Headlines- Sheik Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, the prime minister of Qatar, will visit Tehran on Thursday and meet with several Iranian officials to discuss ways to de-escalate tensions.
- According to a notice on a Treasury Department website, the US has imposed sanctions on the Palestine Action group and designated it as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist.
- A huge flash flood in Nepal ravaged villages, killing at least 160 people and leaving hundreds more missing for.
- At least one person was killed and over a dozen people were injured on Wednesday when a person crashed a car into a crowd in the northwest French city of Caen.
- Wildfires that sweft through several Algerian provinces claimed the lives of twelve people..
Month: August 2022
UN Security Council Meeting on Africa’s...
The United Nations Security Council meeting on peace and security in Africa is chaired over by Zhang Jun, Permanent Representative of China and President of the Security Council for the month of August
Yellowstone Park’s Anniversary Highlights First Tribes...
Yellowstone National Park is celebrating its 150th anniversary by highlighting the stories of the native tribes that were evicted from the park at its founding in the Western U.S. states of Montana and Wyoming
Independent Day Celebration:Fundraising For Ukrainian Cause...
Despite six months of fighting, Ukrainians abroad remained united.Local Ukrainian communities helped in organizing this year’s independent celebrations in Denver to support Ukrainians back home
Repentant Former Islamic Militant Works to...
JeAt 36, Supriyadi has twice been in prison for terror-related activities in Poso, a regency in Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi province once torn by Muslim-Christian violence
China’s Chengdu Hit by Food Shortages...
Authorities in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu have imposed restrictions on the city in a bid to curb a surge in new COVID-19 infections, as residents complained of food shortages and panic-buying
Press Briefing by Independent Expert on...
At the United Nations headquarters,Victor Madrigal-Borloz, an independent expert on sexual orientation and gender identity, briefs reporters
Campaign Against IS Suspects in Syria’s...
AA major campaign against suspected members of the Islamic State group within a camp housing IS terrorists’ families has been launched in Syria by Kurdish forces backed by the United States. Narrated by Sirwan Kajjo,VOA’s Zana Omar has the story
Child Marriage,Advocates Say,Hinders Girls’ Education in...
Nigeria’s child marriage rate, which is among the highest in Africa, is being addressed by aid groups working in rural communities
Experts:Election Integrity Has Increased by Challenging...
The main opposition leader in Kenya, Raila Odinga, is challenging the results of the presidential election to the Supreme Court for the third time in his career. For refusing to admit defeat once more, some critics are moking the former prime minister. However, legal experts say that Odinga’s petitions have been crucial in improving the integrity of Kenya’s elections and the stability of its democracy
Bali Bomb Maker Claims Involvement in...
The convict who helped assemble the bombs used in the 2002 Bali bombings is claiming it was a “mistake” to be involved in Indonesia’s worst terror attack that killed 202 people, including 88 Australians