Headlines- After talks in Washington on Tuesday that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio described as a "historic opportunity" for peace, Israel and Lebanon agreed to hold direct talks.
- Iran talks could resume "over the next two days," according to US President Donald Trump, after the failure of last weekend's first round in Pakistan.
- Six merchant ships turned around after "direction from US forces," according to the US, and no ships were able to pass through the blockade in the first 24 hours.
- According to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health, there were at least 35 deaths and 159 injuries in Lebanon on Tuesday.
- The southern Lebanon district of Bint Jbeil has been hit by an Israeli airstrike.
- "The short-term authorization permitting the sale of Iranian oil already stranded at sea is set to expire in a few days and will not be renewed," according to the US Treasury Department.
Tag: Animal Poaching
South African National Parks Welcomes Successful...
The South African National Parks (SANParks) on Wednesday commended the National Prosecuting Authority in Mpumalanga on the successful prosecution of two long-standing rhino poaching trials in the Mhala Regional Court
Botswana Hopes Mysterious Elephant Deaths Are...
Botswana’s neighbor, Zimbabwe, recorded its first mysterious deaths last week, with the loss of at least 11 elephants. Wildlife authorities there say the cause appears to be a bacterial infection
Shot, Then Rescued, Kyrgyz Snow Leopard...
Kyrgyz wildlife center is nursing a snow leopard named Zhaabars back to health after he was badly wounded by a shotgun. Despite conservationists’ efforts, the rare cats are sometimes targeted by poachers and farmers protecting their herds
Somaliland Clamps Down on Cheetah Trafficking
Authorities in Somaliland have stepped up efforts to curb illegal trafficking of cheetah cubs, which are sought as exotic pets in Persian Gulf countries. Activists warn that cheetahs are in peril in the Horn of Africa
Ballet and Rhinos in the African...
Artists are often at the forefront of social change, as they use their works to address difficult political and cultural issues. While audiences are probably most familiar with activist painters, filmmakers and musicians, choreographers have also addressed social issues with their dance companies
Artificial Intelligence: The New Weapon To...
The survival of wild animals such as elephants and tigers are at risk, and one of the main reasons is poaching. These animals are being hunted, even in protected wildlife parks, for their body parts such as elephants’ tusks and tigers’ skins
World’s Rarest Ape Threatened with Extinction...
Wildlife experts warn that the world’s rarest great ape, discovered in 2017, will not survive the building of a $1.6 billion hydroelectric power plant and dam in the middle of its remaining habitat in Sumatra, Indonesia. Only 800 of the newly identified Tapanuli orangutans remain in the wild
Indonesia Says Arrested Russian Smuggled...
Local police chief Ruddi Setiawan said Zhestkov had confessed that he bought the orangutan for $3,000 from a street market on Indonesia’s main island of Java
Report: Asian Wildlife Trafficking is Skyrocketing
A recent study of the illegal wildlife trade shows that trafficking in endangered species is increasing in volume and value, further fueling the global extinction crisis