Headlines
  • For the sixth night in a row, the US military strikes Iran, and Iranian media reports explosions in areas including Bandar Abbas, Ahvaz, and Iranshahr.
  • Two persons injured in a US attack on the Bandar Abbas railway junction station, according to Iran's ISNA news agency.
  • Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned on Thursday that it would not "allow" the United States to cause instability in the region.
  • In a post to X on Thursday, the headquarters of the Kuwait Armed Forces stated that the Gulf country's air defenses were once more "confronting attacks by hostile drones" that were launched from Iran.
  • Eight more Iranian missiles were intercepted by Jordan's military early on Thursday morning, according to the official Jordan News Agency.

Year: 2020

June 19, 2020

Tribal Vigilantes Burn Homes Of Alleged...

Tribal vigilantes in southeast Afghanistan have burned down the houses of four families whose male members they accused of killing seven members of a rival family. The incident on June 16 came two days after the killings, which local police said involved a land dispute

The Raftsmen Of Siberia Move Timber...

Little has changed over the past century for timber raftsmen in Russia’s Krasnoyarsk region, who still rely on the same working methods that their grandfathers used

Hong Kong: How National Security Law...

The decision, adopted on 28 May by the National Assembly Chinese People, is to allow the repression of “terrorism” , the “secession” of “sedition” and the “foreign interference” in the Hong Kong area . These four crimes, for which no official definition has yet been given, are in China punishable by death and frequently used against journalists.

CAR: Violence, Pandemic, Foreign Interference: the...

It is since 2013, when the Seleka militias brought down President François Bozizé, that the nation has been in strong instability. “Religion has been used in an instrumental way – continues Father Gazzera -. For militia leaders it is a useful means to incite the militiamen, almost all very young, poor and poorly educated, against their opponents Coexistence

COVID-19 Sparks Technology Innovation

Engineers at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, are developing new technology for health care workers on the front lines of fighting the spread of COVID-19. As VOA’s Kane Farabaugh reports from Chicago, an unexpected benefit of the current pandemic is technological innovation that could have a lasting impact

COVID-19:Israel Immigration

Thousands of Jews around the world are considering making what’s called Aliyah. It’s Hebrew for immigrating to Israel, partly to find shelter in a place that, as of Wednesday, has suffered few coronavirus deaths compared to other countries. While Israel has banned tourists from entering, it is allowing new immigrants

A Nurse With a Mission

In Istanbul, a 36-year-old woman is a one-person traveling medical unit treating some of Turkey’s most vulnerable refugees at a time when, for many people, hospitals are not an option. Some refugees do not have their papers in order. Others cannot afford care or fear getting the coronavirus at a hospital

Films on Police Brutality Racism

The death of George Floyd while in police custody has sparked protests across the country and abroad about police brutality against African Americans. Acclaimed films have shone a light on racial injustice against African Americans since the 1960s

China Jails Rights Lawyer Yu Wensheng...

Yu’s wife Xu Yan was informed in a phone call from the Xuzhou City Procuratorate on June 17after the verdict was read behind closed doors the same morning.

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