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
Police in China’s Jiangsu to Investigate...
Authorities in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu are investigating a man after video of his mentally ill wife chained up by the neck in a rural outhouse prompted an online outcry on the country’s tightly controlled internet
Building Back Better to Advance the...
President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Collen Vixen Kelapile (centre), chairs the Economic and Social Council Partnership Forum “Building Back Better from Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) while Advancing Full Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”
Ukraine Gripped by Fear And Apprehension...
Ukraine has been on high alert for the past eight years, fearful of Russian intervention on its soil. Many citizens have sought military training to be prepared in the event of a conflict as a result of the fear and stress
Climate Change Threatens Beijing Olympics, Prompting...
As Beijing prepares for the Winter Olympics to begin this week, scientists warn that the events’ future is jeopardised by climate change
Uyghurs Jailed For Religious ‘Crimes’ Believed...
Two female members of an extended Muslim Uyghur family serving long prison sentences for committing religious “crimes” are believed to be held in a women’s prison in the town of Sanji (in Chinese, Changji) in China’s far-western Xinjiang region
UN Secretary-General Swears in the Executive...
Amina Mohammed,United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, chats with Catherine Mary Russell, Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
Kenyan Government Works to Overcome Vaccine...
While the percentage of persons fully vaccinated against the coronavirus in Kenya has gradually increased to 19 percent, some populations, such as nomadic herders, have been more difficult to reach. As a result, Kenyan officials provided an incentive: herders who received the vaccine also received standard vaccines and medicines for their livestock
One Year After Military Coup in...
Myanmar’s army is holding to power a year after the military coup, and democratically elected officials are facing lengthy prison sentences, as the people continue to fight the coup
Former Hong Kong Journalist in ‘Just...
One year after the U.K. launched a visa scheme allowing millions of Hongkongers and their families to emigrate to the country amid Beijing’ ongoing crackdown on freedom of speech and political activism, tens of thousands have already made the move, many of them hoping for a better life for their children
UN Secretary-General Meets With President of...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres meets with Vassily Nebenzia, the Russian Federation’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and the Security Council’s President for February