Headlines- According to Yemen's government, a Houthi missile attack on the al-Maashiq presidential palace in Aden was survived by the prime minister and cabinet. At least five people died and sixteen were injured.
- Attacks on King Khalid International Airport between October 7 and October 11 resulted in 17 fatalities and 333 injuries, according to the spokesperson for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen.
- Since October 1, 20 attacks in the Strait of Hormuz have been reported, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations. Two of these incidents were reported on Wednesday.
- Iran's navy said an oil tanker that tried to cross a forbidden area in the Sea of Oman is on fire in the eastern portion of the Strait of Hormuz.
- After a shooting at an elementary school in Oregon on Thursday, at least three people—including children—have died.
- Nidal Hasan, a convicted military base shooter who killed 13 people in 2009 at Fort Hood in Texas, is scheduled to be executed by firing squad on December 3, US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he was canceling plans to broadcast the execution live.
- Only a few days after undergoing surgery, Pope Leo XIV resumed work, the Vatican press office announced on Thursday.
Tag: United Nations
November 9, 2018
A Mavellous Sculpture by Italian...
The sculpture “Sphere within a Sphere” by Italian sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro, located at the Visitors’ Entrance to the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The work was presented as a gift to the UN from Italy in 1996.
November 7, 2018
In Memory of John Lennon
Non-Violence” (or “Knotted Gun”) sculpture on 9 October, birthday of musician & activist John Lennon. The sculpture, a gift to the United Nations from Luxembourg, was created by Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd in response to the shooting of John Lennon in New York City in December 1980.
November 4, 2018
UN: 486 Million Still Hungry in...
In Bangkok, more than a third of children were not receiving an adequate diet as of 2017, the report said.