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  • After alerts in the Yiron area, the Israeli military claims that its air force effectively stopped a "suspicious aerial target" before it entered Israeli territory.
  • As a "humanitarian gesture," US President Donald Trump stated that ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz will be escorted.
  • The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran claimed in a statement released by the state-run Press TV that the United States' ability to make decisions "has narrowed" due to the prolonged impasse in negotiations.
  • In a post to X on Saturday, the Israel Defense Forces claimed to have attacked 120 alleged Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon over the weekend, including over 50 other infrastructure targets and 70 military-use buildings.
  • In an effort to maintain "market stability" despite the Iranian conflict, seven members of the OPEC+ group of oil-producing countries resolved on Sunday to begin gradually raising production in June.

Author: crimeandmoreworld - News Desk

August 17, 2021

UN Security Council Convenes to Discuss...

The United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in Afghanistan is chaired by T.S. Tirumurti India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of August

Eight Months on Farm Protest Continues...

On 2nd of August , i was stopped by some policeman near the bridge  of  Gazipur border . “No one is allowed there. ” The protest  is still going on

August 16, 2021

Rohingya Refugees Get COVID-19 Vaccinations in...

COVID-19 vaccines are being given to Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, as part of a nationwide vaccination push to stop the deadly virus from spreading.Bangladeshi authorities are leading the Vaccination programme, with technical assistance from the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the World Health Organization (WHO), and other humanitarian partners

August 15, 2021

Doctors’ Strike in Nigeria In the...

Nigerian doctors are on strike due to unpaid salaries and poor benefits. However, the walkout by about 40% of Nigeria’s medical workforce comes amid a new surge of coronavirus infections that is putting the country’s healthcare system under extreme strain

August 14, 2021

Video News Digest

As the government announced a state of emergency across the country on August 5, villagers hosed down vegetation in rural areas threatened by wildfires near Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia

Portland Protests:A Year After

VOA talks to people in Portland who have different perspectives on how the protests have impacted their city a year after they became a protest hotspot

Experts warn United States’ Withdrawal From...

As the US deploys approximately 3,000 troops to help evacuate the majority of its diplomats from the US Embassy in Kabul, experts believe the US’s 20-year withdrawal from Afghanistan might have a long-term impact on America’s international position

August 13, 2021

Malaria Free VIllage in Malawi

Last year, Malawi had nearly seven million malaria cases, accounting for nearly a third of the population, with 2,500 people lost their lives as a result of the mosquito-borne diseases. However, one village has become a model for malaria eradication, and was recognised in June as the first to have zero malaria cases for a whole year

UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...

The United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in Somalia is chaired by T.S.Tirumurti, India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of August

August 12, 2021

In Kunduz, Tens of Thousands of...

As the Taliban takes over more territory in Afghanistan, tens of thousands of people have fled the violence in search of safety. Many people have left everything behind.

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