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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Ghana Worried Over COVID-19 During Elections
Ghana has been lauded for its COVID-19 response and fairly low death toll of 323 people. But, health experts worry the virus could be spread at campaign rallies for next week’s election
Yemen Hunger
The window to prevent famine in Yemen is narrowing as new figures reveal record highs of acute food insecurity in the country, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the UN World Food Programme (WFP) and UNICEF warned on 3 December.
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Mali’s Horse Racing
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Ethiopian Refugees Worry about COVID-19 Outbreak...
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Soil To Sand: The Desertification Of...
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Russian Artist’s Giant Holiday Cards Live...
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Nigerian Officials Worry as Citizens Flout...
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Climate Change Refugees
On the eve of a high-level event on the impact of climate change on refugees, Andrew Harper, UNHCR’s special advisor on climate action talks about climate refugees, conflict triggers and what the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us about responding to global emergency