Headlines- Field Marshal Asim Munir, Pakistan's army chief, attended high-level discussions in Iran about the resumption of talks between the US and Iran.
- In an interview with Iranian state media on Wednesday, Mohsen Rezaei, the military advisor to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, threatened that Iran would sink US ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
- The United States on Wednesday threatened to sanction buyers of Iranian oil and said it believed China would pause such purchases as Washington enforces a maritime blockade on Iran.
- Israel's strikes against Hezbollah have resulted in at least 2,167 deaths and 7,061 injuries in Lebanon.
- Iran will compete in the World Cup "for sure" despite the war with the United States, FIFA President Gianni Infantino reaffirmed on Wednesday.
- Iran's army has threatened to block trade via the Red Sea, the Gulf, and the Sea of Oman if the US naval blockade of Iranian ports persists.
Month: February 2022
UN General Assembly Convenes an Emergency...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the eleventh General Assembly’s Emergency Special Session on Ukraine’s first plenary assembly
Ukraine’s Escalating Hostilities Pose an Immediate...
UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell expressed serious concern that the intensification of hostilities in Ukraine poses an imminent threat to the lives and well-being of Ukraine’s 7.5 million children
Extremist Jewish Settlers Attack in West...
Young extreme Jewish settlers have been attacking Palestinian farmers and Israeli peace activists in the West Bank in recent months, according to Palestinian farmers and Israeli peace activists. Hundreds of peace activists helped plant olive trees in the Palestinian town of Burin two weeks after Israelis attacked and injured seven Palestinians
Fears Are Growing on the Ukrainian...
Tensions over the prospect of a Russian invasion in eastern Ukraine continue to rise, despite the fact that the fighting in the eastern town of Avdiivka, which lies on the frontlines facing Kremlin-backed separatists, has never stopped since 2014
Jiangsu Officials Identify Chained Woman as...
Authorities in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu say they have confirmed the identity of a woman shown in a viral video with a chain around her neck, amid renewed public anger over the trafficking of women and girls
Group of Friends Meeting of the...
High Representative of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) Miguel Angel Moratinos speaks at the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Group of Friends meeting
Islamic State Terrorists And Coalition Forces...
The death of an Islamic State leader in Syria last week was hailed as a “blow” to the group, but Syrian families say the terrorists and the coalition fighting them still pose a threat
Chinese Star Peng Announces Retirement From...
Chinese women’s tennis star Peng Shuai has announced her retirement and referred to a social media post that described her being pressured into a sexual relationship with former vice premier Zhang Gaoli as “a huge misunderstanding,” according to a French newspaper
Phumi Morare,South African filmmaker, on Her...
LAKUTSHON’ ILANGA (WHEN THE SUN SETS) is a short film by South African filmmaker Phumi Morare about a woman who desperately tries to save her brother from a horrible fate
Tensions in Russia-Ukraine: Europe is Concerned...
European countries are worried that the flow of gas from Russia will be disrupted as tensions between Russia and Ukraine escalate