Headlines- According to US President Donald Trump, talks with Iran may occur this next weekend.
- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards claim that in response to US strikes on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, they opened fire on US military installations.
- In order "to safeguard national security," Bahrain's Ministry of Interior declared that it has arrested fifteen people who were allegedly linked to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
- Kuwait said on Wednesday that one person was killed and numerous others were injured in an Iranian missile and drone strike on its international airport.
- During a press conference in Geneva on Wednesday, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the World Health Organization, stated that the Ebola virus in central Africa has had a "big head-start" and warned that health officials were still lagging behind.
Month: June 2019
D-Day Re-Enactments
As ceremonies take place to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day, thousands of military personnel and civilians have taken part in re-enactments of famous battles and landmark events across Normandy. As Henry Ridgwell reports from the town of Carentan
Islamic State’s English-Speaking Supporters Rallying on...
IS supporters first started flocking to Telegram, an instant messaging service that promises speed and encryption for private communications, in 2015 as social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook began a crackdown aimed at Islamic State’s often violent and gory propaganda
In The Mojave Desert, Crazy Horse...
In 2017, Chinese sculptor and political activist Chen Weiming unveiled a sculpture of Crazy Horse to mark the opening of Liberty Sculpture Pa in California’s Mojave desert.
Kenyan Youths See Green Future in...
Cleaning the streets of garbage while creating jobs for unemployed youth. This is what a youth group is doing in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. According to the United Nations, uncollected garbage is among the biggest problems in cities, and because of a growing population worldwide the problem seems to grow bigger
Ali’s Hometown Names its Airport After...
Muhammad Ali amazed the world as a champion boxer and political activist. After his death in 2016, Ali’s hometown of Louisville, Ky., is memorgializing him by officially naming its airport after him on June 6. The move also highlights one of Ali’s most famous quirks
In Venezuela, Meat Skin and Fat...
Buying beef and chicken in Venezuela is almost impossible for the average citizen. Since the worst political and economic crisis is affecting the oil-rich country for the last five years, Caracas residents in the poorest communities such as Petare have to buy meat fat to eat
Oh Deer! A Call Of The...
Strange grunts and groans have been heard in a Belarusian forest as contestants from several countries came together for the 21st European Championship of Stag Callers. The calls mimic those made by stags in the wild and are used by hunters to lure deer for the kill
Illegal Fishing in Thailand
Starting from 2015, Thailand revised its legislation and legal frameworks and developed a national plan of action to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing