Headlines- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps navy issues a warning that the Strait of Hormuz is "closed," citing five tankers that have been hit since Friday.
- Four drones were intercepted and destroyed over the provinces of Riyadh, Eastern, and Southern, according to the coalition led by Saudi Arabia.
- The Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen claims to have intercepted three drones in the southern and Riyadh regions, two cruise missiles over the Red Sea, and a ballistic missile headed for the Saudi city of Yanbu. In the
- Police and pritesters clashed during Saturday's large-scale protests across France over social injustice, exorbitant prices, and the condition of the educational system.
- Just two days before the new sanctions and tariffs on Russia mandated by the law named for the late Senator Lindsey Graham were scheduled to go into effect, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday waiving them.
- On Saturday afternoon, a car drove through a soccer match in Wichita, Kansas, killing a child and an adult and injuring numerous others.
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Fighting in Myanmar Leaves Young Women...
On-going fighting between the Myanmar military and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) has led to economic hardships resulting from land losses, displacement and family separation. Many young Burmese women seek work in neighboring China, making them more vulnerable to human trafficking and forced marriages
From Patients to Doctors, Fear Rules...
Fear is crippling Zimbabwe’s already struggling health system, as doctors and patients alike are staying away. The disappearance of an outspoken young doctor who led a strike for higher public-sector wages has only made the situation more dire
Demands For Georgia’s President To Explain...
A group wearing masks protested outside the offices of Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili following her decision to pardon 34 individuals including three convicted murderers. Zurabishvili issued the pardons on August 28 but offered no explanations~RFE/RL
Expert: LA’s ‘Tent Cities’ Becoming Shantytowns
Homelessness has risen 12% in Los Angeles since last year, despite more spending than ever on housing assistance, and experts say high rents are pushing even more people out of the housing market. President Donald Trump, traveling to California for political fundraisers on Tuesday, said the state’s major cities are destroying themselves by an inadequate response to homelessness
Asylum Seekers Get Their Day in...
After months of preparation, the first round of virtual courts started hearing cases on Monday in the border city of Laredo, Texas. The migrants cross the border from Mexico for a brief video appearance before a judge. The asylum seekers then return to Mexico while their cases make their way through the legal system in the U.S. The virtual courts are part of the Homeland Security Department’s new rules under the so-called Migrant Protection Protocol
Countering the Rise of Domestic Extremism...
U.S. law enforcement officials and experts are discussing ways to help counter domestic hate groups, similar to steps the government took to expand the fight against foreign terrorist organizations. The group addressed the issue during a panel discussion at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington
From the US to Ghana, a...
African Americans are being encouraged to visit Ghana to mark 400 years since the beginning of the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Ghana has dubbed 2019 “The Year of Return.” A renowned chef is awaiting U.S. visitors to offer a taste of home in the homeland
Edhi Foundation Providing Homes for Pakistan’s...
There are an estimated 153 million orphaned children in the world. And in many places life for these unwanted children is harsh, and can be deadly. One foundation in Karachi Pakistan, however, welcomes unwanted babies. VOA’s Muhammad Saqib spent a day inside Edhi Foundation and filed this report narrated by Bezhan Hamdard
Tunisians Vote in Presidential Elections Amid...
Two outsiders — law professor Kais Saied and media tycoon Nabil Karoui — are claiming an edge in Tunisia’s presidential vote, ahead of official results. For VOA, Lisa Bryant in Tunis has more on Sunday’s election–which is being closely watched as a democratic test for the Arab Spring’s only success story to date
Isolated Among Extremists: Conditions Deteriorate for...
The international media have called camps housing families of Islamic State fighters “incubators” for an IS resurgence. But aid organizations say that despite their exposure to violence and extremism, children in these camps can be rescued, rehabilitated and reintegrated into the outside world. Action must be soon to be effective, they add, as the children’s trauma deepens daily