Headlines
  • In southern Lebanon, the Israeli army claims to have killed two Hezbollah members..
  • On Wednesday, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards opened fire on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz.
  • 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.

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March 26, 2019

Turkmenistan Urged To Stop ‘Systematic Harassment’...

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Oscar-Winning Documentary Lifts the Stigma Around...

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Third Death Linked to US School...

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Human Impact on Planet Focus of...

At the 27th annual Environmental Film Festival in the nation’s capital, over 100 hundred films were showcased in 25 locations around the city. Many of them focused on the human impact on Climate Change worldwide, pointing to severe weather phenomena already underway, such as vanishing biodiversity

Independent Experts to Look at Aircraft...

An independent panel of experts will take a look at how U.S. regulators certify airplanes are safe to fly after two deadly crashes of Boeing 737-Max 8 jets

UN Officials: 13 Million in Congo...

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Clashes Erupt after Kurdish Prisoners End...

At least four Kurdish activists ended their lives this month in different Turkish prisons. They were protesting the jail conditions of rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan

March 25, 2019

Ukraine Set to Choose its Next...

Ukraine is getting set to choose a new president – with the first round of voting scheduled for March 31. The leading two candidates will then face a run off two weeks later to determine who will lead a country still at war with Russia

In Pictures: Soldiers Kill One, Burn...

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UN General Assembly Meets on Elimination...

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres
addresses the commemorative General Assembly meeting on the elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (21 March)

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