Headlines- At a site that was the target of hostile Iranian attacks, a fire was brought under control..
- On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump said that attacks on Iran "will continue until I say it's enough."
- Early on Wednesday, air defenses around the Bushehr nuclear power station in southern Iran were activated, according to Iran's semi-official Mehr news agency.
- According to U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), U.S. forces have resumed their naval blockade of vessels traveling to and from Iranian ports.
- In a statement to Iran's leaders at the Negev Conference, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Israel would become aggressive if tensions persisted.
- Over the past two days, as the U.S.-Iran war has resumed, including Iranian strikes on cargo ships, the price of crude oil has shot up.
Year: 2021
Uyghur Linguistics Professor Serving 15-Year Sentence...
A German-educated Uyghur researcher and professor of linguistics has been detained since 2018 in northwestern China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is serving a 15-year sentence on unknown charges, RFA confirmed last week
UN Security Council Holds an Open...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a videoconference open debate with United Nations Security Council members on “Maintenance of International Peace and Security: Maritime Security” on
The Source of a Good Investigative...
My sources are my friends.They have a lot of trust in me and freely give me vital information. Since I always prefer to go undercover for my assignments, their knowledge of the darker side of society comes in handy.I treat my sources like friends.I talk to them a lot and try to solve their problems.I believe that a good investigative reporter cannot reveal his source.He prefers to go to jail rather than reveal their identity
Focus on Refugees: Ifrah Ahmed- Somali...
Ifrah Ahmed was smuggled to Ireland, where she applied for asylum. She is now a high-profile supporter of the UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and a global advocate against female genital mutilation
Farmers in India Are Preparing for...
Farmers have been camped outside the Indian capital for almost eight months in the longest-running protest against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government, demanding the repeal of new legislation they fear will harm their livelihoods. Anjana Pasricha visits the protest site to learn how and why farmers have persevered through winter, summer, the pandemic’s virulent second wave, and monsoon rains
Ruins, Unemployment, and Mystery in New...
New York, Ukraine, is a town of 10,000 people that was recently shelled by separatists backed by Russia. The meaning of its name is unknown. Some attribute it to 19th-century German settlers, while others cite evidence dating back to the 18th century. It was renamed Novgorodskoe by Soviet officials in 1951, but the Ukrainian parliament agreed last month to restore the town’s original name
Dueling Theories on COVID-19 Origins to...
This month, the US intelligence community is likely to give President Joe Biden a report evaluating the two primary ideas about COVID-19’s origins. The virus was unintentionally released from a lab, according to one theory, and it emerged from human interaction with an infected animal, according to the other
To protest Taliban offensives, Afghans chant...
As a protest against the Taliban’s attacks on some Afghan cities, people in Afghanistan chanted “Allahu Akbar,” which means “God is Great.” This report narrated by Roshan Noorzai was filed by VOA’s Sayed Hasib Maududi
China Imposes Mandarin-Language Teaching on Kindergartens...
The ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has announced it will extend compulsory Mandarin teaching to preschoolers across the country, ousting minority languages like Mongolian, Tibetan, and Uyghur — as well as regional Chinese languages like Sichuanese or Cantonese — as the medium of instruction for children of all ages across the country
WFP Warns that it Faces Fund...
The World Food Programme (WFP) issued a warning on Friday that it is facing a 70% funding shortage in Myanmar, where millions of people are facing rising food insecurity.