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: 2020
A California City Turns 74 Miles...
For urban dwellers under stay-at-home orders, finding ways to safely exercise outdoors has been challenging. In Oakland, California, where many parks have been closed, city planners are experimenting with turning streets into temporary recreation areas
Sports-Starved Europeans Tune In To Tajik...
TV stations in Ukraine, Serbia, and Spain, have bought up rights to the Tajik soccer championship, one of the few soccer leagues in the world that is continuing despite the coronavirus epidemic. Tajikistan has not reported any COVID-19 cases so far, but matches are being played behind closed doors as a precautionary measure
A “Non-Migratory” Ramadan Due to Coronavirus:...
The President’s decision aims to prevent, in a nation hosting 230 million Muslims (about 90% out of a population of 260 million inhabitants), at least thirty million Indonesians travelling across the country, in order to curb the spread of Covid-19, which has already registered over 7,400 cases and caused 630 victims in Indonesia. The government had previously issued a “travel ban” related only to employees of public bodies and state-owned enterprises, while Indonesian Muslims had been advised against (but not prohibited) from traveling. The absolute ban comes into force today Friday 24 April and penalties will be applied starting from 7 May
Widespread Information to Contain Covid-19: the...
Afghanistan officially registers 1300 infected and about 50 deaths, but tests are extremely limited and the cases are much higher. The coronavirus-related health emergency is added to political instability, institutional fragility, dependence on international donors
China Among the Latest in RSF...
Unhappy with its 177th out of 180 rankings in the World Press Freedom Index, China maintains that foreign journalists are “welcome”. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) recalls that the regime is harassing press correspondents and has just expelled 13 of them
Tibetan Monk Dies After Living Two...
The shared document was “a recognition letter from His Holiness the Dalai Lama regarding the reincarnation of [religious figure] Choedon Rinpoche from Sera Je Lhopa Khantsen,” he added
How New York Startups Built a...
The production of a ventilator normally takes a year or longer, but a group of researchers and engineers came together to make it happen in one month at a fraction of normal cost. Mass production of the Spiro Wave bridge ventilator has begun as low-cost ventilators could prove especially helpful in developing countries where supplies are much scarcer
Empty Streets of NYC During Covid...
New York City people are asked to Shelter in Home and Quarantine and the streets of NYC are empty . Aaron Fedor reports for VOA from New York City
Nigerian Muslims Adapt to Different Ramadan...
The Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins Friday with many countries in lockdown over the coronavirus, including Nigeria, which is home to West Africa’s largest Muslim population. Communal prayer and breaking the daily fast with a large meal will be disrupted by social distancing measures.
Indigenous People Reject Food Parcels for...
The health check of the people who arrive in these communities is asked, because, as the testimonies sent to Fides by the missionaries who work here point out, infected merchants or government delegates can arrive, who can transmit the virus to a community. Not having health centers to accommodate a patient of this kind, it could cause a real tragedy, exterminating the whole community