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  • At a site that was the target of hostile Iranian attacks, a fire was brought under control..
  • On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump said that attacks on Iran "will continue until I say it's enough."
  • Early on Wednesday, air defenses around the Bushehr nuclear power station in southern Iran were activated, according to Iran's semi-official Mehr news agency.
  • According to U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), U.S. forces have resumed their naval blockade of vessels traveling to and from Iranian ports.
  • In a statement to Iran's leaders at the Negev Conference, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Israel would become aggressive if tensions persisted.
  • Over the past two days, as the U.S.-Iran war has resumed, including Iranian strikes on cargo ships, the price of crude oil has shot up.

Category: News & Views

February 10, 2020

‘Where it Begins’: Young Hungry Locusts...

Small and wingless, the hopping young locusts are the next wave in the outbreak that threatens more than 10 million people across the region with a severe hunger crisis

February 8, 2020

Myanmar Army Files Lawsuit Against Kachin...

The two pastors are being charged under Section 17(1) of Myanmar’s colonial-era Unlawful Associations Act, which carries a three-year prison sentence for those who interact with an unlawful association, such as an ethnic armed group like the KIA, religious leaders said

February 7, 2020

Bangladeshi Hindu in Police Custody After...

Pirojpur district police chief Hayatul Islam Khan defended the officers’ actions in arresting Gharami after they pulled him away from the group of men who attacked him

Civilians Flee, Lockdown Begins Ahead Of...

Locals in Bamenda, parts of Buea , Muyuka, Kumba, Kumbo, Mamfe, and other towns remained indoors while travel agencies for fear of their cars being burnt, simply parked in their lots

Myanmar Workers Leave China Without Pay,...

Some are leaving without receiving their salary or money they have saved, because their bosses do not want them to leave, a resident of Yesagyo, a town in Myanmar’s Magway Division near the border, told RFA’s Myanmar Service in an interview

February 6, 2020

Lesotho First Lady Arrested, Faces Charges...

After a month on the run, Lesotho’s First Lady Maesaiah Thabane is in police custody, and on Wednesday was served with charges over the killing of her predecessor, former First Lady Lipolelo Thabane

Delhi Police Uses Facial Recognition to...

Facial recognition technology acquisition was mandated for the Delhi police following an order from the Delhi High Court. The Automated Facial Recognition System (AFRS) software was acquired by the police in March 2018 and was meant only to be a tool for identifying lost and found children through facial matching

Myanmar Reimposes Internet Ban in Rakhine...

The government had imposed a temporary suspension of internet service on these townships and four others in Rakhine state in June 2019, but lifted it for the five in September during peace discussions between the Myanmar military and ethnic armed groups

February 5, 2020

Justice delayed is Justice Denied –...

The debate over should justice for exceptional criminal incidents such as these tow be delivered in the manner in which the Hyderabad police had allegedly delivered or should they go through the due process of law risking the delay as has happened in the case of ‘Nirbhaya’, rages on

February 4, 2020

Urgent Need to Tackle the High...

indigenous peoples also often experience poor working conditions and discrimination. Tomei said the biggest challenge to improving the living and working conditions of indigenous peoples is “the extremely high incidence of poverty and extreme poverty among them.”

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