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: January 2023

January 12, 2023

UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...

United States’ Permanent Representative to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, addresses the Security Council’s meeting on Rule of Law Among Nations on January

Volunteer Brigade Defends the Homeland in...

Russian shelling have been a part of Odesa’s daily life ever since Russia invaded Ukraine. But a dedicated group of locals from police officers to hairdressers are fighting back as part of a territorial defense effort.

Concerns Raised over India’s “Sinking” Himalayan...

In an Indian Himalayan town where authorities say the land is sinking, hundreds of people have been evacuated  from their homes. According to experts, the crisis highlights the dangers of unsustainable growth in a vulnerable mountain region

Traditional Uyghur Medicine Used to Treat...

As COVID cases surge in China’s western Xinjiang region, the area’s top government official has urged hospitals to incorporate traditional Uyghur medicine to treat patients

January 11, 2023

UN Report:A Child or Youth Died...

A new UN analysis estimates that in 2021, a child or youth person would die every 4.4 seconds.

FM: Bangladesh Wants Good Ties With...

Dhaka wants good relations with both Beijing and Washington but striking a balance between the two superpowers is a challenge, Bangladesh’s foreign minister said Tuesday after meeting new Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang. 

North Korea Bans Cellphones from Public...

North Koreans are no longer allowed to bring their cellphones into propaganda lectures, which are a regular, mandatory part of life there, sources in the country say.

January 10, 2023

UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...

The meeting on Peace Consolidation in West Africa is presided over by Kimihiro Ishikane, Japan’s Permanent Representative to the UN and the Security Council’s president for the month of January

To Quell Brazil Riots, Federal Government...

Brazilian national security forces have intervened to restore order after an estimated 4,000 supporters of the country’s former president Jair Bolsonaro, who reject results of the elections in October, took over and vandalised the Congress, the Supreme Court, and the President’s Palace in the Brazilian capital, Brasilia.

Racial Incidents Tarnish the Tourism Industry

South African tourism minister Lindiwe Sisulu says acts of racism are a blight on the South African tourism sector.

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