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  • The IRGC launched ballistic missiles at two US warships "patrolling regional waters," according to US Central Command, which then launched an attack on Iranian oil vessels.
  • The US attacks on three oil tankers were denounced by Iran's Foreign Ministry as a "war crime," and the Iranian military threatened to launch further strikes on US naval vessels if the blockade persisted.
  • On Saturday evening, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff in Moscow.
  • As part of an anti-immigrant protest, hundreds of masked people halted ferry traffic between France and the UK on Saturday at the port of Dover, England.
  • Ten days after the catastrophic floods near the border between Nepal and Tibet, a man and a woman found alive, according to officials.

Month: June 2019

Myanmar Soldiers Surround Monastery in Rakhine,...

Myanmar government soldiers on Monday surrounded a Buddhist monastery in Rakhine state, demanding entry to search for members of ethnic armies they say are hiding among the thousands of displaced civilians sheltering there, sources say

International Footballer and UNICEF Goodwill...

International footballer and UNICEF Japan Goodwill Ambassador, Makoto Hasebe, made a surprise visit to the Rohingya refugee camps during the celebration of Eid-ul-Fitr on 5 and 6 June

Pan-African Youth spearhead initiatives that promote...

High school students from across Africa are spearheading initiatives that promote girls education in their communities

Maryland Buddhist Temple Sanctuary for Abused,...

Squawks and screeches heard in the Garuda Aviary may seem like you are somewhere in the African jungle or the Amazon rainforest. But that’s an illusion – you’re in Maryland, surrounded by suburbs and farmland

Mosul Artist Recovers Sculptures Damaged by...

Talal Safawi, a sculptor in Mosul, is using his artistic skills to recover statues damaged by Islamic State. He tells VOA’s Kawa Omar that he kept his profession a secret during IS’s control because the jihadists thought it was heresy

In Russia, Journalism is a Dangerous...

The international media freedom advocate, Reporters Without Borders, ranks Russia at number 149 in its 2019 World Press Freedom Index, just between Venezuela and Bangladesh and about 100 positions below the United States – which was ranked 48th

June 10, 2019

African News At a Glance

Sudan Police Fire Tear Gas to Break Up Protests and other stories across the World

World News At a Glance

Ex-Boston Slugger David Ortiz Shot at Dominican Republic Bar and other stories across the World

UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie On a...

On a two-day visit to Colombia, UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie went to Colombia’s border area with Venezuela to assess the humanitarian response to the exodus of Venezuelan refugees and migrants

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