Headlines- US President Donald Trump stated that a peace agreement was "very close," even though Tehran denied his assertion that it was prepared to turn over nuclear weapons.
- Iran's Foreign Ministry denied claims made by US President Donald Trump regarding the nation's enriched uranium stockpile, stating that it would not be moved "anywhere."
- After Iran's declaration that the Strait of Hormuz is "completely open" amid a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, oil prices fell by about 10% on Friday.
- The six-week conflict in Lebanon has resulted in the deaths of over 2,000 people and the displacement of one in five.
Month: June 2020
WFP Briefs on Impact of COVID-19...
Arif Husain, Chief Economist at World Food Programme (WFP), briefs reporters on the Secretary-General’s policy brief on the impact of COVID-19 on food security and nutrition,9 June 2020
Escaping War, Surviving a Pandemic: Turkey’s...
The Turkish city of Sanliurfa, close to the southern border, is home to hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees. The coronavirus pandemic has had a huge impact on the city’s migrants, as jobs have all but dried up and there is little aid money to help them through
Undeterred by Looting, Some Washington Businesses...
Amid the protests that have flared up in the U.S. capital among many other cities, the owners of some downtown D.C. restaurants and cafes saw their businesses looted and damaged. But despite the damage and having to wait even longer to finally reopen their venues, some business owners are choosing to support the protesters
Hong Kong Crisis Through the Eyes...
Hundreds of activists and ordinary citizens in Hong Kong marked the first anniversary of the city’s anti-government movement by staging protests across the Asian financial hub on Tuesday. On June 9 last year, about one million Hong Kongers staged a peaceful protest against a proposed extradition law that would allow individuals to be sent to China for trial. The government at the time insisted on pressing ahead with the law, prompting more people to take to the streets in a series of mass protests that plunged the former British colony into one of the deepest crises in its history
Migrants in the Grip of Covid-19
Malaysia and Singapore have distinguished themselves for first ignoring the problem and then concentrating migrants in structures that favored the infection. The city-state, which employs nearly one and a half million migrant workers, has “locked up” about 300,000 of them in about forty dormitories with 10 or 20 people per room.
Thousands of Australian Black Lives Matter...
Demonstrators rallied in large cities such as Sydney and Melbourne and in small towns across the country after a court overturned a ruling Friday declaring the Sydney protest illegal on health grounds.
WHO: COVID-19 Update
In a press conference in Geneva on 8 Jun, Tedros said almost 75 per cent of cases reported yesterday cases come from 10 countries, mostly in the Americas and South Asia. He said most countries in the African region are still experiencing an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases, with some reporting cases in new geographic areas, although most countries in the region have less than 1,000 cases. He added that there was also an increase in the numbers of cases in parts of Eastern Europe and Central Asia
COVID-19: Nigeria Mobile Money
With Nigerian businesses struggling because of coronavirus lockdown measures, the use of mobile money to transact business is growing rapidly. The use of mobile money grew by almost 15 percent in March, and experts say the practice is expected to become even more common as the pandemic continues
US-Backed Forces Launch Campaign Against IS...
U.S.-backed forces in Syria launched a major operation to destroy the remnants of a terror group in eastern Syria following a surge in attacks
World Oceans Day 2020 Virtual Event...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres speaks during the virtual event on World Oceans Day 2020 on the theme “Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean” on 8 June 2020