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.
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Coronavirus Patients Share Their Trials and...
Much has been written of the warning signs, symptoms and dangers of COVID-19. But what is it like to live through an active infection? Three sufferers agreed to share their stories, day-by-day medical conditions, thoughts and observations with VOA chronicling life with the coronavirus
‘Our Pleas Are Falling on Deaf...
According to Girma, though, only about half of 300 students budgeted had received the stipend several weeks later. Even now, Girma and other students in Wuhan have identified at least 66 Ethiopians who have not received the payments
Botswana, with No COVID-19 Cases, Closes...
The closures will remain in place until further notice. Citizens will be allowed to return home, but must submit to a 14-day quarantine
Khalilzad Lauds Formation of Inclusive Negotiating...
The Afghan government announced last week that it has formed a negotiating team led by former intelligence chief Masoom Stanikzai to hold talks with the Taliban group
Mnangagwa: Starting Monday, Zimbabwe Under Total...
President Emmerson Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe will be under a 21-day lockdown starting Monday in an attempt to stop the transmission of the coronavirus COVID-19 that has killed thousands of people in the world
The 4 Activists of SOS Chrétiens...
The SOS Chrétiens d’Orient Association, at the announcement of the release, also thanked the French and Iraqi authorities, and expressed its congratulations and the French and Iraqi authorities, and thanks through its official channels, also “for the incredible movement of prayers and solidarity” following the news of the kidnapping
North Korea Cracks Down on Hoarding,...
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Myanmar Army Seizes Drugs, Detains Leaders...
Leaders and members of the militia who hail from Yeinmaw and Hophyat villages and a leader from Lwelkham village, where large amounts of illegal drugs were found, are now being accused of being involving in drug manufacturing and failing to inform authorities
COVID-19: Afghanistan lockdowns frontline provinces
President Ashraf Ghani urged the Taliban a day earlier to a cease-fire to allow screening and health services to combat areas under the group’s control.
In a televised address, he said peace remains his top priority and the government remains committed to serving people in need in all corners of the country
Uyghur Singer Rashida Dawut Sentenced to...
Rashida Dawut, a long-time member of the Xinjiang Muqam Troupe in the XUAR capital Urumqi who produced popular solo albums in the 1990s, was sentenced to 15 years in jail for “separatism” by the Urumqi Intermediate People’s Court in late 2019, a source claiming to have close knowledge of the situation recently told RFA’s Uyghur Service