Headlines
  • There have been reports of Israeli airstrikes in towns of Al-Mansouri and Qaaqaait al-Jisr in southern Lebanon.
  • 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: Video Report

February 26, 2021

Ethiopia Carter Center

With internet access increasing in many emerging democracies, use of social media is changing the ways that candidates and voters interact

February 25, 2021

Pashinian Marches With Supporters, Accuses Armenian...

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian has taken to the streets of Yerevan, along with his supporters on February 25 after what he called “an attempted military coup” by Armenian army officers who wrote a letter demanding his resignation

Pakistan Plans New City Amid Opposition

Highly crowded Lahore city in Pakistan has the same crowding issues of many urban environments. To help ease the problem, the government plans to build a new city just to the North, but that has some residents worried

Venezuela Crisis: Barter Economy

Venezuela’s currency the Bolivar is worth almost nothing these days. That’s forced the country’s citizens to figure out new ways to put food on their tables

Syrian Child Labors

The children of many displaced families in Syria are often doing dangerous, low-paying work as a means to survive because these families are neglected by governments and aid organizations

February 24, 2021

Commentator’s Killing Raises Fears in a...

recent killing in Lebanon of activist and commentator Lokman Slim, a prominent critic of the Iran-backed Hezbollah group, has rattled the country and raised fears that more people may be targeted

Tajik Couple Leaves Free Bread In...

A married pensioner couple has installed a “magic box” near a bread market in the Tajik city of Khujand in which they leave free bread every day to anyone in need

In Important Step for Blind People,...

Malian linguists and braille experts have translated the most widely spoken African language in Mali, Bambara, to braille for the country’s blind. Bambara is spoken and understood by about 15 million Malians

COVAX Explainer

How Can Low-Income Countries Compete for COVID-19 Vaccines?

February 23, 2021

Belarusian Athletes Purged For Opposing Lukashenka

More than 100 men and women have been barred from competitive sports in Belarus since signing an open letter calling for an end to police violence against peaceful anti-government protesters

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