Headlines- Iranian authorities have accused the United States of firing at one of Iran's commercial ships in the Gulf of Oman in violation of the two countries' ceasefire agreement.
- US President Donald Trump stated on Sunday that the US Navy fired an Iranian ship in the Gulf of Oman and seized control of it.
- Hours after US President Donald Trump announced he was sending negotiators to Islamabad, Iranian state media stated Tehran did not currently plan to participate in new talks with the United States.
- In an effort to try to reach an agreement with Iran ahead of another round of face-to-face negotiations in Pakistan on Monday, U.S. Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz backed President Donald Trump's renewed threat to eliminate Iran's electrical infrastructure and bridges.
Month: March 2020
COVID Surgical Mask Not the Most...
While reports from places where coronavirus has spread show images of people wearing surgical masks, health experts say they are not the most effective protection against the spread of the illness
What Fact Checkers Think About Republic...
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Zimbabwean Woman Wins International Women of...
Zimbabwean Dr. Rita Nyamupinga of Female Prisoners Support Trust was Wednesday awarded the 2020 International Women of Courage Award by U.s First Lady Melania Trump. She was among 12 women drawn from different nations that received awards from U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompey
Tanzanian Health Authorities On High Alert...
Tanzania is said to be one of the countries in Africa most at high risk of importing the coronavirus because of its high trade volume with China. At Tanzania’s biggest market, traders are feeling the crunch as the availability of Chinese-made goods is shrinking. Meanwhile, authorities are preparing to prevent further transmission with intensified surveillance at the country’s ports of entry
Idlib’s Volatile Security Situation Displaced Nearly...
Escalating levels of conflict have displaced nearly one million people across north-western Syria since early December, in what is now the largest wave of displacement in nearly nine years of conflict
Guinea Bissau: One Country, Two Presidents:...
After the end of the 2019 elections, which saw Domingos Pereira and Embalò contend for the presidency, the country entered a condition of total impasse. Embalò, a former officer likely supported by neighboring Senegal, in fact, had emerged victorious, obtaining 53.55% of the votes against Pereira’s 46.45%
Iran: At Least 23 Children Killed...
The 23 children are recorded as having been killed in 13 cities in six provinces across the country (Esfahan, Fars, Kermanshah, Khuzestan, Kurdistan and Tehran), reflecting the widespread nature of the bloody crackdown
Triathlete Julie Moss
Triathlete Julie Moss is a portrait of the power of human spirit and true dedication, even in the face of pain and exhaustion. Angelina Bagdasaryan met with the sportswoman and learned about the many stories behind the Ironman World Championship legend
The Nomadic Nenets Of Russia
The Nenets call themselves “the children of the reindeer.” They number fewer than 50,000. In Russia’s hostile tundra conditions, their lives are much as they were hundreds of years ago
Uyghur Mother, Daughter Handed Lengthy Sentences...
The mother and daughter of a wealthy Uyghur family in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) have been sentenced to lengthy jail terms related to their overseas connections, according to family members who live abroad and local officials. Earlier this year, a Uyghur exile in Turkey named Zohre Abduhemit posted video testimony as part …