Headlines
  • Iran "does not trust America," according to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, who states that the United States must remove all economic pressure, threats, and sanctions before engaging in any negotiations.
  • After a report of an incident involving a tanker and unidentified military forces off the coast of Oman, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Center issued an advisory on Tuesday.
  • In response to growing attacks in Yemen by Houthi rebels backed by Iran, the British Defense Ministry announced on Tuesday that it will "provide additional defensive military support" to Saudi Arabia.
  • Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, claims to be "committed to completing the elimination of the Iranian regime" and to have "discussed this with Trump numerous times, including the day before yesterday."
  • In a post to X on Tuesday morning, Saudi military spokesperson Col. Turki Al-Maliki stated that Saudi forces had intercepted a ballistic missile fired by the Houthis toward Riyadh, the country's capital.
  • Nigeria's first known case of Ebola during the current outbreak was confirmed by the country's Health Ministry on Tuesday.
  • More than 150 people have been killed by a drone hit in a crowded market in the disputed province of Abyei.

Author: crimeandmoreworld - News Desk

November 1, 2021

Global Warming Russia

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October 31, 2021

COVID Found to Affect Women in...

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October 30, 2021

What is Cerebral Palsy and How...

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October 29, 2021

UN General Assembly Hears the Human...

President of the Human Rights Council and Permanent Representative of Fiji to the United Nations in Geneva, Nazhat Shameem Khan, presents the General Assembly with a report from the Human Rights Council

Under the Taliban, Afghan Artists and...

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Ethiopian Refugee Crisis -Terror in Tigray

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Hijacked Buildings of South Africa

The value and security of downtown Johannesburg, South Africa’s largest metropolis, have been degraded by dilapidated and dangerous “hijacked” buildings — abandoned assets taken over by slumlords. However, a local organisation is recovering and repairing a historic structure to give housing for those who are homeless

October 28, 2021

Burkina Faso Abuses by Security Forces...

According to rights groups and data analysis by VoA, abuses by state security forces against people in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have declined significantly in the previous year. Henry Wilkins, reporting from Burkina Faso, discovers what’s causing the 77 percent decline and what lessons might be learnt

October 27, 2021

UN Deputy Secretary General Meets With...

Amina Mohammed,United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, meets with Nazhat Shameem Khan, Fiji’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva and President of the Human Rights Council

‘All We Have is Dry Bread’

Afghanistan is facing a serious food crisis.Afghans  have been plagued by crippling hunger

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