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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China’s Chengdu Hit by Food Shortages...
Authorities in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu have imposed restrictions on the city in a bid to curb a surge in new COVID-19 infections, as residents complained of food shortages and panic-buying
Bali Bomb Maker Claims Involvement in...
The convict who helped assemble the bombs used in the 2002 Bali bombings is claiming it was a “mistake” to be involved in Indonesia’s worst terror attack that killed 202 people, including 88 Australians
Dozens Charged in China’s Tangshan as...
Authorities in the northern Chinese city of Tangshan say 28 people are being charged and 15 officials investigated in connection with the vicious beatings of several women at a barbecue restaurant in June
Bangladesh Halts Construction of Elevated Bus...
Bangadesh’s government announced Friday that it had ordered a halt to the construction of an elevated bus line until the Chinese contractor could ensure safety on the project plagued by recent deadly incidents, including a section collapse that killed five people this month
Nearly 5 Dozen Monks Detained in...
Authorities in Myanmar have detained at least 56 monks who spoke out against junta in the nearly 18 months since last year’s coup, while many other religious leaders opposed to military rule face harassment and are on the run amid the threat of arrest, RFA Burmese has learned
Rohingya Rally for Repatriation on 5th...
Rohingya refugees staged mass demonstrations at camps in southeastern Bangladesh on Thursday to demand the world help repatriate them to Myanmar, as they marked the fifth anniversary of a brutal Burmese military offensive that spurred an unprecedented exodus
UN Human Rights Chief Says Overdue...
The United Nations human rights chief said a long overdue report on rights abuses in western China’s Xinjiang region may not be issued by the time she leaves her post on Aug. 31, prompting dismay among Uyghur advocacy groups and a U.S. call to release the document
Refugees: ARSA Rebels Threaten Rohingya Leaders...
Five years after hundreds of thousands of Rohingya fled a brutal crackdown by Myanmar’s military, refugees stuck at camps in southeastern Bangladesh say they feel increasingly unsafe as ARSA rebels and armed criminal gangs are targeting community leaders for attack
Prison For Ex-PM Najib as Top...
Last-minute theatrics failed to save former Prime Minister Najib Razak from the lockup Tuesday as Malaysia’s highest court upheld his conviction in a 1MDB-related case and sent him to Kajang prison on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur to serve his 12-year sentence for corruption
Hail,Torrential Rain Leave At Least 31...
Hail and heavy rain caused the deaths of at least 31 people in Tibetan-populated counties in northwestern China’s Qinghai and Gansu provinces, Tibetan sources said. More than 2,000 heads of livestock were also killed in the storms