Headlines
  • Numerous homes have been damaged and people have been injured in an Israeli airstrike on the town of Bafliyeh in southern Lebanon.
  • As Israeli forces step up their attacks on Lebanon, Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem has rejected an upcoming talks between the Lebanese government and Israel in the United States, calling such efforts "futile."
  • The blockade of all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports by the US military has now started.
  • A new US naval blockade of Iran's ports was denounced by Tehran as "an act of piracy," according to a Monday report from the Iranian news agency Tasnim.
  • Asserting that it is "clear" that "there is no military solution" to the conflict, UN Secretary-General António Guterres is urging the United States and Iran to resume talks in an effort to put an end to the conflict.
  • In response to President Donald Trump's criticism, Pope Leo XIV told reporters on Monday that he had "no fear" of the Trump Administration when visiting Algeria.

Month: June 2022

June 16, 2022

Ahead of Security Council Meeting on...

Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Albania and President of the Security Council for the month of June, Olta Xhaçka, briefs reporters ahead of the Security Council meeting on UN-EU cooperation in sustaining international peace and security

Afghan Accountant Works Remotely From California

Abu Baker Samoon and his family accept American culture while maintaining their Afghan traditions in their new home in the United States

For Displaced Reporter,Journalism is’More Than Just...

Reporter Nawroz Rasho describes life in a Syrian camp where she has lived for four years after fleeing bombardment in her hometown

China Blocks Tibetans Offering Help to...

Chinese authorities in an earthquake-hit region of Sichuan are telling Tibetans offering support to survivors to return home, saying their help is no longer needed, RFA has learned

June 15, 2022

UN Security Council Holds Meeting on...

The League of Arab States’ Assistant Secretary General and Head of the Social Affairs Sector, Haifa Abu Ghazaleh, briefs the Security Council on women, peace, and security

Entering the Bollywood Industry

Zachary Coffin was simply another American who had relocated to India. But his life was turned upside down when a random filmmaker approached him and requested him to portray a bad guy in a Bollywood film. Coffin recounts how he has lived up to the role in this short documentary

Kyiv City Ballet Dances On Despite...

Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began in February,around 5 million Ukrainian refugees have fled to other parts of Europe. Nearly a third of the Kyiv City Ballet’s dancers are among them. They’ve found  refuge in Paris and continue to play and plan international tours, but conflict looms large

Police Report:ARSA Rebel Chief Ordered Rohingya...

The ARSA rebel leader ordered the killing of Rohingya activist Muhib Ullah at a Bangladeshi refugee camp last year, police in the South Asian country said in recommending murder charges against 29 suspects, although the insurgent group denied being involved

Police in China’s Tangshan Promise Citywide...

Police in the northern Chinese city of Tangshan have announced a citywide crackdown on violent crime after a viral video of thugs beating up a woman at a barbecue restaurant sparked massive public outrage

June 14, 2022

Press Conference on Independent International Commission...

Miloon Kothari, a member of the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel, speaks with media about the Commission’s first report

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