Headlines- After an Iranian attack on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz earlier in the weekend that set it on fire and left a crew member missing, the United States launched several waves of strikes on Iran on Sunday.
- Antonio Guterres, the secretary-general of the United Nations, voiced his "deep concern" over the escalating attacks in Iran and warned "catastrophic consequences" on a global scale if parties resume "full-scale hostilities."
- Iran has denounced the latest wave of American attacks on its territory, claiming that they have "rendered futile" all of the past few months' diplomatic efforts..
- In order "to continue degrading their ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial ships" in the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Sunday that its forces had carried out more strikes against Iran.
- A bar fire in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, claimed at least 27 lives and injured over 60 more.
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June 3, 2019
75 Years after D-Day, Normandy’s US...
On June 6th, heads of state including US President Donald Trump will gather at a beach in northern France to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion. In this successful but deadly military operation, thousands of American and other allied soldiers lost their lives in the first phase of a final push to liberate France and the continent from German Nazi occupation
May 28, 2019
75 Years After D-Day, Normandy’s US...
On June 6th, U.S. President Donald Trump and other world leaders will gather in northern France to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, in which thousands of American & other allied soldiers died trying to liberate France and Europe from Nazi occupation