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: December 2020
India-Protest – Community Kitchens
A centuries-old tradition among Sikhs is helping sustain a farmers’ protest in India as volunteers prepare thousands of meals for demonstrators who have been camping on highways near the Indian capital for nearly three weeks
Be Safe if Travelling to High...
Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) Minister, Dr Naledi Pandor, is pleading with South Africans travelling to the Northern hemisphere countries to exercise caution as most nations are deep in the second wave of COVID-19
Famous Waldorf Astoria Clock in NYC...
A beloved meeting spot for generations of New Yorkers, the Waldorf Astoria clock has recently undergone a meticulous restoration and is on view at the New York Historical Society
New York City’s Oldest Bookstore Pleads...
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COVID-19 Worsens Portuguese Longstanding Homelessness
The coronavirus pandemic has forced Portuguese authorities to face longstanding issues of homelessness and inadequate housing. In the midst of COVID-19, a large number of families – many of them African migrants from – continue to live in hazardous conditions in the Lisbon slum of Bairro da Torre
Christmas Not The Same But Some...
The holiday season atmosphere in New York City is different due to the coronavirus pandemic, but some things don’t change
All-Female Afghan Radio Station Wins Award
A radio station run by women for women in Kandahar, Afghanistan, has been awarded the 2020 Reporters Without Borders Prize for Impact
New Generation of Digital Influencers Emerge...
A new generation of digital influencers is emerging in Brazil’s favelas, or shantytowns, where some people are showing that the reality of their poverty is no longer something to be dressed up or hidden
The kidnapper of the Catholic Arzoo...
: The judicial battle continues in the case of Arzoo Raja, the kidnapped Catholic girl, forcefully converted to Islam, forced to marry Islamic last October, then freed by the police and now living in a family home, under the control of social workers
Somalia Election Delay
Somalia is struggling to hold an indirect election that will determine the next president after opposition candidates accused President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo of stacking the election committee