Headlines- Iran's security chief, Mohsen Rezaei, warned of a complete blockade around the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for economic sanctions, warning the United States that Tehran is preparing to impose a restricted zone over the Gulf.
- Israel is allegedly making an effort "to obliterate evidence of the brutal crimes committed against our people in the Gaza Strip," according to Hamas.
- As Moscow and Pyongyang strengthen their strategic alliance, the first road bridge connecting North Korea and Russia was officially opened on Monday.
- In a letter released on Monday, King Charles III stated that Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, will continue to live in the UK as "private citizens" and not as working royals.
- Despite rising criticism from some victims' relatives and a number of well-known Republicans who have urged him to abstain, Mayor Zohran Mamdani says he will attend New York City's annual 9/11 anniversary service on Friday.
Year: 2019
New Holocaust and Genocide Exhibit Opens...
Twenty-five years have passed since Rwanda’s horrific genocide, but for survivor Sylvestre Sendacyeye, the memories remain fresh. He was one of several survivors of genocides — stretching as far back as the mass slaughter of Jews during World War II — on hand to commemorate the opening of a new, permanent exhibition at the Holocaust and Genocide Center in Johannesburg
Wreath-laying Ceremony for Fallen UN Personnel...
UN Secretary-General António Guterres (centre) arrives to the wreath-laying ceremony for fallen United Nations personnel aboard Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302
Transgender Migrants Seek Asylum in the...
With the hope of being granted asylum, members of the LGBTQI community have been arriving at the United States border. They came along with various caravans of undocumented immigrants from Central America
Shocking: Twittersphere Condemns Such Henious Crime
40 people have been Killed after a gunman opened fire at two mosques in Central Christchurch Mosques.
Floods Kill 50, Displace 200,000 in...
Some 200,000 people in Malawi have been displaced by floods that have affected half of the country’s 28 districts. As of Wednesday, the government had recorded at least 56 deaths and over 500 injuries
Kenyan Family Mourns Loved One Killed...
Ethiopian families are continuing to mourn their loved ones killed Sunday in the crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight 302. Thirty-four-year-old Abdulahi Ibrahim was one of the 32 Kenyans who perished in the Nairobi-bound flight
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Despite Protests, Illinois Town Approves Private...
Even though the town of Dwight, Illinois in the heartland of America is roughly 2,100 kilometers from the border with Mexico,it is in the middle of the national debate over immigration, detention, and border
SDF Intensifies Nighttime Offensives Against IS
U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces continue their push to remove the last remnants of Islamic State militants from eastern Syria, intensifying their attacks against the terror group at night to advance further