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  • During a speech in Georgia on Wednesday, US President Donald Trump claimed that Iran wasn't "ready" to reach an agreement to end the conflict because the Iranians often "change" agreements they reach.
  • On Wednesday, US President Donald Trump was present for a dignified transfer of remains ceremony for four US service members who lost their lives in the Iran War at a military base in Delaware.
  • On Wednesday, the US military said that it has launched a fresh round of strikes on Iran at President Donald Trump's direction. This is the 12th night in a row that the US has attacked Iran.
  • After Iranian strikes on Kuwait for several days, the country's army announced early on Thursday that it was intercepting hostile drones.
  • The Houthis in Yemen said on Thursday that they had launched a military operation targeting two Saudi oil tankers, named ENCELA and LAYLIA claming that vessels had violated a maritime blockade that the group had imposed..

Year: 2019

March 2, 2019

Misinformation Flies After Kashmir Air Battles

Locals did tell Reuters that Jaish-e Muhammad, the extremist organization India said it was targeting, ran a madrasah, or Islamic religious school, near where the bombs struck. But that building appeared to be intact when Reuters visited

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17 year Old Aspiring Astronaut

Every big accomplishment starts with a dream. We talk to a teenager, who just got her pilot license, about her hopes of going on a mission to Mars. Her father tells us the importance of giving your child, literally, space

March 1, 2019

Even with the Subsiding Conflict, People...

UNICEF, the UN and partners have massively scaled up services and assistance in Al-Hol camp. But critical gaps remain in shelter, water and sanitation and health sectors

Bangladesh Tells UN It Cannot Accept...

More than 720,000 Rohingya refugees have fled to Bangladesh since August 2017 to escape persecution and violence in Myanmar. Because of previous refugee crises in Myanmar, Bangladesh currently is home to nearly one million Rohingya refugees

Millions in Nigeria Lack Access to...

A survey conducted by Nigeria’s Bureau of Statistics and UNICEF shows millions of households in Nigeria do not have access to clean water sources. While the supply of clean water in Nigeria has improved recently, 3 in 10 people still lack access.

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Finding Fortune in Moscow a Challenge...

Russia’s economy has stagnated for some years and suffers under sanctions imposed by the West after it annexed Crimea in 2014. Still, Moscow remains a vibrant city that attracts immigrants from around the world, most of them from the former Soviet republics of Central Asia

Failed Hanoi Summit Could Reset Productive...

While the U.S.- North Korea nuclear summit in Hanoi ended abruptly without an agreement to restrict the North’s threatening nuclear program, analysts say it was not a total failure

February 28, 2019

The Glitter of Zimbabwe Gold Fails...

Zimbabwe might have surpassed its 2018 gold production target, but its glitter has not brightened Zimbabwe’s moribund economy

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