Headlines- As explosions have been heard around Iran, the US military's Central Command (CENTCOM) reports that US forces have carried out "additional self-defense strikes" on "multiple targets in Iran."
- There has been an explosion in the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas.
- Israel's defense minister, Israel Katz, said that the war is "far from over" and warned to use force if Iran attacked Israel once more.
- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian denounces threats against Iranian infrastructure and says the country would "stand firm" in the face of U.S. threats of future strikes.
- At least 13 people killed as Pakistan launched new airstrikes on Afghanistan, according to Taliban authorities on Wednesday.
Tag: Illegal Mining
Nigeria Seeking New Mining Industry Opportunities
Nigerian officials are taking a new look at the mining industry as part of their efforts to diversify the country’s economy after years of focusing on oil and gas. But the country remains reeling from the environmental damage that old mining operations and ongoing illegal mining have inflicted.
Illegal Gold Mining Expanding Unchecked Under...
A rapid expansion in illegal gold mining since the military coup is poisoning the water supply in Myanmar’s Kachin state and destroying the livelihoods of residents who say the ethnic Kachin group that administers the region has failed to police the sector.
Three Die as Illegal Mine Walls...
Three people have been reported dead in a space of four days after illegal mines collapsed on them in Malawi’s lakeshore district of Mangochi, killing them while mining precious stones known as corundum and gold, police confirmed Wednesday, Jan 15
Living Off Illegal ‘Black Gold’ In...
In southern Kyrgyzstan, entire regions live off illegal coal mining. The work is dangerous. Six miners died in an accident in October. But locals say there is no other work for the region’s men