global dialogue on acknowledging and dealing with the Hong Kong-China crisis. Protests rocked the financial hub last year over China’s now-panned extradition bill.

Hong Kong-China crisis: United Kingdom to lead coordinated international response

Following the latest escalation in the Iran-United States conflict, India's 'basmati rice' trade to Iran has come to a halt. Iran, the largest buyer of premium rice from India has witnessed setbacks.

Indian basmati rice export to Iran suffers amid crisis in West Asia

Rock Catholic church faces one of the biggest crisis, Sex abuse claims on Rock Catholic church.

WION Dispatch: Sex abuse claims on Rock Catholic church

Tightening control over efforts to manage the upheaval in Hong Kong, the Chinese leadership has set up a crisis command centre on the mainland side of the border and is considering replacing its official liaison to the restive semi-autonomous city, people familiar with the matter said.

China sets up Hong Kong crisis centre in mainland, open to replacing chief liaison

On the road where they say nine local people were shot by Bolivian security forces last week, coca growers mourn the dead and vow to resist interim president Jeanine Anez.

Bolivian farmers protest against interim president at site of killings

Political talks to agree an urgently needed Lebanese government are still deadlocked, three senior sources said on Sunday, as the powerful Shi'ite group Hezbollah indicated it would not be forced into concessions.

Hezbollah says its 'arms won't be twisted' as Lebanon crisis deepens

Popstar Selena Gomez finds the current immigration crisis in the United States utterly upsetting. The singer-actor voiced her concerns in a write up published in Time magazine while discussing her own family's history, reported Fox News.

'I feel afraid for my country': Selena Gomez on immigration crisis in United States

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