Headlines
  • On Monday at 14:00 GMT, the US military says it would start blockading Iranian ports, preventing ships from entering or leaving Iran from passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
  • In the southern town of Biyyada, Hezbollah claims that its men have attacked Israeli soldiers with "a swarm of attack drones."
  • US President Donald Trump's threat to block the Strait of Hormuz was deemed "ridiculous" by Iran's navy chief, Shahram Irani.
  • Any military ships approaching the Strait of Hormuz "will be considered a violation of the ceasefire and will be met with severe force," according to a statement released on Sunday by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
  • The speaker of Iran's parliament Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf ​ is leading the delegation that has arrived to Pakistan for talks with the United States.
  • Nawaf Salam, the prime minister of Lebanon, stated that he was working to ensure the withdrawal of Israeli forces and to put an end to the Israel-Hezbollah conflict.
  • Viktor Orban, the longtime prime minister of Hungary, has conceded defeat to Peter Magyar in the country's legislative election.

Tag: Ukraine

February 25, 2025

It’s Business as Usual for Kharkiv...

have been shelling Kharkiv nearly every day since the start of their invasion three years ago.Local business owners continue to operate in spite of the continuous barrage, and volunteers from around the globe are on hand to offer support.

February 21, 2025

All Young Men Are Gone in...

The western Ukrainian town of Makiv is grappling with the absence of men. The Russian invasion has led to many people to either flee, fight, or lost their lives. It is a common problem in many Ukrainian towns and villages. The country’s decline of  population has been worsened by the war. People who are left behind are trying to rebuild their lives and have fears for Ukraine’s future.

February 19, 2025

‘I Want to Defect to South’:North...

A North Korean soldier captured in Russia has given the first public account of conditions supporting Russian forces, struggling with a language barrier, inadequate support and Ukrainian drones on what he had been told was a training mission.

February 14, 2025

How a Ukrainian Transit Evacuation Center...

As the Russian army advances, Ukrainian police and volunteers are moving quickly to evacuate people from areas along the front line. Pavlohrad is the nearest transit evacuation center in the Donetsk region.

February 12, 2025

Along Ukraine’s Frontlines,Anxiety Builds as Russian...

As Russian forces advance on the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk in the east, there are reports of heavy fighting. Pavlohrad’s citizens are becoming increasingly anxious as they worry their city to be the next target, a hundred kilometers down the road.

February 11, 2025

Coal Miners’ Jobs Left Open by...

Since large number of men being drafted, drafted,Ukrainian women have the opportunity to work in the vast coal mines in their country.Lesia Bakalets went to a mine on the front line in the Dnipropetrovsk region and heard from some of those.Due to security reasons, neither the exact location of the mine nor the full names of the miners have been disclosed.

February 9, 2025

In Colorado,Ukrainians Open Food Truck with...

With just a backpack, Ukrainians Yevhenia and Kostiantyn Mukhin fled Kherson in 2022. Determined to rebuild their lives but also to spread the joy of Ukrainian culture.

February 8, 2025

North Korea to Punish People for...

North Korean authorities have threatened to punish citizens who spread “rumors” about the country’s soldiers dying in Russia’s war with Ukraine — and ordered people to snitch on each other about this, residents in the country told Radio Free Asia.

January 23, 2025

Three North Koreans Wanted in Kursk...

Three North Korean soldiers killed five Russian servicemen in Russia’s Kursk region and the “armed and dangerous” Koreans were being hunted, according to a Russian military telegram channel.

January 1, 2025

North Korean Soldiers Fighting With Outdated...

North Korean soldiers are fighting with deteriorated supplies and outdated weapons and may have been carrying no food rations during their recent combat operations in Russia’s Kursk region, a Ukrainian special operations sergeant told Radio Free Asia.

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