Headlines- 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.
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US Committs to Assist Haiti in...
The US Announced One Day After The Assassination Of Haitian President Jovenel Moise That It Will React To Pleas For Assistance In The Investigation. Experts Say The United States Should Resist The Urge To Act Militarily In Haiti, As It Did In Previous Times Of Unrest
Women-Only Village in Syria
In The Rojava Region Of Northern Syria, There Is A Women-Only Village Where Widowed Families Dwell. Village Leaders Are Now Accepting Victims Of Domestic Violence And Sexual Assault Due To An Upsurge In Domestic Violence In The Area
In Afghanistan’s Balkh District, the Taliban...
Residents In Northern Afghanistan’s Balkh Province, Which Borders Uzbekistan, Told VOA That The Taliban Have Put Tough New Restrictions On Locals Since Seizing Power. Journalist Gul Rahim Niazman Is Reporting From The Province’s Balkh District
Crime Against Women in Tigray
Hundreds Of Women And Girls In Ethiopia’s Tigray Region Have Claimed Being Raped By Troops In A War That Continues Despite The Government’s Troop Withdrawal Last Week
US Military Base in Syria
VOA Was Permitted Inside The Perimeter Of A US Military Facility In Northeastern Syria To See How American And Local Kurdish Forces Are Attempting To Prevent The Islamic State Terrorist Group From Resurrecting. From Rumeilan, Syria, Sirwan Kajjo Brought You This Special Report
Villagers in Zimbabwe Oppose a Chinese...
Conservationists In Zimbabwe Are Attempting To Raise Awareness About A Chinese Coal Mining Operation That Is Taking Place In The Same District As The Country’s Largest National Park. Locals And Wildlife Will Be Harmed, According To Critics, Who Are Pushing Authorities To Shift Away From Coal Extraction And Toward Renewable Energy Sources
In Los Angeles, Delta Variant Spreads...
To Deal With The Increased Number Of COVID-19 Cases With The Delta Variant In California, Public Health Officials In Los Angeles County Have Advised Wearing Masks In Indoor Public Settings
Afghan Adviser Visits Moscow to Talk...
Afghanistan’s National Security Adviser, Hamdullah Mohib, Met With His Russian Counterpart, Nikolai Patrushev, In Moscow On Friday To Discuss Bilateral Security Cooperation
Families who Have Been Released From...
Many Syrian Families That Return Home Two Years After The Islamic State Was Defeated Face Severe Economic And Social Difficulties
Women’s Gun Debate in South Africa
A Proposed Law Intends To Ban South Africans From Obtaining Self-Defense Handgun Licences. While Gun Critics Believe That Restricting Gun Access Has Reduced The Death Toll, Gun Supporters Warn That Getting Firearms Out Of The Hands Of Some People, Particularly Women, Will Exacerbate What South Africa’s President Has Dubbed A “Second Pandemic” Of Gender-Based Violence