Headlines- For the sixth night in a row, the US military strikes Iran, and Iranian media reports explosions in areas including Bandar Abbas, Ahvaz, and Iranshahr.
- Two persons injured in a US attack on the Bandar Abbas railway junction station, according to Iran's ISNA news agency.
- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned on Thursday that it would not "allow" the United States to cause instability in the region.
- In a post to X on Thursday, the headquarters of the Kuwait Armed Forces stated that the Gulf country's air defenses were once more "confronting attacks by hostile drones" that were launched from Iran.
- Eight more Iranian missiles were intercepted by Jordan's military early on Thursday morning, according to the official Jordan News Agency.
Tag: Tuvalu
May 17, 2019
Secretary-General Visits Fiji
Secretary-General António Guterres talks to one of the crew members on “Uto Ni Yalo”, a traditional Polynesian sailing canoe with a solar-powered propulsion system. The boat is used to advocate for ocean conservation.Mr. Guterres is on a visit to the South Pacific to spotlight the issue of climate change ahead of the Climate Action Summit that he is convening in September in New York. The trip takes him to New Zealand, Fiji, Tuvalu and Vanuatu