Headlines- In a Hellfire missile attack in the Gulf of Oman, US Central Command claims to have "disabled" a commercial ship flying the Gambia flag while it was attempting to travel for an Iranian port.
- The US has enough weapons stockpiles, according to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, to resume military operations if needed.
- Nawaf Salam, the prime minister of Lebanon, has cautioned that Israel cannot guarantee its security via a "scorched-earth policy."
- After the finding of a "object suspected to be a floating mine" in the Strait of Hormuz, Omani authorities issued an alert on Saturday advising ships to proceed with caution.
- The Democratic Republic of the Congo's Minister of Communication, Patrick Muyaya, says that the Ebola outbreak doesn't "need to be in panic."
Tag: FAO report
April 2, 2019
UN Report: More than 113 Million...
The FAO report says that 2018 was the third consecutive year in which the number of people facing all levels of food insecurity topped the 100 million mark, although it was slightly better than 2017’s number of 124 million people. The study said some countries were less affected by severe weather events such as drought and flooding