Headlines- On Monday at 14:00 GMT, the US military says it would start blockading Iranian ports, preventing ships from entering or leaving Iran from passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
- In the southern town of Biyyada, Hezbollah claims that its men have attacked Israeli soldiers with "a swarm of attack drones."
- US President Donald Trump's threat to block the Strait of Hormuz was deemed "ridiculous" by Iran's navy chief, Shahram Irani.
- Any military ships approaching the Strait of Hormuz "will be considered a violation of the ceasefire and will be met with severe force," according to a statement released on Sunday by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
- The speaker of Iran's parliament Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf is leading the delegation that has arrived to Pakistan for talks with the United States.
- Nawaf Salam, the prime minister of Lebanon, stated that he was working to ensure the withdrawal of Israeli forces and to put an end to the Israel-Hezbollah conflict.
- Viktor Orban, the longtime prime minister of Hungary, has conceded defeat to Peter Magyar in the country's legislative election.
Tag: Cholera Outbreak
Amid Outbreak, Zimbabwe Launches New Polio...
Zimbabwe is fighting a cholera outbreak that claimed the lives of almost 500 people, and in order to contain a new outbreak, the country has started an emergency polio vaccination campaign.
Cholera Outbreak in Malawi
One of the biggest cholera outbreaks in recent memory is being tackled in Malaqi. More than 8,000 people have been infected and more than 250 people have died as a result of its nationwide spread.
Cholera Outbreak in Nigeria
According to Nigerian health officials, nearly 1,800 people have died from cholera this year, with outbreaks reported in more than 20 states. Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Environment is advocating appropriate hygiene and planning mass cleanups in impacted areas to battle the bacterial disease spread by contaminated water
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom visited...
Orlando Bloom visited the Mutua resettlement area in Beira, currently home to around 1,500 people affected by the cyclones, nearly half of whom are children. Bloom danced and sang with young children and spoke to them about their hopes and dreams for the future
Mozambique: International Aid Targets Deadly Cholera
In the wake of Cyclone Idai’s devastation, Mozambique now faces 1,000 cases of cholera. The soaring disease toll follows storm-surge flooding that contaminated wells with sewage
Mozambique’s Cyclone Survivors Face Rising Threat...
Mozambique’s government and aid agencies have launched a cholera vaccination campaign Wednesday in the port city of Beira to treat nearly a million people affected by Cyclone Idai
UN Officials: 13 Million in Congo...
2 million people were newly displaced last year; 7.3 million children are out of school; 300,000 children die each year before their fifth birthday; 3 in 10 women are reported to be victims of sexual violence; and in January alone there were 7,000 cases of measles and 3,500 cases of cholera