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
Tajikistan: People Power Forces Rare Climbdown...
Following weeks of protests, authorities in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, or GBAO, agreed this week to give up on their attempt to jail two young men on suspicion of association with an accused drug smuggler and have, instead, decided to fine them less than $20 apiece.
Atlanta Group Strives to Build Stronger...
On this Father’s Day, a man from the Atlanta, Georgia, area is doing his part to empower black men and boys of all ages. He co-founded a group that is a space that aims to be an inter-generational transfer of knowledge
COVID-19 Fears Grow as Refugee Numbers...
More people live in forced exile than ever before. The U.N. refugee agency says refugees account for nearly 30 million of the record-breaking 79.5 million uprooted by conflict and persecution. An overwhelming majority live in poor countries with fragile economies and health systems
COVID-19:Malaysia Reopening
As Malaysia’s economy start to reopen analysts say the movement restrictions the country took to limit the spread of the coronavirus should also help it recover from the financial downturn it now faces
Failure to Release African Refugees And...
According to a press release issued by the Amnesty International, the refugees have been held in inhuman conditions with no toilet in their cell and no access to clean drinking water, which means they are forced to drink unclean water. They are also not provided with sufficient food portions. And they don’t have mattresses and have to sleep on a sheet of paper on the floor
Burundi Refugee in Hong Kong Runs...
“Rose” is a refugee from Burundi. She’s lived in Hong Kong for nearly five years. Rose, a single mother who faced significant struggles raising her son in a new country, has started to turn her life around through two unanticipated pastimes: long-distance runs and hiking along the scenic trails of Hong Kong. With the help from a charity organization, Rose has found a new peace and rediscovered her confidence. She’s now ready to face a better future
“Humanitarian catastrophe” in Brazil for the...
The denunciation coincides with the request of the Indigenous Missionary Council (CIMI) which raised the alarm on the serious situation experienced by the native populations in Brazil. CIMI has released the data collected by the Association of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB) which are truly alarming: more than 5 thousand cases with about 300 deaths among the indigenous people
Plight of Karen Refugees
It’s been eight years since Aung San Suu Kyi’s by-election win. Her victory raised hopes that refugees – who had been displaced by seven decades of fighting in southeast Myanmar’s Karen state – would be able to return home. But a majority remain without a permanent residence, as sporadic fighting continues into 2020. Steve Sandford talks to refugees and IDPs from Karen state about the ongoing conflict
COVID-19: Indonesian Refugees
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to make life even more difficult for thousands of refugees in Indonesia who have no access to formal work or school. Many are awaiting resettlement to another country, while relying on relatives in other countries who are also dealing with business shutdowns. VOA’s Rendy Wicaksana spoke to several Afghan refugees in an independent refugee community in the province of West Java, Indonesia
Philippine Journalist Maria Ressa Faces New...
Wilfredo Keng, who on Monday won a separate cyber-libel case against Ressa, filed this new complaint in February but it was not made public then. This time, Keng wants Ressa to be jailed over a tweet she posted in February last year.