Headlines
  • In southern Lebanon, the Israeli army claims to have killed two Hezbollah members..
  • On Wednesday, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards opened fire on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz.
  • According to US President Donald Trump, the United States is extending the cease-fire with Iran until Iran submits a proposal and talks conclude.
  • It has been decided to postpone Vice President JD Vance's trip to Islamabad for talks.
  • Shehbaz Sharif, the prime minister of Pakistan, hailed US President Donald Trump for accepting his country's request to extend the ceasefire.
  • US President Donald Trump said Iranian ports would remain blocked until Tehran presents a "unified proposal."
  • For the first time since a 10-day truce went into effect on Friday, the Iran-backed Hezbollah claimed to have fired rockets and drones at Israeli forces on Tuesday "in response to the blatant and documented violations" by Israel.

Year: 2022

June 17, 2022

Coastal Communities in Ghana to Restore...

According to the United Nations, Ghana has one of the world’s highest rainforest losses, with its trees covering only one-fifth of what they did a century ago. Coastal towns are aiming to plant 200,000 mangrove trees and bushes as part of the government’s Green Ghana programme to help with carbon capture, erosion, and floods

Refugees in South Africa Are Calling...

Since May, a group of refugees in South Africa has camped in front of UN offices, pleading to be sent to a third country. Refugees from Burundi, Congo, Malawi, and Rwanda say they are afraid to return to their homelands and that they are no longer welcome in South Africa

China Says Bloomberg Journalist Haze Fan...

Bloomberg journalist Haze Fan has been released on bail, but still faces charges of “endangering state security,” according to the Chinese Embassy in Washington

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

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