Headlines- Iran's President Pezeshkian and Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf met with Qatar's prime minister and foreign minister to discuss ongoing efforts to defuse the situation in the region.
- According to Iran's security chief, Moshen Rezaei, his country is preparing together a list of conditions to submit to the United States in order to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
- In an attempt to rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America," US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday, further escalating his conflict with Canada and its prime minister.
- At least 362 people were killed and another 1,300 went missing on Wednesday after landslides caused by a glacial collapse unleashed a torrent of mud and water across Nepal and China's autonomous region of Tibet.
- Mazloum Abdi, the leader of the now-dissolved Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), has been named presidential advisor by Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa.
Year: 2020
Dawit Isaak: RSF Files a Complaint...
The complaint filed on behalf of RSF on 21 October 2020 by two Swedish lawyers to the Stockholm Prosecutor’s Office for International Crimes, denounces acts of crimes against humanity, torture, kidnapping and enforced disappearance of which the Eritrean journalist Dawit Isaak
COVID-19: French Restaurant Owners Dilemma
France has declared a public health state of emergency, a move that has restaurant owners worried they could be forced to shut down again and ultimately out of business. Elhame Lecoeur reports from Paris-VOA NEWS
Destruction at an End SARS Protest...
In Jos, Nigeria street scenes show the result of violence from a protest against police on Tuesday, October 20, 2020
‘People Are Increasingly Likely to Take...
Tai said Hong Kong, which was promised the continuation of its traditional freedoms of speech, publication, and association under the terms of the 1997 handover to China, is now looking at a political system that is closer to that of Singapore
Pandemic or Not, They Make Elections...
From making sure voters are eligible to cast a ballot, to tracking and reporting results, local election officers are key players in the U.S. presidential election
From Attending Concerts to Training Police,...
With special glasses or a mobile device, augmented reality allows users to see virtual images superimposed over real life images, allowing groups to share a wide range of experiences
For Stability and Low Unemployment Lukashenko’s...
Alexander Lukashenko has held power in Belarus since 1994, ruling the country under a system of tight control inherited from the former Soviet Union and largely dependent on Russia
Two Missing Tianjin University Students Confirmed...
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UN Security Council Hold Videoconference on...
Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, addresses the open videoconference with Security Council members in connection with maintenance of international peace and security
Scrap Metal For Food Scraps: A...
Mahbuba Ghanieva, a 45-year-old widow, says she was kicked out of her house in Tajikistan by her husband’s family after he died in 2012