Headlines- On Monday at 14:00 GMT, the US military says it would start blockading Iranian ports, preventing ships from entering or leaving Iran from passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
- In the southern town of Biyyada, Hezbollah claims that its men have attacked Israeli soldiers with "a swarm of attack drones."
- US President Donald Trump's threat to block the Strait of Hormuz was deemed "ridiculous" by Iran's navy chief, Shahram Irani.
- Any military ships approaching the Strait of Hormuz "will be considered a violation of the ceasefire and will be met with severe force," according to a statement released on Sunday by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
- The speaker of Iran's parliament Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf is leading the delegation that has arrived to Pakistan for talks with the United States.
- Nawaf Salam, the prime minister of Lebanon, stated that he was working to ensure the withdrawal of Israeli forces and to put an end to the Israel-Hezbollah conflict.
- Viktor Orban, the longtime prime minister of Hungary, has conceded defeat to Peter Magyar in the country's legislative election.
Month: October 2022
UN Security Council Meeting on Threats...
United Nations Security Council meeting is briefed on risks to global peace and security by Salvatore Sciacchitano,president of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
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Africa This Week
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Russia:Freedom of Press
Russian journalists who had been working independently in Ukraine before Russia’s invasion came under intense pressure; several of them have now been forced to leave
In Bandarban Operation, Bangladesh Targets Muslim...
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UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
The Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the UN, Riyad Mansour addresses Security Council about the Middle East situation, including the Palestinian question
Zimbabwe Authorities Concerned About the Deaths...
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Brazilians will cast their votes on Sunday in what is anticipated to be the final contest between incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro, a far-right populist, and former President and leftist Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Stop Interfering in Malaysia’s Internal Affairs,...
United Nations organizations and other groups should stop meddling in Malaysia’s internal affairs, the country’s home minister said Thursday when asked about these agencies criticizing the deportations of Myanmar nationals, including asylum seekers.