Headlines- The Houthis in Yemen claim that the blockade primarily targets Saudi ships and that the Bab al-Mandeb Strait is not closed.
- A merchant vessel that attempted to navigate under the US blockade on Iranian ports has been "disabled" by US forces.
- In retaliation for United States most recent attacks across the country, Iran said on Friday that it had attacked US military installations and bases in Bahrain, Jordan, and Kuwait.
- Although he repeated that Tehran was not yet prepared for a deal, US President Donald Trump said on Friday that the US and Iran were in talks to negotiate an end to their war.
- After a deadly clash that claimed the lives of one Israeli and four Palestinians, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that his government would establish new settler outposts in the occupied West Bank and legalize more existing ones.
- After allegedly stabbing two individuals in broad daylight in Manhattan's upscale Upper West Side neighborhood, a man is being charged with hate crimes.
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UN Secretary-General Holds Virtual Press Briefing...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres holds a virtual press conference to launch a report on the socioeconomic impact of COVID-19 titled “Shared responsibility, global solidarity
G20 Virtual Summit on Covid-19 Pandemic
view of the screen in the Invited Nations Secretary-General António Guterres’ conference room as he takes part in the extraordinary Virtual Leaders’ Summit of the Group of Twenty (G-20)
Launch of COVID-19 Global Humanitarian Response...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres launches a COVID-19 Global Humanitarian Response Plan together with Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator; Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO); and Henrietta Fore, Executive Director of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
Scenes in New York City Subway...
A subway rider wears a mask and gloves in an otherwise empty subway car during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in New York City
UN Secretary-General Holds Virtual Press Briefing...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres checks his notes ahead of holding a virtual press briefing on the ongoing global Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak on 19 March 2020 at United Nations, New York
Street Scene in New York City...
A woman is wearing a mask as she walks to her destination during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in New York City
Meeting of Group of Friends of...
Hillary Clinton former United States Secretary of State, deliveres the keynote address at the meeting of the Group of Friends of Women in Afghanistan
Commemoration of International Women’s Day
Grammy Award-winning singer and Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Angélique Kidjo performs at an event marking International Women’s Day (8 March)
UN Security Council Meets on Situation...
Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, Special Representative for Iraq and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), briefs the Security Council meeting on the situation concerning Iraq