Headlines- On Monday at 14:00 GMT, the US military says it would start blockading Iranian ports, preventing ships from entering or leaving Iran from passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
- In the southern town of Biyyada, Hezbollah claims that its men have attacked Israeli soldiers with "a swarm of attack drones."
- US President Donald Trump's threat to block the Strait of Hormuz was deemed "ridiculous" by Iran's navy chief, Shahram Irani.
- Any military ships approaching the Strait of Hormuz "will be considered a violation of the ceasefire and will be met with severe force," according to a statement released on Sunday by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
- The speaker of Iran's parliament Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf is leading the delegation that has arrived to Pakistan for talks with the United States.
- Nawaf Salam, the prime minister of Lebanon, stated that he was working to ensure the withdrawal of Israeli forces and to put an end to the Israel-Hezbollah conflict.
- Viktor Orban, the longtime prime minister of Hungary, has conceded defeat to Peter Magyar in the country's legislative election.
Month: October 2021
UN Deputy Secretary General Meets With...
Amina Mohammed,United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, meets with Nazhat Shameem Khan, Fiji’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva and President of the Human Rights Council
‘All We Have is Dry Bread’
Afghanistan is facing a serious food crisis.Afghans have been plagued by crippling hunger
Uyghur Doctoral Student Arrested by Xinjiang...
A Uyghur doctoral student praised in the Chinese media and known in Xinjiang for academic achievements was arrested by authorities from the far-western region in April while attending university in Guangzhou, a source familiar with the situation and school officials told RFA
“Delivering Climate Action: For People, Planet,And...
António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General of the United Nations, speaks at a high-level thematic debate on “Delivering Climate Action: for People, Planet, and Prosperity”
Thousands of Members of Israel’s Lost...
A community of 11,000 Bnei Menashe, Hebrew for “Children of Menashe,” just arrived in Israel from northeastern India. They have kept Jewish practises for 2,700 years and are said to be descendants of one of Israel’s lost tribes
Jailed Uyghur Scholar Tohti’s 52nd Birthday...
Supporters of jailed Uyghur academic Ilham Tohti marked his 52nd birthday Monday with calls for his release from a life sentence for “separatism” he received for his advocacy work in northwestern China’s Xinjiang region
The United Nations Secretary-General Meets with...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres meets with Special Adviser to the Secretary-General Ahmed Al-Meraikhi
Why Is Netflix’s Squid Game Such...
Squid Game, a South Korean television show, has surpassed 111 million viewers internationally, making it Netflix’s most watched series launch ever. Squid
Women Leaders in Afghanistan Demand a...
Afghan women’s leaders are urging UN member countries to put more pressure on the Taliban to honor their commitments and enable women and girls to work and study. Girls are still barred from secondary school in Afghanistan
Afghanistan Addiction Crisis:Focus on Bamyan
According to the United Nations, Afghanistan provides 80% of the world’s opium. Millions of people in Afghanistan are affected by drug abuse and addiction