Headlines- After US forces struck two rocket launchers on Iran's Larak Island, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran says to have attacked US bases in Jordan.
- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says that several Iranian fighters and civilians were killed and injured in the US attack on Larak Island.
- Since resuming its naval blockade of Iran on July 14, US Central Command claimed to have diverted 83 commercial vessels, disabled three, and boarded two.
- Guinea-Bissau held a referendum on Sunday to decide whether to grant the president additional authority.
- At least eight people died, 237 have been rescued, and 23 are still missing after a passenger ferry capsized off the coast of northern Cyprus on Sunday.
- NASA launched the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which is intended to survey the universe on a never-before-seen scale while investigating far-off planets, exploding stars, and black holes.
- At least 750 people killed and another 3000 went missing on Wednesday after landslides caused by a glacial collapse unleashed a torrent of mud and water across Nepal and China's autonomous region of Tibet.
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