Headlines- Iran is "desperate" to meet and discuss, according to US President Donald Trump, who also threatens to launch a "very heavy" attack on the purported new Iranian nuclear site.
- Iran's state media claimed on Tuesday that Iran's top joint military command declared that if the US hit Iranian nuclear sites, it would target the interests of the US and its allies.
- US President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that the United States will permit direct flights to Lebanon, more than 40 years after direct flights between the two countries were halted in 1985, during the administration of US President Ronald Reagan, after the hijacking of TWA Flight 847.
- Iranian drone strikes are being intercepted by Kuwait's air defenses, according to the army.
- On Capitol Hill, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth informed lawmakers that the United States had already spent $37.5 billion on the war in Iran.
Year: 2019
Shutdown Impasse Impacts People Nationwide
As the partial U.S. government shutdown continues and hundreds of thousands of workers are now furloughed or working without pay, the impact is reaching people across the nation. VOA’s Mariama Diallo reports
Somali Military: About 70 Somali Militants...
Both the militants’ claim and that of the Somali military could not be independently verified due to the remoteness of the area
Kenya- 30 Amazing Facts You Must...
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Racing Downhill
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Whaling in Alaska
We learn why this indigenous group in Alaska continues their tradition of whaling and the ways they are teaching their kids to whale…including the dangers
Carving for Alaska
Watch native citizens from Alaska perform different types of carving to represent Arctic voices
Kenya Seeking Further Suspects in Nairobi...
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Ahmadiyya Sect of Islam
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Somalis in Nairobi Show Solidarity Against...
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