Headlines- The IRGC launched ballistic missiles at two US warships "patrolling regional waters," according to US Central Command, which then launched an attack on Iranian oil vessels.
- The US attacks on three oil tankers were denounced by Iran's Foreign Ministry as a "war crime," and the Iranian military threatened to launch further strikes on US naval vessels if the blockade persisted.
- On Saturday evening, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff in Moscow.
- As part of an anti-immigrant protest, hundreds of masked people halted ferry traffic between France and the UK on Saturday at the port of Dover, England.
- Ten days after the catastrophic floods near the border between Nepal and Tibet, a man and a woman found alive, according to officials.
Tag: Terrorism Watch
Climate Change and Migration in the...
Conflict between states and terrorists linked to the Islamic State and Al Qaeda in the Sahel region of West Africa has resulted in massive migration. Climate change, like the elusive terror groups hiding in the Sahelian scrub region, is driving people out of their homes
Hundreds of People in Burkina Faso...
For years, at least 400 people in Burkina Faso, including some kids under the age of 16, have been awaiting trial on terrorism charges
“Regional Efforts Are Needed to Stop...
The support of neighboring states in the fight against the terrorists of the ADF/MTM (Allied Democratic Forces/Madinat Tawhid wa-l-Muwahidin, a group of Ugandan origin that over the years have come into contact with the Islamic State, says a statement sent to Agenzia Fides, by CEPADHO (Center for Studies for Peace, Democracy and Human Rights), an NGO based in Goma, the capital of North Kivu, which for years has been reporting and denouncing violence against civilians committed by the various armed groups operating in the east of the DRC
The Controversial Return of Shamima Begum
On September 24, 2014, the United Nations Security Council, expressing grave concern about the increasing threat posed by foreign terrorist fighters and by individuals who are recruited by the so-called Islamic State (IS, also known as ISIL or ISIS); the Al-Nusrah Front; and other cells, unanimously adopted Resolution No. 2178 of 2014 condemning such groups and individuals. The Resolution was adopted under chapter VII of the UN Charter and is binding on the Member States
Kenya Vows Security After al-Shabab Lamu...
Kenya has stepped up security on the road that connects northeast Lamu County to the rest of Kenya after al-Shabab terrorists killed three people on a public bus in January. The attack is the second on public transportation near the border with Somalia in as many months
Africa and the Fight Against Terrorism
Why are some African countries seeing more terrorist attacks? And what is the world doing to stop it? Host Jim Malone takes a look at how extremist groups are exploiting ethnic divisions, poverty, and political instability to sow fear, chaos and death in the African continent~VOA NEWS