Headlines- Iran "does not trust America," according to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, who states that the United States must remove all economic pressure, threats, and sanctions before engaging in any negotiations.
- After a report of an incident involving a tanker and unidentified military forces off the coast of Oman, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Center issued an advisory on Tuesday.
- In response to growing attacks in Yemen by Houthi rebels backed by Iran, the British Defense Ministry announced on Tuesday that it will "provide additional defensive military support" to Saudi Arabia.
- Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, claims to be "committed to completing the elimination of the Iranian regime" and to have "discussed this with Trump numerous times, including the day before yesterday."
- In a post to X on Tuesday morning, Saudi military spokesperson Col. Turki Al-Maliki stated that Saudi forces had intercepted a ballistic missile fired by the Houthis toward Riyadh, the country's capital.
- Nigeria's first known case of Ebola during the current outbreak was confirmed by the country's Health Ministry on Tuesday.
- More than 150 people have been killed by a drone hit in a crowded market in the disputed province of Abyei.
Tag: Journalist Maria Ressa
September 14, 2023
Nobel Laureate Maria Ressa Acquitted of...
On Tuesday, a Philippine court acquitted Maria Ressa and her news website Rappler in a tax case. The Nobel laureate currently faces two more challenges.
June 15, 2020
RSF Appalled by Defamation Conviction of...
The verdict fell this morning, like a cleaver. Chamber 46 of the Regional Court of Manila sentenced to a sentence, ranging from six months and one day to six years in prison, the journalist Maria Ressa , director and co-founder of the independent news site Rappler