Headlines- A shooting that took place early on Sunday on a pedestrian promenade near to the University of Iowa campus in downtown Iowa City injured at least three students.
- After issuing warnings, Iranian forces turned back two tankers that were trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, citing the ongoing US maritime blockade as the reason.
- Iran claimed that since the war with the US and Israel started on February 28, over 3,400 people had died.
- On Saturday night, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran threatened to strike any ship that approached the Strait of Hormuz.
- India's Ministry of External Affairs called the Iranian ambassador to India to discuss the "serious incident" involving two Indian-flagged ships that were fired upon on Saturday in the Strait of Hormuz.
- Iran said that it is examining fresh U.S. proposals that were communicated through Pakistan's mediators, but it has not yet responded.
- Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem vowed on Saturday that his fighters would retaliate against Israeli attacks on Lebanon and stated that the current 10-day ceasefire with Israel cannot be one-sided.
Month: July 2021
Exhibit of Police Brutality in Kenya
An exhibition in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, opened Thursday with the objective of focusing attention on a long list of cases in which Kenyan police have been accused of extrajudicial killings
As Fighting in Kunar Intensifies, Tens...
Millions of people have fled their homes in Afghanistan’s eastern Kunar province this week as fighting escalated and the Taliban took control of two districts
Police in China’s XUAR Question Uyghurs...
Police in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region took in for questioning more than 170 Uyghurs who attended prayer services without permission from authorities during the Muslim Eid al-Adha holy days, a senior police officer said
UN General Assembly Debates the Fifth...
Courtenay Rattray, High Representative for Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries, and Small Island Developing States, speaks at the Preparatory Committee for the Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries’ second session (LDC5)
Aggression is Denounced by Salvadoran Journalists
El Salvador’s Association of Journalists has issued a warning about an increase in journalist assaults
The Inside Story: The United States’...
President Joe Biden announced the withdrawal of all 2,500 US troops from the nation on May 1 and ending on Sept. 11, the war’s 20th anniversary.Biden stated that he would not hand over the nation’s longest conflict to another president. He stated that he inherited the year-end drawdown date and that he intended to retain the US-Taliban deal that was formed during the previous Trump administration.An Inside story the consequences and effects of US Military withdrawal from Afghanistan
COVID Effect:Aid to Burkina Faso is...
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in cuts in foreign aid from donors such as the United Kingdom, which cut its aid budget by $5.5 billion this month, affecting those on the ground in Africa. The loss of financing is felt in Burkina Faso, where it may force the closure of a nonprofit that assists thousands of survivors of gender-based violence and rape
Israel’s NSO is Being Criticised for...
Following reports that software from the private security firm NSO was used to spy on journalists, dissidents, and even political leaders throughout the world, Israel is facing growing international criticism. A group of American politicians has urged the US government to take action against the corporation, which has denied any wrongdoing. Some experts in Israel are advocating for tighter controls on cyber exports
Many Hurdles on the Way to...
Holding perpetrators of genocide in hina, Myanmar, and elsewhere accountable for atrocities is a worldwide goal but there are many obstacles to seeking justice through courts, panelists told a Washington hearing this week
Press Briefing by the President of...
Following Security Council meetings, Nicolas de Rivière, France’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and the month’s President of the Security Council, briefs reporters