Headlines- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps navy issues a warning that the Strait of Hormuz is "closed," citing five tankers that have been hit since Friday.
- Four drones were intercepted and destroyed over the provinces of Riyadh, Eastern, and Southern, according to the coalition led by Saudi Arabia.
- The Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen claims to have intercepted three drones in the southern and Riyadh regions, two cruise missiles over the Red Sea, and a ballistic missile headed for the Saudi city of Yanbu. In the
- Police and pritesters clashed during Saturday's large-scale protests across France over social injustice, exorbitant prices, and the condition of the educational system.
- Just two days before the new sanctions and tariffs on Russia mandated by the law named for the late Senator Lindsey Graham were scheduled to go into effect, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday waiving them.
- On Saturday afternoon, a car drove through a soccer match in Wichita, Kansas, killing a child and an adult and injuring numerous others.
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Scene at UN Headquarters in New...
A view of the sculpture entitled “Sphere within a Sphere”, by Italian artist Arnaldo Pomodoro, at the visitors entrance to the UN Headquarters
On Ellis Island, a Wall Honors...
A wall on New York’s Ellis Island that honors immigrants is almost at full capacity. To date, 770 panels are engraved with the names of almost 800,000 immigrants — including arrivals who never disembarked at Ellis Island
Flag of North Macedonia is Raised...
The flag of North Macedonia is raised at United Nations headquarters in New York, as the name of the country is settled
Dogs Pampered Before Prestigious Westminster Show
Boxers, wire fox terriers, dachshunds and 200 other breeds strutted their stuff at the 143rd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York this week. But before the strutting and the posing, comes the snipping and the primping
Blind Linguist Sees Beauty in Teaching,...
A New York professor, who teaches German at New York’s Elmira College, speaks six languages, has a bachelor’s degree in vocal performance and two master’s degrees. Plus she writes poetry and sings
A Big Build-Up to a Big...
An estimated 1 million people will pack New York City’s Times Square to watch the huge, brilliantly lighted, crystal ball drop to signal the start of the new year. It is an American New Year’s tradition that goes back more than a century
UN Deputy Secretary-General Poses for Group...
United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed (centre from row) poses for a group photo with 8th Students from St. Augustine Roman Catholic School at United Nations,New York
NYC Taxi Drivers 2019 Calendar Celebrates...
According to statistics, around 90 percent of yellow cab drivers are immigrants, and the calendar, which is a comedic take on the traditional pin-up, draws attention to this fact while being light and entertaining
The First Snow of the Season
First snow of the season falls on the Japanese Peace Bell
A Mavellous Sculpture by Italian...
The sculpture “Sphere within a Sphere” by Italian sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro, located at the Visitors’ Entrance to the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The work was presented as a gift to the UN from Italy in 1996.