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  • On Thursday, US President Donald Trump said that Iran would be held responsible for the Houthi attacks on Red Sea vessels.
  • On Thursday, US President Donald Trump said that the United States would begin to pay for ships and cargo damaged by strikes in and around the Gulf using frozen Iranian assets.
  • The Gulf country's armed forces said that on Thursday, Kuwaiti air defense batteries opened fire on incoming Iranian missiles and drones.
  • On Thursday, António Guterres, the secretary-general of the United Nations, issued a warning that the Middle East situation is "getting out of control."
  • Since the naval blockade was resumed nine days ago, U.S. forces have redirected twelve commercial vessels and destroyed one in order to prevent ships from accessing or departing Iranian ports or coastal areas, according to U.S. Central Command.

Category: Video Report

August 7, 2021

Dueling Theories on COVID-19 Origins to...

This month, the US intelligence community is likely to give President Joe Biden a report evaluating the two primary ideas about COVID-19’s origins. The virus was unintentionally released from a lab, according to one theory, and it emerged from human interaction with an infected animal, according to the other

To protest Taliban offensives, Afghans chant...

As a protest against the Taliban’s attacks on some Afghan cities, people in Afghanistan chanted “Allahu Akbar,” which means “God is Great.” This report narrated by Roshan Noorzai  was filed by VOA’s Sayed Hasib Maududi

WFP Warns that it Faces Fund...

The World Food Programme (WFP) issued a warning on Friday that it is facing a 70% funding shortage in Myanmar, where millions of people are facing rising food insecurity.

China’s Wolf Warrior Diplomacy Could Be...

China’s “wolf warrior” diplomacy depicts the country as an aggressive, rising superpower. The name is derived from the Chinese blockbuster Wolf Warrior film franchise, the first instalment of which was released in 2015

August 6, 2021

Kenya Develops an Emergency App to...

As crime rates in Kenya shot up during the pandemic, a Kenyan developer who was a crime victim himself created a mobile application to help people alert police about emergencies. The application has been so successful that Kenya’s police force has adopted it

Anniversary of the Beirut Explosion

Little progress has been made in the probe a year after the Devastating  explosion in Beirut’s port, and no one has been held accountable. The blast has become a symbol of both defeat and resistance in Lebanon, which is wracked by various problems

Activists Claim That a Russian Defamation...

Russian tycoon Roman Abramovich, owner of Chelsea Football Club in England, and Russia’s state-owned oil major Rosneft have both filed defamation lawsuits against the author of a book about President Vladimir Putin’s rise to power. Activists claim the lawsuit jeopardises press freedom

August 5, 2021

Fears of Brain Drain Prompted by...

Some Afghans who worked on US-funded programes and projects in Afghanistan are praising the US State Department’s Priority 2 programme, which allows specific Afghans and their families to enter the US Refugee Admissions Program. Other Afghans, though, are concerned that the scheme may hasten the country’s brain drain

Afghan Women and Children Face an...

The withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan is nearing completion. According to experts,Afghan women and children face a bleak future

August 4, 2021

More Afghans Arrive in Turkey Following...

The increased fighting between the Taliban and Afghan government forces has resulted in a new migration of Afghan refugees into Turkey

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