Headlines- After a temporary suspension, Emirates said the airline "will resume operations."
- On Saturday, US President Donald Trump said that Iran will be "hit very hard" and that he was thinking about extending the strikes to other targets..
- At least five ballistic missile launches from Iran have been detected by the Israelis since midnight.
- Mehrabad Airport in Tehran is hit by strikes
- The Prince Sultan Air Base was the target of a ballistic missile that Saudi Arabia's military intercepted and destroyed, according to the country's defense ministry.
- Heavy gunfire on Friday injured three peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon inside their base in southwest Lebanon.
- To put an end to the bloodshed, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged serious diplomatic negotiations..
- In a social media post, President Trump said that "no deal" other than "unconditional surrender" will be with Iran.
- Iran reportedly receives intelligence from Russia on US targets.
Month: April 2019
UN Security Council Considers Sexual Violence...
Amal Clooney, Barrister, addresses United Nations Security Council meeting on women and peace and security, with a focus on sexual violence in conflict
UN: War Has Set Back Yemen’s...
The study commissioned by the U.N. Development Program found that if the war ends this year, it will have caused economic losses of $88.8 billion. If the conflict lasts until 2030, it would leave 71 percent of the population in extreme poverty, 84 percent malnourished and cause economic losses of $657 billion
Graduate Students at John Hopkins University...
For most people, learning a different language is a choice. But for students at the John Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, learning how to communicate in their selected region is a requirement
Zimbabwe Wildlife Orphanage Rescues Animals, Educates...
An animal orphanage in Zimbabwe is one of the organizations leading efforts to ensure poaching and other factors do not entirely destroy wildlife in the southern African nation
Study: Many Teens Don’t Know E-Cigarettes...
Researchers from Stony Brook University in New York state compared adolescents’ responses about their use of such substances against urine samples taken from the teenagers
Smash Or Flop, Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Steps...
Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a native of the industrial southeastern city of Kriviy Rih, carried every region of Ukraine but Lviv in the west, a cradle of Ukrainian nationalism where Poroshenko beat him by nearly 30 percent.
Interactive Dialogue on Harmony with Nature...
María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, President of the seventy-third session of the General Assembly, chairs the interactive dialogue of the General Assembly on harmony with nature in commemoration of International Mother Earth Day
Observers Warn the Future Prospects of...
The Dalai Lama fled to India in 1959 after a failed uprising against Chinese rule and has since worked to promote religious and cultural autonomy for his people
Measles Could Be Eradicated. Instead, It’s...
Today as we observe World Immunization Week, we’re going to focus on a disease that could be eradicated from the earth, just like smallpox was, and as just as international programs are doing with polio. But instead this deadly disease is making a comeback
Nigeria’s Women Football Struggles for Funds
Nigeria’s women’s football team, the Super Falcons, dominate the African Women’s Championship – winning 9 out of 11 recognized titles. But the players complain of low salaries, delayed paychecks, and being treated as second class players to the men’s team