Headlines- 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
After the Security Council Meeting,Head of...
Following the Security Council meeting, Volker Perthes, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Sudan and Head of the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan, briefs reporters on the situation in Sudan and South Sudan
Rape Used as Weapon by Both...
Rape has been used as a weapon by both sides in Ethiopia’s conflict with Tigrayan rebels, which began in November 2020. VOA spoke with 14 women in the northern Amhara region who claim they have been subjected to brutal sexual assaults by Tigrayan fighters and as a result have been ostracized by their communities
Indonesian Military Chief: Soldiers Named as...
Ten soldiers were named as suspects in the alleged torture deaths of at least six people who had been kept in two cage-like rooms in the house of a regency chief in North Sumatra province, Indonesia’s military chief said Monday
Tibetan Monks Told to Take Blame...
Authorities in western China’s Sichuan province are forcing Tibetan monks to take the blame for the destruction of sacred statues torn down by China, ordering them to sign affidavits claiming responsibility, RFA has learned
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
United Nations Security Council meeting on technology and security under the maintenance of international peace and security is chaired by Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of May
Many Ukrainian Refugees in Berlin Living...
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Charcol Makers in Iraq
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School Closures in Syria: Another Setback...
According to aid organisations, financial cuts in Syria might prevent as many as 100,000 children from attending school in the next weeks in Idlib, the country’s last rebel-held province. In Idlib, about a third of children do not attend school
Ukranians Use Facial Recognition Technology to...
Face recognition software is being used by the Ukrainian authorities to identify captured and killed Russian soldiers
UN Rights Chief’s Office Announces Dates...
The U.N.’s human rights chief on Monday will begin a six-day official visit to China, including to the far-western Xinjiang region where widespread abuses against Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities at the hands of Chinese authorities are said to have occurred