Blinken arrives in South Korea to attend democracy summit March 16, 2024 at 11:23PM

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived Sunday in South Korea on the first stop of a brief Asia tour also including the Philippines, as Washington moves to reinforce ties with two key regional allies. Blinken landed Sunday afternoon ahead of the third Summit for Democracy on Monday, an initiative of US President Joe Biden, which Seoul is hosting this week.

South Sudan shutters all schools as it prepares for an extreme heat wave March 16, 2024 at 11:12PM

South Sudan closes schools for 2 weeks due to extreme heat, advising parents to keep children indoors to avoid 45C temperatures. The ministries said they "will continue to monitor the situation and inform the public accordingly."Peter Garang, a resident who lives in the capital said that, "schools should be connected to the electricity grid" to enable the installation of air conditioners.