Headlines- After issuing warnings, Iranian forces turned back two tankers that were trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, citing the ongoing US maritime blockade as the reason.
- Iran claimed that since the war with the US and Israel started on February 28, over 3,400 people had died.
- On Saturday night, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran threatened to strike any ship that approached the Strait of Hormuz.
- India's Ministry of External Affairs called the Iranian ambassador to India to discuss the "serious incident" involving two Indian-flagged ships that were fired upon on Saturday in the Strait of Hormuz.
- Iran said that it is examining fresh U.S. proposals that were communicated through Pakistan's mediators, but it has not yet responded.
- Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem vowed on Saturday that his fighters would retaliate against Israeli attacks on Lebanon and stated that the current 10-day ceasefire with Israel cannot be one-sided.
Year: 2022
Retired Uyghur Civil Servant Dies Shortly...
A Uyghur post office retiree interned in a detention camp in China’s far-western Xinjiang region in 2018 on suspicion of religious extremism died in December 2021 following his release, Uyghurs and local officials with knowledge of the situation said
30 More Kidnapped Nigerian Students Freed:...
Gunmen in northwest Nigeria’s Kebbi state have freed 30 students and a teacher after seven months of captivity, according to a local official
Misdiagnosis in Medicine
Bringing attention to medical misdiagnosis, a topic that goes mostly unnoticed but has serious consequences for patients Doctor Usman Galadima of Nigeria goes into detail on the causes of medical misdiagnosis and what can be done about it.Also hilight why a yearly physical checkup is so crucial
UN Headquarters in the Snow
Outside the General Assembly building at UN Headquarters, a view of Henry Moore’s sculpture in the snow
Afghan refugees at Wisconsin Military Base...
Hundreds of thousands of Afghans have sought refuge and resettlement in the United States in the following of the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan. However, now that they’ve arrived, some families in Wisconsin’s two largest cities are having difficulty obtaining housing
In the Midst of the Lira...
In 2021, the Turkish lira had a particularly bad year, losing a large portion of its value against the US dollar. As a result, shoppers from neighbouring Bulgaria have gone on a cross-border buying spree
Chinese Women Unlikely to Fulfill Their...
In May 2021, the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) unveiled new plans to boost flagging birth rates and reverse population aging, raising the official limit on the number of children per couple from two to three
Women Make History in the Saudi...
For the first time in the off-road endurance race’s history, the Dakar rally features an all-female team this year. The event is taking place in Saudi Arabia, and given the kingdom’s track record on women’s rights, it has attracted the attention of international human rights activists
In Syria’s War-Torn Idlib Province,Child Abandonment...
Aid workers estimate that two to four children are abandoned every month in Idlib, the last Syrian province held by armed rebels fighting the Assad government. Poverty and terror, they claim, are pushing desperate parents to abandon their children in the hopes of finding a better future with strangers
Farmers’ Livelihoods Being Affected by Amphetamine...
Farmers in Lebanon have been hit particularly hard by the country’s ongoing economic crisis, and their condition has deteriorated since Saudi Arabia banned agricultural imports from the country. The Saudi prohibition is aimed at drug trafficking, notably the amphetamine Captagon, which is produced in Hezbollah-controlled areas of Lebanon and frequently smuggled out of the country through farm exports