Headlines- Israel Katz, the Israel's defense minister, said on Thursday that his country was prepared to relaunch its military operation against Iran "with even greater force" if necessary.
- Benajmin Netanyhau, the prime minister of Israel, said that his country will stay in southern Lebanon "as long as necessary to ensure the security of our communities in the north."
- In Bahrain and Qatar, missile alerts sounded early on Thursday morning following a fresh wave of US airstrikes against Iran.
- Iran's Health Ministry's head of public relations, Hossein Kermanpour, posted on X that strikes on Iran on Wednesday and Thursday killed fourteen people.
- The Strait of Hormuz would only be opened under "Iranian arrangements," according to Iran's chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, on Thursday after a Middle East strike exchange between Tehran and Washington.
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Ice For Sale: Siberian Tatars Carry...
In an ethnic Tatar village in Russia’s Omsk region, drinking water comes from the ice of a local lake, which is cut in winter, carried, and stored for year-round use. It’s a good business for those who do the hard work of collecting the ice, and locals claim the clean water contributes to their longevity
Mother + Teacher + Pandemic
Meet Janessa Ford! A first grade teacher who balances teaching her students remotely while overseeing her own kindergartner’s online studies
In Russia’s Urals, Abandoned Industrial Towns...
In Russia’s Urals region, towns that once churned out industrial chemicals and coal are now largely abandoned. Verkhnyaya Gubakha was once a thriving city of more than 30,000, but the population has dwindled, and the landscape is returning to forested taiga
Virtual Yoga
Diego Del Sol, owner of Del Sol Yoga Studio in Washington D.C., speaks to us about how yoga is especially important during these self-isolating times. He has taken his yoga classes online, connecting with his students through mind, body….and Zoom
Nigeria African Cartoons
Despite Technological Disadvantage and lack of local Talent, a Nigerian Animator tries to promote animated cartoons to promote African stories globally
Tile-Makers Of Herat Struggle To Keep...
centuries, artisans in the city of Herat have made the ceramic tiles that decorate Afghan mosques. But as mass-produced tiles replace handmade ones, the craftsmen fear that their tradition may be dying out
Lesotho Wool Unrest
Wool and mohair are the bread and butter of many of the Basotho, the people of Lesotho. The tiny nation, surrounded on all sides by South Africa, owns 17 percent of the world’s mohair market. But this industry has been rocked in recent years after Lesotho’s government struck a deal with a Chinese entrepreneur that turned the wool export business into a monopoly
Lessons from Auschwitz
The world mark A sobering milestone the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.But with hate crimee on the rise How far has the world really come from the dark days of the Holocaust?