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: June 2022
Using Funeral Alternative,Corpses Transformed into...
Many people are trying to live more environmentally friendly lives. But what about deaths that are more eco-friendly?
In Time of War,US charity Provides...
Soldiers in Ukraine follow to US and NATO-approved first-aid protocols. Thanks to volunteers with an American nonprofit, they also have tens of thousands of life-saving first-aid kits
Wings of Hope
Iana had her sights set on Italy as a temporary safe haven from the fighting when she fled her home in eastern Ukraine. She travelled by land to Warsaw, Poland. The rest of her journey, however, would be via air, on the wings of an Argentine actor. In VOA’s new documentary Wings of Hope, a compelling story of one refugee and the man who helped her unfolds, a story of hope despite the horrors of war
Afghan Refugee Fights to Reclaim His...
Many Afghans who now live as refugees in Pakistan have left behind their former lives. Others have developed new ones that are complicated by their refugee status
From Trenches,Donbass Native Writes War...
Pavlo Vyshebaba enlisted in the army on the first day of the Russian invasion, despite having no actual combat experience.The well-known Ukrainian eco-activist then returned to his home territory of Donbas. He wrote on what he was seeing and feeling during brief moments of calm on the front lines
Lawyers Protest Probe of Judge Who...
Nearly 1,000 lawyers staged another protest Friday against the anti-graft agency’s investigation of the judge who found former Prime Minister Najib Razak guilty of corruption in the 1MDB scandal, saying it amounted to intimidation of the judiciary
Charges Against Chinese Citizens’ Movement Leader...
Detained democracy activist Xu Zhiyong will stand trial for subversion in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong on June 22, lawyers and a rights group said on Friday
Coastal Communities in Ghana to Restore...
According to the United Nations, Ghana has one of the world’s highest rainforest losses, with its trees covering only one-fifth of what they did a century ago. Coastal towns are aiming to plant 200,000 mangrove trees and bushes as part of the government’s Green Ghana programme to help with carbon capture, erosion, and floods
Refugees in South Africa Are Calling...
Since May, a group of refugees in South Africa has camped in front of UN offices, pleading to be sent to a third country. Refugees from Burundi, Congo, Malawi, and Rwanda say they are afraid to return to their homelands and that they are no longer welcome in South Africa
China Says Bloomberg Journalist Haze Fan...
Bloomberg journalist Haze Fan has been released on bail, but still faces charges of “endangering state security,” according to the Chinese Embassy in Washington