Headlines- In a Hellfire missile attack in the Gulf of Oman, US Central Command claims to have "disabled" a commercial ship flying the Gambia flag while it was attempting to travel for an Iranian port.
- The US has enough weapons stockpiles, according to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, to resume military operations if needed.
- Nawaf Salam, the prime minister of Lebanon, has cautioned that Israel cannot guarantee its security via a "scorched-earth policy."
- After the finding of a "object suspected to be a floating mine" in the Strait of Hormuz, Omani authorities issued an alert on Saturday advising ships to proceed with caution.
- The Democratic Republic of the Congo's Minister of Communication, Patrick Muyaya, says that the Ebola outbreak doesn't "need to be in panic."
Tag: 9/11
What Do Young New Yorkers Think...
They were either too young to remember or were born in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, but they all grew up in a city feeling the impact. What does 9/11 represent to young people and teenagers in New York City?
As US Approaches the 20th Anniversary...
As the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks approaches, VOA’s Julie Taboh analyzes some of the technology that keeps airports and air travel in the United States safe
Global Military Spending on the Rise
Today (September 11) the nation remembers the lives lost in the deadliest terror attack on American soil. The President, Vice President and others are attending ceremonies to honor the nearly 3,000 people killed when al-Qaida terrorists highjacked four planes, ramming two into the World Trade Center buildings in New York and one into the Pentagon
Afghanistan War Factbox
More than 2,400 U.S. troops have died in the Afghan War since 2001. The deadliest year was 2010, with 499 American casualties and a total coalition loss of 711 lives. According to the United Nations, tens of thousands of Afghan civilians have also been killed since the war began. The first six months of 2018 were the deadliest since 2009, when the U.N. started keeping record of civilian casualties, with 1,692 deaths