Headlines- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps navy issues a warning that the Strait of Hormuz is "closed," citing five tankers that have been hit since Friday.
- Four drones were intercepted and destroyed over the provinces of Riyadh, Eastern, and Southern, according to the coalition led by Saudi Arabia.
- The Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen claims to have intercepted three drones in the southern and Riyadh regions, two cruise missiles over the Red Sea, and a ballistic missile headed for the Saudi city of Yanbu. In the
- Police and pritesters clashed during Saturday's large-scale protests across France over social injustice, exorbitant prices, and the condition of the educational system.
- Just two days before the new sanctions and tariffs on Russia mandated by the law named for the late Senator Lindsey Graham were scheduled to go into effect, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday waiving them.
- On Saturday afternoon, a car drove through a soccer match in Wichita, Kansas, killing a child and an adult and injuring numerous others.
Tag: Climate Change
Hopes Dim for Finding Survivors Trapped...
Hopes of finding more survivors are fading two days after a mudslide engulfed buses carrying dozens of miners in a gold-mining community in the southern Philippines, with unstable ground posing an added danger for rescuers.
Somalia’s Extreme Climate Displaces Farrmers, Disrupts...
Farmers in Somalia faced the dual threats of flooding and drought last year. In this report narrated by VOA’s Arash Arabasadi, Jamal Ahmed Osman spoke with farmers who related their experiences of how extreme climate conditions are taking a toll.
Pacific Islands Making Progress Toward the...
Pacific Island states have been working to implement a brand-new $500 million climate protection fund since the United Nations Climate Change Summit, or COP 28, concluded in mid-December in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
In 2023, El Nino and Climate...
Global temperature records had been demolished in 2023. It was the hottest year on record—some scientists say it was the hottest in 125,000 years. These extremely high temperatures were a contributing factor in several global climatic disasters.
Is the UN Up to the...
Growing poverty and hunger on a warming planet, together with new wars, are issues that the UN is powerless to fix. The future of the United Nations in a world where its impact is waning is looked at by VOA correspondent Margaret Besheer.
Northeast India Flood: Man-Made Disaster Worsened...
Scrap-metal trader MD Alam was sleeping in his riverside cabin along the Teesta River in northeast India on Oct. 4 when he received an urgent phone call.
Destruction in Himalayan Region Due to...
In India’s Himalayan region during the past two months, intense rainfall have caused landslides, flash floods, and other major destruction. Shift in weather patterns that are bringing more rain than snow to mountainous regions in the northern hemisphere are one reason, according to a recent study. The Himalayas are said to be more vulnerable to climatic change.
Intensifying Heat Waves Cause Economic and...
According to a recent study, India’s development is at risk because of the health and economic costs associated with more frequent and intense heat waves.
Threat from Poaching and Climate Change...
In Kenya, the number of the world’s tallest animals is declining, and giraffes are considered as endangered species. The regular killing of giraffes for their meat and the harsh effects of climate change, according to officials, result in the loss of four to five of them daily.
Tanzania Urges Drivers to Switch to...
The Tanzanian government is encouraging drivers to switch from filling their tanks with gasoline to compressed natural gas (CNG). The initiative tries to lower carbon emissions that cause global warming. Some drivers are also expecting that switching would result in long-term savings in money.