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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Rebel Yell: Europe’s Biggest U.S. Civil...
Every year, hundreds of people from across Europe and North America converge on a military base in Germany to re-fight a battle from the U.S. Civil War. There’s cavalry, artillery, soldiers, and civilians, with meticulous attention to detail right down to the last button~RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
The Dukhobors, Georgia’s Pacifist ‘Spirit Warriors’
In Georgia, members of a small Christian sect called the Dukhobors preserve the faith they brought with them from Russia in centuries past. Their forebears were persecuted and exiled for their unconventional beliefs and refusal to serve in the army
Tajik and Kazakh News
Heavy rains caused flooding in southern Tajikistan, destroying homes, roads, and crops… Police formed a cordon in front of Kazakhstan’s presidential palace as dozens of women gathered to demand better social benefits
Yak Yogurt Fuels Hard Work Of...
In the mountains of Kyrgyzstan, herders who raise yaks say the rugged animals are valued for their healthy meat and rich milk, which wards off hunger during long working days
Curse Thine Enemy: Turkmen Keep President’s...
Religious sermons in Turkmenistan’s state-controlled mosques often find a way to praise the president and wish him health and success
Afghan Teen Loses Her Eye Waiting...
Afghan government forces with close air support had launched a raid to search for Taliban fighters in Salema’s village of Niaz Baba — a remote settlement in an area that has, for years, been a transit point for militants who cross back and forth between Afghanistan and Pakistan’s South Waziristan tribal region
Women Banned From Cycling In Bike-Friendly...
When Khamenei issued his fatwa against women riding bikes in September 2016, he said that “women often attract the attention of male strangers and expose society to debauchery, and thus contravene women’s chastity, and it must be abandoned.”
Not A Sled, Not A Snowboard:...
In Afghanistan’s mountainous Panjshir Province, daredevils hit the slopes in the local style: riding a surcha, a handmade wooden snowboard that demands great balance and nerves of steel
Early Marriage Means No School For...
Twelve years’ education is mandatory in Armenia, but for young Yazidi girls, it continues to be a dream. Many of them are forced to get married at the age of 15 or 16, once they’re considered “tall enough.”
All Creatures Wild And Small: A...
resident of Kyrgyzstan’s capital, Bishkek, has persuaded the city authorities to give him land for a rehabilitation center for rescued wild animals. With the help of volunteers, he saves porcupines, raccoons, foxes, and other animals, and then releases them back them into the wild