Headlines- The Houthis in Yemen claim that the blockade primarily targets Saudi ships and that the Bab al-Mandeb Strait is not closed.
- A merchant vessel that attempted to navigate under the US blockade on Iranian ports has been "disabled" by US forces.
- In retaliation for United States most recent attacks across the country, Iran said on Friday that it had attacked US military installations and bases in Bahrain, Jordan, and Kuwait.
- Although he repeated that Tehran was not yet prepared for a deal, US President Donald Trump said on Friday that the US and Iran were in talks to negotiate an end to their war.
- After a deadly clash that claimed the lives of one Israeli and four Palestinians, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that his government would establish new settler outposts in the occupied West Bank and legalize more existing ones.
- After allegedly stabbing two individuals in broad daylight in Manhattan's upscale Upper West Side neighborhood, a man is being charged with hate crimes.
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American Stories
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East Africa is experiencing the worst desert locust invasion in 25 years, according to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization, and the worst in Kenya for 70 years. Desert locusts have ravaged at least 11 of Kenya’s 47 counties, leaving a trail of destruction on farmland. Experts say if the locust invasion is not checked, it could pose a serious threat to food security and livelihoods in the region
California Couple Helping Migrants Survive Desert...
John and Laura Hunter live in southern California and over the past few years they’ve begun heading out into the desert around the U.S.-Mexico border and trying to make sure people making the trek to the U.S. from South and Central America stay alive during their passage
Historic Moment in American Politics Brings...
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Zimbabwe Screening Travelers in Wake of...
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Scene at United Nations Headquarters
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Uyghurs in Saudi Arabia Flee to...
The new policy has forced the 100-odd members of the Uyghur diaspora in Saudi Arabia to make a choice between returning home, where they are likely to be accused of harboring “strong religious views” and detained, or remain where they are, under constant threat of deportation because of their illegal status
American Stories
It’s not for everyone, but if your idea of fun involves taking a plunge in icy water this may be your kind of event. That’s exactly what some people did in Annapolis, Maryland, for a fundraiser for the Special Olympics of Maryland….Kelly Carnes is anything but ordinary. A public relations executive and entrepreneur, she has made parties and carnivals her everyday reality and lives the life that feels natural to her
RFE/RL Journalist’s Car Set Ablaze In...
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