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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As Ghana Tries to Raise Incomes...
Ghana is famous for its cocoa, the main ingredient in chocolate. It supplies about 20 percent of the world’s market. This year, the government announced plans to raise cocoa incomes, but cocoa bean farms are being destroyed, with or without the farmers’ consent, as their landlords end their leases early, opting for other crops, development or mining
Cambodian Masked Dance Comes to DC
The near extinct masked dance of Lakhon Khol was on display recently, thousands of miles away from its birthplace in Cambodia. A group of devoted amateurs brought the ancient dance to the Washington metropolitan
Saratov Residents Can’t Stand The Stench
Residents of Saratov in central Russia have joined forces on social media to try and identify the source of a stench they say hits the city at nighttime and weekends. They’re blaming local industrial plants
Fast And Furious 9 Stunts Spotted...
The hit movie franchise The Fast And The Furious has been filming scenes for its latest movie in the Georgian town of Rustavi
Hong Kong’s Tradition of Protest
Nearly three months of protests have rocked Hong Kong amid a harsh police crackdown, widespread arrests, and fears of suppression by Beijing. On Wednesday, Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam announced plans to withdraw a controversial extradition bill that sparked the unrest, but pro-democracy activists are pressing for more
US Border Agents Scramble as Migrants...
As migrants and asylum-seekers have crossed America’s southern border in record numbers this year, U.S. Border Patrol has scrambled to adapt. In one Texas sector, a near 1,200% increase in the number of migrant family apprehensions has forced the agency to shift personnel and alter emergency procedures geared to save lives
Mix and Match
Pope Francis is making a historic visit to Mozambique this week at the start of a three-nation Africa tour. Anita Powell has a preview from Maputo…A peculiar form of body art is gaining popularity in New York City – it’s protest body art where people paint their bodies not with pictures and innocent images, but slogans aimed at fighting divisiveness.
Moscow Protest
Thousands of people have joined a march in Moscow, defying warnings by the authorities against taking part in an unauthorized demonstration. The crowds are demanding opposition candidates be allowed to run in forthcoming local elections
Many From Africa, Haiti Seek Asylum...
While most migrants who arrive at America’s southern border are from the Northern Triangle countries of Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, the U.S. Border Patrol in Texas’ Del Rio Sector reports apprehending people from more than 50 countries in the last year
Residents of Kashmir Border Town Urge...
While millions of people continue to live under a prolonged security lockdown in Indian-controlled Kashmir, villagers near the border on the Pakistani side of the disputed territory complain intensified military skirmishes between the two countries are also impacting their lives