Headlines
  • Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with Pakistan army chief Asim Munir in Islamabad on Saturday.
  • 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: 2021

June 19, 2021

Re-appointment of United Nations Secretary-General Guterres

The United Nations General Assembly has re-elected António Guterres as Secretary-General of the United Nations for a second term, beginning January 1, 2022, and ending December 31, 2026, by acclamation

News Digest

On June 17, outside Balochistan’s Provincial Assembly building in Quetta, Pakistan, opposition MPs staged a protest..Kateryna Handziuk, an anti-corruption campaigner and public official who died three months after being seriously injured in an acid assault, was remembered at a demonstration in Kyiv, Ukraine

June 18, 2021

Kidnap Victims in Nigeria Oppose the...

Following Accusations That Ransom Payments Were Made To Resolve A Spate Of Mass Kidnappings, Nigerian Lawmakers Are Ready To Vote On A Measure Criminalising Them. Families Of Kidnap Victims Have Spoken Out Against The Law, Which Would Impose Harsh Prison Sentences

Varkala Beach:An Ultimate Tourist Destination in...

Varkala is a seaside town in Kerala’s southern region, famous for its 15-meter-high ‘Northern Cliff,’ which overlooks the Arabian Sea. Capital city of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram is 40 kilometres to the north

Story of Two Afghan Deportees

Thousands Of Afghans Undertake The Treacherous Journey To Turkey Illegally Each Year In Order To Flee The Insecurity And War In Their Homeland. Lima Niazi Of VOA Tells Us About Two Friends Who Travelled Across Turkey And Europe Before Returning To Afghanistan

Uyghur Businessman Sentenced to 17 Years...

The Uyghur founder of a grocery store chain with more than 500 food stores and 200 product lines throughout China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) was sentenced in May to more than 17 years in prison for his alleged “suspicious” relations with Turkey, following a three-year investigation, sources outside and inside the region told RFA

World of Work Summit

President Biden of the United States and Pope Francis have both urged for action in favour of a COVID-19 recovery plan that protects jobs, enhances labour rights, and aids the most vulnerable

June 17, 2021

Election in Iran

Iranians Will Elect A New President On Friday. However, With International Monitors Barred, Critics Believe The Election Is Far From Free Or Fair

Focus on Refugees: Refugees From Venezuela

One of the world’s major external displacement issues is the exodus of refugees and migrants from Venezuela. Over 5.6 million individuals have fled their homeland so far

Tibetan Exile MPs Sworn in Amid...

Newly elected members of Tibet’s India-based exile parliament were sworn into office in two separate groups on June 8, with each group now denouncing the other’s oaths as invalid, Tibetan sources say

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