Headlines- In a statement issued on state media on Saturday, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said that seeking vengeance for the deaths of his father and predecessor was "the demand of the nation" and "must certainly" take place.
- Iran and Oman concluded talks on Saturday, but according to an Iranian readout, not much was decided as the two countries discussed how to handle the Strait of Hormuz.
- To discuss the implementation of Israel's withdrawal from one of the "pilot zones" in occupied territory, a U.S. military mission met with the Lebanese army in Beirut.
- On Friday, US President Trump said that "1000 Missiles are Locked and Loaded and aimed at the Islamic Republic of Iran" in the event that the regime attempted to assassinate him. He also vowed to "decimate and destroy" Iran.
- The seditious conspiracy charges against four members of the Proud Boys, the far-right group responsible for the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, have been dismissed by a US federal court.
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