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.
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Myanmar Ethnic Regions Keep Schools Open...
Authorities from the New Mon State Party (NMSP), an opposition party that signed the Myanmar government’s nationwide cease-fire agreement in 2018, said that Mon national education schools within its territory in Mon state have remained opened because they believe that students and teachers are not at risk of infection
COVID-19 Pandemic Response
The UN official stressed that “we must ensure that this vaccine becomes available to everyone, everywhere, rich or poor, man or woman.”
COVID-19: Botswana Tourism
Foreign tourists resumed flying into Botswana in November after months of closed borders due to COVID-19
Califonia COVID-19
California, the second largest state in the United States, is undergoing a surge in Covid cases, prompting the governor to issue a regional stay-at-home order
Zimbabwe Slum Eviction Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Legal experts say Zimbabwe authorities violated the constitution when they evicted hundreds of families of squatters amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the start of the rainy season
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
New York City’s Oldest Bookstore Pleads...
Amid the COVID pandemic, one of America’s most famous and oldest bookstores, The Strand, called for help – and book lovers answered. Anna Nelson has the story, narrated by Anna Rice-VOA NEWS Subscribe Our You Tube Channel you
‘A New Beginning’: Relief, Hope as...
British health officials are warning that people with a “significant history” of allergic reactions should not receive the new coronavirus vaccine that was rolled out in a mass vaccination program Tuesday,
Coronavirus Schools Closures
The number of schoolchildren affected by COVID-19-related school closures soared by 38 percent in November, placing significant strain on the learning progress and well-being of an additional 90 million students globally
WHO: Vaccine Approval Does Not Mean...
Officials with the World Health Organization cautioned Friday that approval of a vaccine for use in Britain this week does not mean the COVID-19 pandemic is over