Headlines- While Iran's economy, military, and leadership have all significantly deteriorated, US President Donald Trump claims that the Strait of Hormuz is in "extremely good shape," adding that "it doesn't mean we won't smack them to see what happens."
- An apparent mentally unstable woman was shot and killed by New York City police after allegedly stabbing two people in Times Square.
- Leaders from more than a dozen countries, including Iran's Masoud Pezeshkian, China's Xi Jinping, India's Narendra Modi, and Russia's Vladimir Putin, gathered in Kyrgyzstan on Monday for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit.
- On Monday, Pedro Sanchez, the prime minister of Spain, accused Russian and Israeli-linked social media platforms of spreading disinformation regarding the July refugee crisis in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta.
- On Monday, US President Donald Trump's administration was given permission by the US Supreme Court to proceed with the $400 million White House ballroom construction project.
- At least 750 people killed and another 3000 went missing on Wednesday after landslides caused by a glacial collapse unleashed a torrent of mud and water across Nepal and China's autonomous region of Tibet.
Year: 2024
UN Security Council Extends Mandate of...
Hadi Hachem, Deputy Permanent Representative of Lebanon to the United Nations, addresses UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East.
Bangladeshis Seek Missing Relatives at Site...
Scores of people were feared missing after looters attacked a tire factory owned by a former minister in the deposed Awami League government and set the building ablaze, according to authorities and family members at the scene.
Ukraine Handles With Aftermath of Enormous...
Ukrainians are moving quickly to get power and transportation after Russia’s massive air attacks across Ukraine on Monday.The Ukrainian military says Russia launched more than 200 missiles and drones during the attacks, with more strikes on Tuesday.
Nova Dance Site Becomes Pilgrimage Site...
The site of this year’s Nova music festival has turned into a place of pilgrimage as Israel approaches the anniversary of the Hamas strike on October 7, which sparked the Gaza War.At the site, Hamas killed 364 young people and took 44 hostage.
UN General Assembly Meets to Disscuss...
Dennis Francis, President of the 78th UN General Assembly, chairs the United Nations General Assembly informal meeting of the plenary on the intergovernmental negotiations on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Council on August.
‘Rooster Hairstyle,’ See-Thru Sleeves Now Banned...
North Korea has added the “rooster hairstyle” and blouses with see-through sleeves to its banned fashion list, saying they “obscure the image of a socialist system,” sources inside the country said.
Ukrainian Monk Doing Powerlifting to Raises...
The Ukrainian military is now reliant on global allies for tactical training and arms. But both inside the country and around the world, Ukraine has received donations of supplies and equipment valued at billions of dollars.Omelyan Oshchudlyak met one industrious monk raising money for the country’s Armed Forces. VOA News
Malawi Trials Groundbreaking African Tractor Driven...
In Malawi, field testing pis underway on Africa’s first solar-powered tractor. Experts say smallholder farmers could be able to increase crop yields with the help of the manually operated “Aftrak,” or Africa tractor.
Memorial Run in California in Remembrance...
In Simi Valley, California, a memorial run has been held to memorialize the thirteen American service members who were killed three years ago during a suicide attack while U.S. troops was leaving Afghanistan.
As Kyiv Marks Independence Day,Ukraine and...
The first prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine since the beginning of the Ukrainian operation in the Kursk region conducted. As Ukraine marks its 33rd Independence Day, the exchange happened symbolically.