Headlines
  • Iran's High Council for Human Rights condemned attacks on religious, cultural, and historical landmarks across the country by the United States and Israel.
  • Despite an ongoing ceasefire, the National News Agency of Lebanon has reported several Israeli attacks in the country's south.
  • A new round of peace talks was reportedly scheduled to take place in Pakistan with Vice President JD Vance and other American diplomats.
  • The US will host new talks between Israel and Lebanon on Thursday with the aim of encouraging an agreement.
  • US President Donald Trump has stated that unless an agreement is made with Tehran, the US will not lift its embargo of Iranian ports.
  • Data from the Defense Department shows that at least 415 American troops have been injured in the war with Iran.
  • US On Tuesday, Vice President JD Vance is scheduled to leave for Pakistan in preparation for the upcoming round of peace talks with Iran.
  • On Monday, US President Donald Trump claimed on social media that Israel "never talked" him into going to war with Iran.

Year: 2022

September 2, 2022

Court Sentences Najib’s Wife to 10...

A Malaysian court on Thursday sentenced former first lady Rosmah Mansor to 10 years in prison for bribery during the administration of her husband, Najib Razak, the former prime minister who was put behind bars last week for corruption

Two Tibetan Monks Sentenced for Possessing...

Chinese authorities sentenced two Tibetan monks to at least three years in prison for possessing photos of the Dalai Lama, Tibet’s foremost Buddhist spiritual leader who has been living in exile since 1959, RFA has learned

September 1, 2022

Third Summit of Police Chiefs at...

A View of the Niger delegation at the third United Nations Chiefs of Police Summit (UNCOPS)

Conflict in Tigray Fuels Serious Humanitarian...

On this edition of Straight Talk Africa,guest host Vincent Makori will discuss the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, where one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world is still going on. Last week, fighting broke out once again between the Tigray People’s Liberation Front and Ethiopian government forces. Salem Solomon, the Real Time News Desk’s lead editor, and Joseph Siegle, the center’s research director, are among the guests

Jokowi Orders Military to Help Investigate...

Victor Mambor and Pizaro Gozali Idrus/Jayapura, Indonesia, and Jakarta Indonesia’s president said Wednesday that police must thoroughly investigate six soldiers who were arrested as suspects in the grisly killing of four civilians in Papua last week, but residents of the troubled region cast doubt that justice would be served. During a working visit to Papua, …

Taiwan Author Hits Back Over Book...

Taiwanese author Lung Yingtai has responded to the banning of her books in Chinese schools, saying she is honored to have been targeted by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s ever-widening program of censorship

August 31, 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

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