Headlines- The Houthis in Yemen claim that the blockade primarily targets Saudi ships and that the Bab al-Mandeb Strait is not closed.
- A merchant vessel that attempted to navigate under the US blockade on Iranian ports has been "disabled" by US forces.
- In retaliation for United States most recent attacks across the country, Iran said on Friday that it had attacked US military installations and bases in Bahrain, Jordan, and Kuwait.
- Although he repeated that Tehran was not yet prepared for a deal, US President Donald Trump said on Friday that the US and Iran were in talks to negotiate an end to their war.
- After a deadly clash that claimed the lives of one Israeli and four Palestinians, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that his government would establish new settler outposts in the occupied West Bank and legalize more existing ones.
- After allegedly stabbing two individuals in broad daylight in Manhattan's upscale Upper West Side neighborhood, a man is being charged with hate crimes.
Year: 2019
Mugabe Funeral Preparations
The body of the late president Robert Mugabe leaves his Blue Roof residence after some people paid their last respects. The body will lie in state Thursday and Friday at Rufaro Stadium in Harare
Locals Rage At Moscow As Siberian...
Massive wildfires are burning across Siberia. In the Irkutsk region, a lack of equipment and manpower to fight the blazes has left locals feeling abandoned by Moscow. They blame authorities for negligence and corruption
Tajik Children Brave Treacherous Bridge To...
Some 300 children from four villages in the Vahdat district of Tajikistan must make a treacherous journey to school, walking between three and four kilometers every day, each way. Some wade through a river, but when the waters rise, they must cross a high, rickety suspension bridge
UNICEF Installation Showing Scale of Child...
UN Secretary-General António Guterres visits the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) installation on the lawn of United Nations headquarters.
Indonesian Indigenous People Losing Their Forests:...
Human Rights Watch examines how a patchwork of weak laws, exacerbated by poor government oversight, and the failure of oil palm plantation companies to fulfill their human rights responsibilities have adversely affected Indigenous peoples’ rights to their forests, livelihood, food, water, and culture in Bengkayang regency, West Kalimantan, and Sarolangun regency, Jambi
Let Us Meet And Federate Our...
Former Presidential Candidate and Coordinator of the Now Movement, Barrister Akere Muna, has called on civil society groups, political opposition parties, and Trade Unions to come together and map out ideas that will be presented during the National Dialogue Forum announced by the Head of State, Paul Biya
In Rwanda, Some Wildlife Poachers Become...
Some Rwandans who used to be wildlife poachers have turned into conservationists
Adventure-Loving Dogs Learn to Surf in...
Surfing is an ancient Polynesian art that became a craze in the U.S. and Australia in the 1950s. In the U.S., California, and Hawaii were ground zero for surf culture, and surf-based movies and music are still a thing. And these days, people aren’t the only ones surfing
Daughter Of MH17 Suspect Traded By...
The Dutch-led Joint Investigation Team (JIT) leading the probe into the 2014 downing of MH17 over eastern Ukraine had pleaded with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to keep Tsemakh in Ukrainian custody. But Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly insisted that Tsemakh either be included in the exchange, or the swap would be called off
Five Years on, Global Efforts to...
The U.S.-led Global Coalition to Defeat the Islamic State (IS) was announced five years ago. Despite defeating the terror group militarily, some experts believe IS still poses a major threat to global security