Headlines- The United States and Iran have reached a peace deal, according to Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who signed the document on Friday, June 19 in Switzerland.
- Despite a "ceasefire," Israel continued its airstrikes against the southern suburbs of Beirut, the capital of Lebanon.
- Trump posted on his Truth Social platform,"The Deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now complete. Congratulations to all!"
- Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Ismail Baghaei, stated that the two sides have decided not to discuss about the nuclear issue, and that the focus now is on ending the war on all fronts, including Lebanon.
- The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that an airplane crashed near to a Missouri airport on Sunday, killing a pilot and eleven skydivers.
- On Sunday, over 80 million people from northern Georgia to Maine along the East Coast are on alert for severe storms.
Tag: landmines and improvised explosive devices (IEDs)
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Wuhan, China, home to the quickly spreading coronavirus is also a major university town that hosts thousands of foreign students including many Afghan students. Getting them home is tricky but Afghanistan’s health minister says, an isolated 100-bed hospital has been setup for returning Studentes….Explosive devices like landmines are uniquely deadly because in some cases they stay behind long after a conflict ends. Their proliferation causes about 4 thousand injuries and deaths every year according to the Minesweepers group
A Graduate’s Dream Job: Helping Rats...
Global nonprofit organization in Tanzania has developed innovative method using African giant pouched rats to detect landmines and tuberculosis using their extraordinary sense of smell
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