Headlines- After meeting with Israeli and Lebanese envoys in the White House, US President Donald Trump announced a three-week extension of the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.
- US President Donald Trump expressed hope for a long-term peace agreement this year on Thursday, saying he anticipated meeting with Israeli and Lebanese leaders in the coming weeks.
- The two airlines operating in Kuwait, Kuwait Airways and Jazeera Airways, will start operating again on Sunday, according to the Kuwaiti government.
- There is no "time pressure" on US President Donald Trump to reach an agreement with Iran, he told reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday.
- As part of its blockade on ships departing from or traveling to Iranian ports, U.S. Central Command reported that 33 vessels have been turned back.
- As the United States extends its ceasefire with Iran indefinitely, US President Donald Trump said Thursday morning that there is now no centralized leader in Iran and that the country's administration is divided between moderates and hardliners.
Year: 2020
Annual Memorial Service to Honour UN...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres holds a moment of silence during the Annual Memorial Service to honour United Nations Personnel who lost their Lives in the Line of Duty from 16 March to 31 December
Russia Votes on Constitutional Changes to...
In Russia, a second effort is underway to hold a weeklong national vote to change the country’s constitution. The Kremlin was forced to scuttle an earlier April vote amid the outbreak of the coronavirus
Ugandan Creates COVID Shield for Motorcycles
As part of measures to curb the spread of COVID-19, a Ugandan innovator has come up with a plastic shield for motorcycles to protect both driver and passenger. The shield is seen as not just reducing body contact, which could spread the virus, but also added security for motorcycle taxi drivers
Africa’s Only Virtual Pro Golf Tour...
In the United States, professional golf tournaments have restarted. But for professional players and fans of pro golf in Southern Africa real life tournaments are still on hold. Despite the COVID cancellations players are still finding ways to show off their skills for fun, honor, charity and even money
Repurposed HIV Drug Ineffective in Treating...
Lopinavir-ritonavir made no difference in short-term mortality rates, hospital stay lengthsor illness progression to ventilation. The results do not include patients on ventilators because of how difficult it is to administer drugs to them
I Support the Girls Music
Women who have fallen on hard times may not be able to afford critical needs, such as feminine hygiene products or undergarments. Dana Marlowe, founder and CEO of I Support the Girls, provides these much-needed products and bras, and talks to VOA’s Lisa Vohra about how a trip to a lingerie store set her on a path to helping underprivileged women around the world
NYC Roosevelt Statue
Amid anti-racism protests that have been going on in the United States, several controversial statues have been taken down by localities or forcibly removed by protestors. One of the next ones to go will be NYC’s statue of Theodore Roosevelt that has been in front of the American Museum of Natural History since 1939
WHO Chief: COVID Pandemic Accelerating, ‘Not...
The World Health Organization (WHO) director general says the coronavirus pandemic is “not even close to being over” and that the outbreak is accelerating globally. At his usual press briefing from Geneva Monday, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that Tuesday marks six months since the U.N. health agency was first informed of a cluster of unusual …
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UN Security Council Members Hold Open...
Susannah Sirkin, Director of Policy and Senior Advisor at Physicians for Human Rights, addresses United Nations Security Council members during an open videoconference in connection with the Middle East (Syria)
India Urged to Rethink Its Policy...
India must now “be bolder” in considering its policy regarding questions on Tibet, deputy speaker of Tibet’s India-based exile parliament Yeshi Phuntsok told RFA’s Tibetan Service in an interview last week