Headlines
  • The current state of affairs in the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, makes it "clear that there's no military solution to a political crisis."
  • Twelve ballistic missiles, three cruise missiles, and four drones launched from Iran on Monday were intercepted by the United Arab Emirates' air defense systems.
  • Saudi Arabia condemned Iranian drone and missile assaults against commercial and civilian infrastructure in the United Arab Emirates, along with an Emirati company's ship.
  • An armed man and U.S. Secret Service agents engaged in gunfire on Monday close to the White House property in Washington, D.C.
  • After reports of Iranian strikes on commercial vessels near the Strait of Hormuz and on oil facilities in the United Arab Emirates, President Donald Trump refrained from declaring a breach of the U.S.-Iran truce.

Category: News & Views

April 16, 2020

A Salon Owner Closes Her Salon,...

COVID-19 has forced many small business owners to put their American Dream on hold. While countless brick and mortar stores have closed their doors during the pandemic, some owners are finding new outlets for their entrepreneurial spirit

Traditional Tibetan Medicines See Spike in...

A source who requested anonymity in the Tibetan capital Lhasa told RFA’s Tibetan Service that several coronavirus patients in and around Tibet, who have since made full recoveries, were treated with traditional medicines

Gauteng Has 909 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases

Johannesburg has 551 cases, Tshwane has 100, the West Rand has 35 cases, Sedibeng has 9 confirmed cases and Ekurhuleni has 148 confirmed cases. There are 66 that are unallocated

April 15, 2020

Afghan News Digest

The UN agency noted that tens of thousands of Afghan citizens have crossed over from Pakistan to Afghanistan since the temporary re-opening of the border last week

“The Dangerous Epidemic of Misinformation” UN...

The Secretary-General announced a new United Nations Communications Response initiative to “flood the Internet with facts and science

In the Face of the Pandemic,...

Mexico “continues to expel Central American citizens, in particular Honduran migrants, to Guatemala, violating international law and leaving these Honduran citizens in a situation of total lack of protection, thus increasing their degree of vulnerability. Guatemala is allowing migrants to pass through its territory, even with closed borders and with the complicit silence of the Honduran government, which is not doing enough to meet the needs of its population and maintain border control which they say they have closed”

April 14, 2020

Government of Tiny eSwatini Refutes Reports...

The World Health Organization says the landlocked nation of 1.1 million people, formerly known as Swaziland, has reported 12 cases of the virus, and no deaths

April 13, 2020

African Ambassadors in China Complain to...

Several African countries have separately also demanded that China address their concerns that Africans, in particular in the southern city of Guangzhou, are being mistreated and harassed

Zimbabwean Sues Government to End Lockdown...

Court papers submitted by the lawyers group say police and army officers assaulted Lucia Masvondo, 26, while she was cooking food in her yard

April 12, 2020

SA COVID-19 Cases Rise to 2028...

South Africa has 2028 confirmed cases of Coronavirus (C2OVID-19), with 25 deaths

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