Headlines- Numerous homes have been damaged and people have been injured in an Israeli airstrike on the town of Bafliyeh in southern Lebanon.
- As Israeli forces step up their attacks on Lebanon, Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem has rejected an upcoming talks between the Lebanese government and Israel in the United States, calling such efforts "futile."
- The blockade of all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports by the US military has now started.
- A new US naval blockade of Iran's ports was denounced by Tehran as "an act of piracy," according to a Monday report from the Iranian news agency Tasnim.
- Asserting that it is "clear" that "there is no military solution" to the conflict, UN Secretary-General António Guterres is urging the United States and Iran to resume talks in an effort to put an end to the conflict.
- In response to President Donald Trump's criticism, Pope Leo XIV told reporters on Monday that he had "no fear" of the Trump Administration when visiting Algeria.
Month: December 2019
Saving Cambodian Cooking From Extinction
Cambodian cuisine, often overshadowed by its similar Thai and Vietnamese counterparts, is relatively unknown to the world, but a Cambodian chef is working to change that
Despite Presidential Decree Against Hunting Wildlife,...
Environment and wildlife advocates in Afghanistan’s central province of Bamyan are concerned about an increase in the hunting of exotic birds, in particular hawks. Bird traffickers sell them for little profit to traffickers in neighboring countries
Thailand Journalist Suchanee Cloitre Sentenced to...
The case dates back to 2016. In that year, the Thai government ordered Thammakaset to pay compensation to 14 migrant workers exploited in poultry farms. A decision that Sucheena Cloitre, then attached to the channel Voice TV , relayed in a tweet
Wife of Jailed Chinese Rights Attorney...
Li has previously expressed concern at Wang’s mental state, saying that he had always been known for his clarity of thought and rigorous logic, but that he now seems dazed and anxious, which made her worry that he has been brainwashed
Mix and Match
An Afghani Play depicts the constant fear and anxiety among Afghan citizens due to insurgency and peoples desire for peace and unity…..While studying in college, Jasmine Burton discovered that one-third of the world’s people don’t have access to proper toilets. Burton decided to try to solve the problem
Uganda’s Bob Wine Vows to Rock...
As Uganda’s presidential nominations draw closer, opposition politician Robert Kyagulanyi, better known as the musician Bobi Wine, has vowed to rock the halls of power with a run for the top job. Wine says President Yoweri Museveni is a dictator. Museveni says Wine is an enemy of prosperity
Story of a Libya Evacuee
Mohamed Daood Ali, a refugee from Sudan’s Darfur region, had not spoken to his mother in the two years he was held in a detention center in Libya. He left Darfur and travelled to Libya in the hopes of crossing the Mediterranean to Europe but never made it out
Mongolian Youth Seek to Preserve Reindeer-Based...
A Special Feature on Mongolian Culture and Tradition- A Reindeer Based Tradition
Former Zimbabwe President Among Famous Deceased...
Former Zimbabwe President Robert Robert, who died in September from cancer at the age of 95, is one of many famous people who passed away in 2019. Others listed include Nobel Prize Winner Toni Morrison; former U.S. presidential candidate, Ross Perot and U.S. Reps. Elijah Cummings and John Conyers
Russian LGBT Activist Faces Prison Time...
Yulia Tsvetkova, an artist and activist in Russia’s Far East, runs social media pages focusing on women’s art and LGBT issues. Her posts prompted officials to charge her with “propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations among minors” and distributing pornography, an offense for which she could face years in prison