Headlines- The military claims that projectiles are being intercepted as the Houthis in Yemen launch a missile barrage at Saudi Arabian cities. At least four people are injured in Riyadh, the country's capital, as shrapnel falls on Dhahran.
- According to the Saudi Ministry of Energy, an attack on the Saudi Aramco building in Dhahran resulted in a minor fire, but there were no fatalities or injuries reported.
- On Tuesday, a Las Vegas court sentenced Duane "Keffe D" Davis to 40 years to life in prison for his involvement in the more than 30-year-old murder of rap icon Tupac Shakur.
- The Vatican said on Tuesday that Pope Leo XIV had surgery to remove the lower lobe of his right lung after receiving a lung cancer diagnosis.
- A Pennsylvania woman is accused of fatally stabbing her husband and 3-year-old son at a family resort in the Poconos before attempting suicide.
- In support of the protesting high school students, tens of thousands of people gathered throughout France on Tuesday.
Year: 2021
Documentaries #MeToo Era
“Allen v Farrow,” a four-part documentary by Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering focuses on Dylan Farrow’s accusation that her famous filmmaker father, Woody Allen, sexually abused her
United Nations Security Council Holds Videoconference...
Ján Kubiš, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Libya and Head of of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), briefs Members of the Council at the videoconference in connection with the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) and the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL)
‘We Don’t Know Exactly How Far...
Serena Oberstein is the executive director of Jewish World Watch (JWW), a California-based organization that assists survivors of mass atrocities around the globe and seeks to unite people of various faiths and cultures in the fight against genocide. The group has primarily focused on providing service in the conflict areas of China, Sudan, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Syria, and Myanmar
UN Security Council Holds Videoconference in...
Shaharzad Akbar, Chairperson for Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission, briefs the videoconference with United Nations Security Council members in connection with the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan
Parade of Lights
We meet the man behind a spectacular bike parade that takes place every Sunday at sunset in Venice, California
‘I Dream About My Patients Dying’:...
In the city of Ovruch in the Zhytomyrregion of Ukraine, the number of patients with COVID-19 continues to grow and the government has already designated the region a “red zone” for its high rate of new cases. RFE/RL visited the regional hospital and spoke with Viktoria Lytkivska, a doctor who has been treating patients since the start of the pandemic
Uyghur Children Face Legacy of Trauma...
Mass incarceration of Uyghurs in northwestern China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) has scattered some 500,000 Uyghur children in boarding schools, orphanages, and other institutions run by the Chinese state—a state that experts say is committed to the long-term eradication of the ethnic group
New York City Reopens
New York, one of the U.S. cities hit hardest by the coronavirus last year, is continuing to open, with commercial event organizations allowed to operate again, restaurants increasing indoor dining capacity to 50%, and live venues, like Broadway theaters, to start up as well
COVID Warrior Who Lost Battle to...
Escaping the Cambodian genocide to a refugee camp in Thailand, 17-year-old Linath Lim wanted to become a medical doctor after meeting an American dentist
Russia’s Deployment of Soldiers in Nogorno-Karabakh
Following last year’s war in Nagorno-Karabakh between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Russia is deploying 2,000 military personnel as part of a peace mission for an initial period of five years