Headlines- Iran's High Council for Human Rights condemned attacks on religious, cultural, and historical landmarks across the country by the United States and Israel.
- Despite an ongoing ceasefire, the National News Agency of Lebanon has reported several Israeli attacks in the country's south.
- A new round of peace talks was reportedly scheduled to take place in Pakistan with Vice President JD Vance and other American diplomats.
- The US will host new talks between Israel and Lebanon on Thursday with the aim of encouraging an agreement.
- US President Donald Trump has stated that unless an agreement is made with Tehran, the US will not lift its embargo of Iranian ports.
- Data from the Defense Department shows that at least 415 American troops have been injured in the war with Iran.
- US On Tuesday, Vice President JD Vance is scheduled to leave for Pakistan in preparation for the upcoming round of peace talks with Iran.
- On Monday, US President Donald Trump claimed on social media that Israel "never talked" him into going to war with Iran.
Month: April 2019
Solomon Islands Head to Polls
The Solomon Islands is Taiwan’s biggest ally in the South Pacific, but the caretaker Prime Minister, Rick Hou, has promised to review diplomatic ties with Taipei if re-elected, while downplaying fears it would mean a switch to China
Chicago Elects First Black Woman Mayor
Chicago has elected its first black woman mayor, Lori Lightfoot, an openly gay political novice who is promising reform in a city beset with crime and budget problems
Nighttime Curfew Imposed in Five Townships...
The Myanmar military’s True New information Team said in a statement that Arakan fighters detained the construction workers from the Su Htoo San Company, which is building the Paletwa-Mizoram highway to connect Myanmar and India, and used small arms to attack a boat transporting construction materials for a bridge project on March 16
UN Secretary-General Visits Egypt
Secretary-General António Guterres (centre) meets with archeologists and staff at the Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo to see the restoration work going on there in order to preserve Egypt’s cultural heritage
Historic Cities and Art Come To...
Digital mapping technology has been around for awhile, but it’s only recently that it’s been applied to art history. University researchers are receiving grants from sources such as the Getty Foundation to build web applications for users to explore and research historic sites
Global Teacher Prize Winner Gets Heroic...
Kenyan teacher Peter Mokaya Tabichi, who won the $1 million “Global Teacher Prize” from the Varkey Foundation, gets a heroic welcoming ceremony in his hometown of Keriko, in Nakuru County, Kenya
Exploring America’s Newest National Park
America’s National Parks System includes parks, monuments and conservation and historic sites. The federal agency – established in 1916 – is constantly changing. For instance, 26 parks it originally managed have been removed from its list of properties. Some (like Michigan’s Mackinac (Mac-kan-aw) Island Park) were transferred to state holdings, and others (like South Carolina’s Castle Pinckney Monument) were found to be too expensive to maintain
Kenya’s Garissa University Marks 4 Years...
Kenya’s Garissa University on Tuesday marked four years since an al-Shabab militant attack claimed 148 lives, most of them students. While the Somali terrorist group has claimed assaults since then, it remains their deadliest attack inside Kenya
UN General Assembly Meets on Elimination...
Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey, addresses the General Assembly meeting on the elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance