Headlines- On Saturday morning, US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff will travel to Pakistan for talks with Iran.
- An Iranian delegation headed by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Islamabad on Friday, according to Iran's embassy in Pakistan.
- Iran still has time to "choose wisely," US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said, but he cautions that if Tehran doesn't reach an agreement with the United States, its economy will "collapse under the unrelenting pressure" of a U.S. naval blockade that will last "as long as it takes."
- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmail Baghaei, says that "no meeting is planned to take place between Iran and the US."
- Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon resulted in six deaths and two injuries, according to Lebanon's Ministry of Health.
Year: 2020
WHO Confirms Surge of COVID Cases...
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From Military Might To Misery: The...
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Tibet’s Environment: Is It Better or...
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Cameroonians Use Social Media to Fight...
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South African President Condemns Brutal Killing...
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‘The Family Who Gets Arrested Together...
Sunday, June 21, is Father’s Day in the United States. The relationship between a father and daughter evolves as little girls grow up to become women, sometimes blossoming into teamwork. VOA’s Carolyn Presutti brings us the story of a dad and daughter whose pursuit of their common cause got them arrested together-VOA NEWS
RSF Appalled by Defamation Conviction of...
The verdict fell this morning, like a cleaver. Chamber 46 of the Regional Court of Manila sentenced to a sentence, ranging from six months and one day to six years in prison, the journalist Maria Ressa , director and co-founder of the independent news site Rappler
COVID-19: El Paso Generous Teacher
When the coronavirus spread to El Paso, a city in the state of Texas, teachers had to take their classes online and improvise. One middle school teacher was determined to make remote learning an enjoyable experience for her students, while keeping the close bonds she had created with them over the past school year