Headlines- As the military adopts a "offensive and asymmetrical" defense strategy, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), according to its spokesperson Hossein Mohebi, threatens to invade any country that strikes it.
- In an apparent jab at US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, French President Emmanuel Macron criticized world leaders on Wednesday for making "stupid" remarks regarding the rioting and looting that broke out on the fringes of nationwide protests in France on Saturday.
- A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $25 billion after a jury decided that the business tricked users in a case related to the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
- The Vatican said on Wednesday that Pope Leo XIV, 71, will not need any further lung cancer treatment after testing revealed the disease was localized.
- Despite multiple accusations dating back to 2009, an unnamed teenager who alleged she was sexually assaulted at a University of Chicago fraternity house has filed a lawsuit, claiming the fraternity did not take sufficient action to prevent sexual attacks.
Tag: Tokyo Olympic Games 2020
Basketball in Nigeria at the Olympics
The success of Nigeria’s national basketball team, the D’Tigers, in pre-Olympic games this month has inspired amateur players in their home country. The Nigerians defeated the top-ranked United States team in a friendly match and are currently the only African team competing in the Tokyo Olympics
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
New Sports in Tokyo Olympic
The four new sports of surfing, sport climbing, skateboarding, and karate will be featured at the Tokyo Summer Olympics, which begin on July 23. Athletes from the United States will compete in all four new sports and have a decent chance of winning medals