Headlines- Kurdish troops reported that a coalition led by the United States shot down multiple drones over Erbil, the capital of the northern Kurdistan region of Iraq, on Wednesday.
- The potential sale of Advanced Precision Kill Weapon Systems and related equipment to Saudi Arabia for an estimated $1.96 billion was approved by the US State Department on Wednesday.
- In protest of this week's ban on the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Iran's foreign ministry summoned Britain's ambassador to Tehran on Wednesday, vowing that the move would "not go unanswered".
- U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement on Wednesday that a U.S. aircraft fired on an oil tanker that "attempted to violate the U.S. blockade" on Iranian ports.
- US President Donald Trump stated that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps cannot be negotiated with and that the United States might have to eliminate it.
Category: Video Report
US Communities Uneasy as Trump Threatens...
Two weeks ago, U.S. President Donald Trump told the Democrats to fix the loopholes in the U.S. asylum laws or federal authorities would deport millions of undocumented immigrants through mass raids. Since then, immigrant communities around the country have organized to protest the threat, but some Americans feel those deportations should have happened a long time ago
Former Russian Inmates On Their Lives...
Former prisoners who were tortured inside a Russian prison have been talking to RFE/RL about their lives since their release. In a new RFE/RL documentary, they discuss the fate of the imprisoned guards who tortured them, and say torture continues to be used routinely in Russian penitentiaries
Antarctic Sea Ice Plunges from Record...
The sea ice around Antarctica has plunged from a record high to a record low in just three years according to a new report released this week by the U.S, space agency NASA
Charity Puts Smiles on Faces of...
International charity Operation Smile is helping Malawians with cleft lips and palates remove shame and embarrassment stemming from their condition
Afghanistan’s Camel-Powered Kharasi Workshops All But...
Making oil from sesame seeds is still done by camel power in the last remaining kharasi workshops of the north-western Afghan city of Herat
Death Toll Climbs in Libya Bombing
The United Nations says at least 55 people were killed and more than 130 injured in the Tuesday night airstrike on a detention center holding illegal migrants in Libya’s capital. VOA’s Heather Murdock is on the scene in Tripoli and files this report
Busted! A Fake Cop Keeps Traffic...
He wears a sailor’s hat and general’s epaulettes, but it’s enough to pass himself off as a traffic cop in Kyrgyzstan’s busy capital
A Vision of the Future of...
With cellphones becoming more sophisticated, internet becoming faster, and VR headsets becoming cheaper, we are at the precipice of a whole new virtual world
‘There is No Comfort’: In Mauritania,...
In 1981, Mauritania became the last country in the world to abolish slavery. But the problem is still prevalent and the government is doing little to combat it
Deadly Floods In Russia Leave Thousands...
Flooding in the Siberian region of Irkutsk has left over a dozen dead and and over a dozen missing, according to the Russian emergency services. Thousands have been evacuated from flood-hit areas and a state of emergency has been declared in the region