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: Coronavirus News
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Since 2018, the Kyrgyzstan chapter of the global non-profit has been bringing digital resources to remote schools that might otherwise have no internet connection – and thus no way to access curricula during the pandemic
Ukrainian Doctors Say Situation Critical After...
The situation in many Ukrainian hospitals is critical, doctors say, after a spike in the number of coronavirus cases in the country