Headlines- Field Marshal Asim Munir, Pakistan's army chief, attended high-level discussions in Iran about the resumption of talks between the US and Iran.
- In an interview with Iranian state media on Wednesday, Mohsen Rezaei, the military advisor to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, threatened that Iran would sink US ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
- The United States on Wednesday threatened to sanction buyers of Iranian oil and said it believed China would pause such purchases as Washington enforces a maritime blockade on Iran.
- Israel's strikes against Hezbollah have resulted in at least 2,167 deaths and 7,061 injuries in Lebanon.
- Iran will compete in the World Cup "for sure" despite the war with the United States, FIFA President Gianni Infantino reaffirmed on Wednesday.
- Iran's army has threatened to block trade via the Red Sea, the Gulf, and the Sea of Oman if the US naval blockade of Iranian ports persists.
Tag: Alaska
Death on North America’s Highest Peak...
Ninety-six climbers died between 1903 and 2006 on the Alaskan mountain formerly known as Mount McKinley, according to a 2008 study by researchers from the University of Utah who noted that “climbers from Asia had the highest odds of dying.”
The Alaskan Community:Thriving Sustainable
Welcome to Ionia, a community in Kasilof, Alaska, where residents strive to live a cooperative and sustainable life. As she travels with the community to harvest a year’s worth of seaweed—a staple of their diet—VOA’s Gabrielle Weiss highlights the unity and purpose that bind them.
World Eskimo Indian Olympics Opens
Native athletes met in Fairbanks, Alaska, two days before the Tokyo Olympics to compete in the 60th World Eskimo-Indian Olympics
Vaccinating in a Remote Village
We travel to the remote village of Seldovia, Alaska, as the COVID vaccine rollout continues
South African Medics to Row Northwest...
Two South African medics are swapping their medical gear for oars as they train for a risky 4,000-kilometer (2,500-mile) journey by rowboat through the Arctic Northwest Passage
Bush Pilot
Little Diomede is a remote island in Alaska with limited resources for the 80 natives who live there. They give their “grocery list” to a bush pilot who brings them what they need from other locations in Alaska
Life has Changed Little on a...
Four-fifths of the state’s territory can only be reached by air, and a lot of small towns would have been completely isolated had it not been for small planes
Carving for Alaska
Watch native citizens from Alaska perform different types of carving to represent Arctic voices
Nome, Alaska – Where Gold Seekers...
About 100 years ago, the town of Nome, Alaska, was a busy place with a population of more than 20,000, most of them gold seekers. Today, fewer than 4,000 people live here and prospecting for gold is no longer the main occupation
Art Thrives Among Hunters, Fishers in...
The small town of Utqiagvik, Alaska, is the northernmost town in the United States. Entertainment is scarce and so is the list of jobs. A lot of locals still hunt and fish, and there is room for art here as well. As Natasha Mozgovaya reports, indigenous carvers have been creating beautiful figurines, intricate miniature …
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