Headlines- A "final, agreed upon text of the peace deal has been reached" between the US and Iran, according to Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, with "next steps" still to be decided.
- Iranian state media's description of an agreement, according to US President Trump earlier on Friday, has "nothing to do with the terms that were agreed to, in writing."
- Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has stated that a deal with the United States to put an end to fighting in Iran is close and includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
- A mass shooting in Midland, Texas, on Friday morning resulted in one death and ten injuries. The alleged gunman is dead after a confrontation with police, according to authorities.
- Monitoring group SITE reported on Friday that an Iran-affiliated hacking group known as Handala claimed to have breached FBI drones and vowed to target the 2026 World Cup.
Month: July 2019
Journalists Across Pakistan Protest Against Censorship...
Journalists across Pakistan demonstrated to protest censorship, mass layoffs, and delayed wages on July 16. They say Pakistan’s military is pressuring media outlets to quash critical media coverage, while the government has scrapped lucrative advertising with private TV stations and newspapers
In Exclusive VOA Interviews, NASA Astronauts...
World celebrates the 50th anniversary of the historic mission to land humans on the surface of the moon
New Report Urges World Action to...
Without a doubt insects are the most successful species on the planet. They make up a clear majority of the world’s 1.5 million total species, and they live almost literally everywhere there is land, including Antarctica. But there is trouble in the insect world. VOA’s Kevin Enochs reports~VOA NEWS
Apollo Mission Control Room Reopened To...
On July 20, 1969, American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin set foot on the lunar surface – the first men on the moon. The U.S. space agency, NASA, is celebrating the 50th anniversary of this historic event in style
Global HIV Report by UNAIDS
Globally, around 1.7 million people became newly infected with HIV in 2018, a 16 percent decline since 2010, driven mostly by steady progress across most of Eastern and Southern Africa
Twenty Million Children Worldwide Missed...
Since 2000, WHO and UNICEF jointly produce national immunization coverage estimates for Member States on an annual basis. In addition to producing the immunization coverage estimates for 2018, the WHO and UNICEF estimation process revises the entire historical series of immunization data with the latest available information
DRC Refugees Flooding Into Uganda to...
Aid workers in Uganda say armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo has doubled the flow of refugees since June, straining humanitarian funding. Many of the DRC refugees brave the harsh waters of Lake Albert on the Uganda border to make the crossing to safety
‘Please Save Me’: Pakistani ‘Brides’ Plead...
The poverty-stricken existence that Pakistani Christians largely lead leaves young women in the community particularly vulnerable to predatory marriage scams..
Cameroon’s Emily Miki Announced As Speaker,...
Emily is the Founder/CEO of Denis Miki Foundation and Efeti Ventures. She is a PeaceBuilder with Mediators Beyond Borders International, a Hiroshima Global Peacebuilder and a Mandela Washington Fellow
Ballet and Rhinos in the African...
Artists are often at the forefront of social change, as they use their works to address difficult political and cultural issues. While audiences are probably most familiar with activist painters, filmmakers and musicians, choreographers have also addressed social issues with their dance companies