Headlines- On Monday, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said that airstrikes on Iran have started for the third night in a row.
- On Monday, the UAE Ministry of Defense announced that two Iranian tankers had attacked two national tankers. One Indian crew member was killed and eight others were injured, including four critically, by cruise missiles in the southern lane of the Strait of Hormuz in Omani territorial waters.
- Despite unleashing fresh attacks on Iran and reimposing a blockade of Iranian ports, US President Donald Trump said on Monday that an deal with Tehran to end the Middle East war was still possible.
- IRGC spokesman Hossein Mohebbi said in a statement on Monday that Iran will "continue to exercise our sovereignty and management over the Strait of Hormuz."
- A constitutional amendment was passed by the Hungarian parliament to oust Orban ally President Tamas Sulyok.
Month: March 2019
Burkina Faso Displacement Crisis
As of February this year, “some 1.2 million people are in need of assistance”, Laerke told journalists in Geneva, noting that needs had risen significantly since June 2018 and escalated further in the past couple of months
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Gangland Journalists Broadcast Life in Dangerous...
There is a select group of videographers that enters some of America’s more dangerous neighborhoods to document and tell the stories of the people who live there. These are gangland neighborhoods in places like Chicago, Los Angeles, even Forth Worth, Texas. Shawn Cotton is one of these documentarians
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IS Using Civilians as Human Shields...
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Tanzania Woman Uses Soccer Ball Juggling...
A Tanzanian woman is traveling around Africa showcasing her soccer ball juggling skills as a way to feed her family. Her video clips have gone viral on social media and captivated the hearts of many people in the continent and beyond.
South Sudan Rape Victims Demand Justice
Last year, a South Sudan military court sentenced 10 soldiers to prison for raping the aid workers and murdering local journalist John Gatluak in the 2016 attack. The court also ordered the government to compensate the victims
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Condemned...
Otto Warmbier, a 22-year old American college student, was detained in Jan. 2016 for allegedly stealing a propaganda poster from a hotel while he was visiting Pyongyang with a tour group
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