Headlines- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran says they still have "decisive control" over the Strait of Hormuz.
- US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodriguez had reached an agreement for the US to take control of Venezuela's vast oil reserves.
- Three militants were killed in an attack on Friday in the occupied West Bank, according to the Israeli military.
- After protests against migrants who have remained in the North African enclave after a major inflow, Ceuta residents clashed with police, prompting Spain's interior minister to call for calm on Friday.
- At least 584 people killed and another 1,300 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.
- In China and Nepal, there are more than 2,400 missing people, 558 people are reported missing in Tibet.
Year: 2024
Oscar-Winning Director Mstyslav Chernov Talked About...
Mstyslav Chernov’s “20 Days in Mariupol” won the best documentary Oscar this month, saw a big first for Ukraine.The film is a first-person account of being in the eastern Ukrainian city in the early weeks of Russia’s invasion.
New Faces of Burmese Migrants in...
The estimated monthly number of long-term migrants entering Thailand since the beginning of 2023 is 13,000, according to the International Organization for Migration.
800 Chinese Deported from Myanmar’s Thai...
More than 800 Chinese nationals were deported from near Myanmar’s border with Thailand in relation to online fraud, according to China’s Ministry of Public Security.
Box Office Milestone Gives Optimism to...
The Nigerian film industry, often referred to as Nollywood, is making strides in terms of both art and box office popularity. It is now the second largest moviemaker in the world by volume.
Syria War Still Rages Thirteen Years...
Despite fading from the headlines, the Syrian civil war is far from over. Rebel militaries and families on the front lines say that the war is getting deadlier and more intense as it approaches its thirteenth anniversary.
Despite Economic Challenges, Kenyans Observe Ramadan
People in Mombasa, a predominantly Muslim coastal city.Amid hard economic times, Kenya observes the holy month of Ramadan.
In Gaza, Children Haven’t Attended School...
More than 13,400 children have lost their lives in Gaza since the war with Israel started on October 7, according to the Ministry of Health, which is affliated with Hamas.Palestinian leaders are concerned about the long-term impact of the war on the children of Gaza and have almost completely frozen the education system.
20 Years After His Disappearance,No Justice...
Two decades after the disappearance of human rights lawyer Somchai Neelapaijit, his case continues to reverberate in Thailand.Somchai’s abduction from a Bangkok Street sparked a long campaign for stricter anti-torture legislation – which was finally passed in 2022
Press Briefing:Power of Inclusion: Afghan Women...
Speaking during the press conference on “The Power of Inclusion: Afghan Women and Regional Prosperity” is Asila Wardak, a former director general of UN affairs in the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In the Haitian Capital, Violence Escalates
Since residents of the city are fleeing and relief workers are unable to continue providing food distribution and other basic services, gang violence in Port-au Prince, the capital of Haiti, is getting worse.VOA Creole reporter Jacquelin Belizaire has the latest on what brought about the spike in violence and the international community’s response to it.