Headlines- In southern Lebanon, the Israeli army claims to have killed two Hezbollah members..
- On Wednesday, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards opened fire on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz.
- According to US President Donald Trump, the United States is extending the cease-fire with Iran until Iran submits a proposal and talks conclude.
- It has been decided to postpone Vice President JD Vance's trip to Islamabad for talks.
- Shehbaz Sharif, the prime minister of Pakistan, hailed US President Donald Trump for accepting his country's request to extend the ceasefire.
- US President Donald Trump said Iranian ports would remain blocked until Tehran presents a "unified proposal."
- For the first time since a 10-day truce went into effect on Friday, the Iran-backed Hezbollah claimed to have fired rockets and drones at Israeli forces on Tuesday "in response to the blatant and documented violations" by Israel.
Year: 2019
Video Editorial: Persecution of Uighurs is...
The Chinese government has detained more than one million individuals in internment camps in Xinjiang since April 2017,” said Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan
Urbanism America
A Country naturalists say city living is unhealthy, but according to the city’s Bureau of Vital Statistics, babies born in New York City in 2009 will live more than two years longer than the national average. Evangelical purveyors of etiquette say New Yorkers are selfish, but New Yorkers top many charitable donation lists. Polite red-staters say New Yorkers are rude and insensitive
A Joint Team of UNMISS and...
The members of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army – in Opposition (SPLA-iO) said they are disappointed that South Sudan’s political leaders are not working hard enough for peace
Aid Workers Tell of Turkey’s ‘Barbaric’...
Zana Omar reports for VOA from Qamishli that the International Red Cross and the Red Crescent traveled to Ras al-Ayn to extract the wounded civilians from the hospital there that had been under siege from the Turkish incursion into the region — both before and after the cease-fire
DC Chefs Stand Against Domestic Violence
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month in the US, and numerous events are organized throughout the country to attract attention to the seriousness and scale of the issue
California Power Companies Race to Upgrade...
The lights are back on through most of the state of California, where 2 million people saw their power cut during the past week in a precautionary effort to prevent wildfires
Calling Someone ‘Illegal Alien’ in NYC...
New York City is an incredible collection of diversity. People from around the world come to live and work here, but that doesn’t mean that racism isn’t a problem. That’s why the NYC Commission on Human Rights backed a law that can impose a hefty fine on people who use the term “Illegal Alien” in a hateful way
Malaysians Unclear if Significant Steps Will...
Seasonal rains are bringing relief from a toxic haze that had blanketed Malaysia and Singapore. The air pollution disrupted the lives of millions of people and concerns remain about whether the problem will keep happening. Dave Grunebaum has the story from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Hollywood Movies Reflecting Changes in How...
East Asian characters have been a part of Hollywood since the silent film era. But the portrayal of Asian and especially Chinese characters in the history of U.S. movies has been described as problematic by many film scholars. This is changing — not only have Asian characters evolved over time, so have movie-going audiences
Morocco: Hajar Raissouni Finally Free!
Arrested on August 30 and kept in detention since then, the journalist has repeatedly denounced “fabricated accusations” and a “political affair”, particularly related to his articles on the detainees of the social movement of “Hirak”