Headlines- On Monday at 14:00 GMT, the US military says it would start blockading Iranian ports, preventing ships from entering or leaving Iran from passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
- In the southern town of Biyyada, Hezbollah claims that its men have attacked Israeli soldiers with "a swarm of attack drones."
- US President Donald Trump's threat to block the Strait of Hormuz was deemed "ridiculous" by Iran's navy chief, Shahram Irani.
- Any military ships approaching the Strait of Hormuz "will be considered a violation of the ceasefire and will be met with severe force," according to a statement released on Sunday by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
- The speaker of Iran's parliament Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf is leading the delegation that has arrived to Pakistan for talks with the United States.
- Nawaf Salam, the prime minister of Lebanon, stated that he was working to ensure the withdrawal of Israeli forces and to put an end to the Israel-Hezbollah conflict.
- Viktor Orban, the longtime prime minister of Hungary, has conceded defeat to Peter Magyar in the country's legislative election.
Tag: Natural Disaster
How Communities Can Survive Floods, Major...
The 2019 Atlantic hurricane season is officially underway, yet many people haven’t recovered from some of last year’s storms. Meantime, tornados have torn up swaths of several U.S. states in the past few weeks, and floodwaters have wreaked even more damage
New Tech Keeps Phone Lines Open...
When a natural disaster strikes, some of first pieces of infrastructure to go down are communication networks. And for first responders, that could lead to chaos and in some cases even lives lost. But a group of entrepreneurs, with some help from IBM, has created what they think is a solution to the problem
Cyclone Kenneth Aid in Mozambique
Emergency rations of maize, beans and salt were provided on Sunday (28 April) to families sheltering in public buildings in Macomia district, which was severely impacted by the cyclone. On Monday WFP High Energy Biscuits and a range of food commodities were airlifted from Pemba, the provincial capital, to the island of Ibo, which also suffered massive devastation
Aid Groups Scramble to Assess Mozambique...
The U.N. labeled Idai as “one of the deadliest storms on record in the southern hemisphere.” This is the first time in recorded history that Mozambique was hit by two cyclones in one season, further raising concerns about climate change
Puerto Rico Recovery Update
A U.S Territory- Puerto Rico is struggling to recover from Hurricane Maria even after 18 months
Surge of Rapid Response Teams Strive...
International relief organizations have converged on the city of Biera, Mozambique to provide emergency help to people affected the Cyclone Idai, which devastated parts of southeast Africa in March
Mozambique: International Aid Targets Deadly Cholera
In the wake of Cyclone Idai’s devastation, Mozambique now faces 1,000 cases of cholera. The soaring disease toll follows storm-surge flooding that contaminated wells with sewage
More Aid Getting to Cyclone-Hit Mozambique...
Two weeks after Cyclone Idai slammed into Mozambique, some towns remain all but inaccessible because roads and bridges have been washed away. The situation has slowed the delivery of desperately-needed food and medicine
Press Encounter by UN Secretary-General on...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres
speaks to press about the devastation caused by Cyclone Idai in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi
Nearly Half of Cyclone Idai’s Victims...
The U.N. children’s fund reports the situation for hundreds of thousands of children caught up in this monumental storm is particularly dire. It says many do not have adequate shelter and are in urgent need of food and safe drinking water