Good morning! Today's top 5 news on global issues are from #Iraq #WesternSahara #Russia #Egypt and #Europe - IRAQ: Est. 50,000 civilians are trapped in Fallujah, over the weekend 3,000 fled. At least 4,000 fled Mosul for the safety of…Syria. Fears of sectarian cleansing after liberation persist. - WESTERN SAHARA: Will this provide some movement on the political (and military) stalemate between Polisario Front and Morocco? Neighboring Algeria supports the PF & causes frictions

Good Monday to all. Today's top 5 global issues news from #SaudiArabia #Italy #Israel #Uganda and #Australia - SAUDI ARABIA: The 11 HASEM members received combined 92 years in prison under terrorism, endangering national security & other charges aimed at silencing Saudi civil society. Appalling. - ITALY: 16,478 refugee/migrant children arrived by sea in 2015, 2016 already saw arrival of 5,000. Under the “Joint Declaration of Intent” UNICEF will provide technical assistance &

Good morning and a happy Friday, all. Today's top 5 global issues news are from #Syria #UK #SouthKorea #USA #Mexico and a #GoodStoryFriday about #sustainability and #innovation - UK: The operation aims to curb human trafficking, but also weapons. ISIS is very active in illicit arms trade. - SOUTH KOREA’s calls are to disrupt military and financial links between North Korea & countries like Uganda. Lots of eligible “allies” make this call a difficult task. - #GoodStoryFriday:

Good morning, everyone. Here are today's top 5 news on global issues: #Italy #Senegal #SriLanka #warcrimes and #Cameroon - ITALY: Just this year, Italian Coast Guard brought 37,000 migrants to Italian shores as they attempted the perilous crossing from Libya. How many made it on their own & how many perished? - SENEGAL: In 2 years, the Casamance forest may disappear, as illegal rosewood exports via Gambia to China flow unabated. “Soon the only thing growing will be climate re

Good Wednesday to all. Today's top 5 global issues news are from #Ukraine #Greece #Afghanistan #UN and #Liberia - GREECE: The move averts a potential debt burden of up to 250% of Greece’s GDP by 2050, but the country’s debt is still huge and double-digit unemployment could last beyond 2040. - AFGHANISTAN: Objections to the new extremist leader, Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, come from number of splinter factions opposing the selection process as undemocratic (my word), i.e. w/

Good morning, all. Tuesday's top 5 global issues news: #SriLanka #Sudan #Cuba #Greece and #Peru - SRI LANKA: 116 people are missing in the worst floods in 25 years, and the monsoon season is not yet over. - SUDAN: If Sudan went solar, they could power whole of Africa in one day, but sadly the warring, genocidal government turns away from the sun for the dangers of nuclear. - GREECE: The migrants & refugees at Idomeni are said to represent 1/5 of the 50,000 people stranded in

Good morning and good Monday to all. Today's top 5 news on global issues: #Syria #Vietnam #USA #Epidemics #Austria #Turkey - VIETNAM: With its highly professional army and relative stability, Vietnam’s ability to defend itself against Chinese threats in the South China Sea are central for the US strategy in the Asia-Pacific region. What about Vietnam’s poor human rights record? The country is the biggest jailer of journalists in the world, with no civic participation… - WORLD

Happy Friday, all. Today's top 5 news on global issues: #Humanitarianaid #Israel #France #Angola and #GoodStoryFriday from #Taiwan - WORLD: More crises – natural disasters & conflict – leave more people in acute need of aid globally. It is simply not financially sustainable, nor do we really have the capacity to respond to so many global tragedies. More interesting data at http://bit.ly/1XFpv87 - #GoodStoryFriday: Tsai Ing-wen isn’t only Taiwan’s first female president, she's

Good morning, Thursday. Today's top news on global issues - #Ethiopia #Lebanon #EU #USA #Oklahoma and #Montenegro - ETHIOPIA: The rains & floods replace 18 months of severe drought, leaving people & government stressed to cope. - EU: The Commission also decided not to fine Spain & Portugal for missing their fiscal targets mandated by EU rules. - USA: Felony for doctors? ...I only have expletives crowding my mind … but women's rights groups say the Oklahoma bill is unconstitut

Happy Wednesday to all. Here are my top 5 news on global issues: #SriLanka #Europe #Mexico #Somalia and #Pakistan - EU: A report by Europol & Interpol estimates that smugglers charged $3,200-$6,500 per person, these costs will likely climb & journeys get more perilous, especially for unaccompanied minors, as EU clamps down. Europol estimates at least 10,000 kids are missing, living in shadows, forced into drug dealing, sex trafficking, forced labor. We are failing! - Pakistan