Headlines
  • At a site that was the target of hostile Iranian attacks, a fire was brought under control..
  • On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump said that attacks on Iran "will continue until I say it's enough."
  • Early on Wednesday, air defenses around the Bushehr nuclear power station in southern Iran were activated, according to Iran's semi-official Mehr news agency.
  • According to U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), U.S. forces have resumed their naval blockade of vessels traveling to and from Iranian ports.
  • In a statement to Iran's leaders at the Negev Conference, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Israel would become aggressive if tensions persisted.
  • Over the past two days, as the U.S.-Iran war has resumed, including Iranian strikes on cargo ships, the price of crude oil has shot up.

Year: 2022

June 8, 2022

Odhikar Shut Down: Govt Creating ‘Atmosphere...

The Bangladesh government’s intention in shutting down a leading human rights advocacy group, Odhikar, was to create a climate of fear for non-governmental organizations who raise concerns about the rights situation in the country, activists said on Tuesday

Tank Cake Influencer Austin Li ‘Set...

Beauty influencer Austin Li, part of a generation of younger Chinese people who know little of the June 4, 1989 Tiananmen massacre, may have been set up by a rival when he displayed a tank-shaped ice-cream dessert on his livestream, prompting censors to pull the plug immediately, RFA has learnedCrime

June 7, 2022

President-Elect of 77th UN General Assembly...

Csaba Krösi, President-elect of the United Nations General Assembly’s seventy-seventh session, speaks to reporters at UN Headquarters after being elected President of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly

Families Search For Missing Loved Ones...

Families in Tijuana, Mexico, gather year after year to search for missing loved ones. Fearing the worst, people gather with rods, shovels, and other tools to search for the bodies of those who were in the region and were never seen or heard from again

Bangladesh Authorities: Firefighters Not Warned of...

An operator of a shipping container yard failed to notify firefighters about a stockpile of chemicals that exploded in a series of deadly blasts as they responded to a fire near Chittagong’s port over the weekend, Bangladeshi authorities said Monday

Tank Cake on Eve of Tiananmen...

Chinese beauty influencer Austin Li, whose livestream was taken off the air after he displayed a tank-shaped cake on the eve of the 33rd anniversary of the Tiananmen massacre, June 3, 2022

UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...

Pramila Patten, the Secretary-special representative of United Nations Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, addresses the Security Council meeting on Ukraine’s peace and security on June

June 6, 2022

Land Mines And Other Explosives Are...

Ukraine is now one of the world’s most heavily mined countries, according to the United Nations. Pyrotechnicians are currently disarming hundreds of mines per day in territory that Russia no longer controls

In Exchange For Supporting Sweden’s NATO...

Ankara has demanded that Sweden hand up or censor journalists, lawmakers, and activists who support Kurdish “terrorists” in exchange for Turkey agreeing to Sweden’s NATO membership

June 5, 2022

Artists From Afghanistan Who Fled Taliban...

Afghan and Pakistani artists protested outside the press club in Peshawar, Pakistan, against the Taliban’s crackdown on Afghan artists who fled the country after the Taliban took power

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