Headlines- In order to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. military said late Monday that it was striking Iran for the tenth night in a row.
- After their announcement of a naval blockade in the southern part of the Red Sea, Saudi Arabia denounced the Houthis in Yemen, who are supported by Iran.
- According to Jordan's state television, the Jordanian Armed Forces said that three missiles launched from Iran had been intercepted.
- After the deaths of three American service personnel this past weekend, US President Donald Trump warned Iran on Monday that they "will pay" every time they kill Americans.
- Multiple Iranian airstrikes on Middle East bases this month have injured nearly 100 US service men.
- In the latest round of Iranian retaliatory attacks on the Gulf state allied with the United States, the Kuwaiti army said it is working to intercept Iranian missiles and drones.
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Olympic Champion From Ukraine Finds Refuge...
At the time of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the athlete Lyudmila Dzhigalova spent several months in Kharkiv. Later, she was convinced to relocate to California by the Olympic champion’s son. He stayed behind
Animated film inspired by Olympic Values...
The short animated film “Tomorrow’s Leaves,” which premiered at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival earlier this month, is planned to be released worldwide on July 23, the day of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony. The film, which was commissioned by the Olympic Foundation for Culture and Heritage (OFCH) and created by Studio Ponoc’s Oscar-nominated Yoshiaki Nishimura, gives a new viewpoint on the Olympic principles of excellence, friendship, and respect
Burkina Faso’s First Olympic Medal Might...
Hugues Fabrice Zango of Burkina Faso achieved a world record in January by hopping, skipping, and jumping more than 18 metres indoors. Zango is on his way to the Tokyo Olympics and is a strong contender for Burkina Faso’s first Olympic medal. VOA’s Ouagadougou correspondent