Headlines- 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.
Tag: Coronavirus
Authorities in Xinjiang Collect Bodies of...
As was typical in other countries during pandemic, families are denied ritual burials for loved ones. By Shohret Hoshur for RFA Uyghur Authorities in Xinjiang collected the bodies of Uyghur residents in the northeastern city of Ghulja who died during a stqrict coronavirus lockdown but did not inform the families of the deceased about whether …
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Authorities Allow Tibetans in Lhasa to...
Chinese authorities have relaxed severe COVID-19 lockdowns in parts of the far-western Tibet region, allowing Tibetans residing temporarily in the regional capital Lhasa for work or other reasons to return to their hometowns beginning Monday
Dalai Lama Calls for Courage Amid...
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama called on Tibetans this week not to lose heart amid harsh COVID restrictions imposed by China in the formerly independent Himalayan country.
Dozens Dead After Quarantine Bus Crashes...
At least 27 people died and 20 were left with injuries after a bus taking 47 people to a COVID-19 quarantine camp crashed in the southwestern Chinese province of Guizhou, local authorities said
Thai Police Go After Loan Sharks...
As the pandemic spread across Thailand, many fell prey to illegal operations because they had no access to legitimate loans during hard times, a senior police investigator said
Three Tibetans Reported Dead from COVID...
Three Tibetans have recently died from COVID-19 as the virus continues to spread across China’s Tibet Autonomous Region and local netizens complain of harsh and unsanitary quarantine procedures, RFA has learned
Six Dead,Thousands Infected in Myanmar by...
At least six people have died and 2,457 have been infected in Myanmar since the start of the month amid an outbreak of a new omicron variant of COVID-19, the junta’s Ministry of Health announced Thursday
Authorities in Xinjiang Detain Hundreds of...
More than 600 mostly young Uyghurs from a village in Ghulja were detained by authorities in Xinjiang on Monday after they ignored a strict COVID-19 lockdown and staged a peaceful street protest against a lack of food that has led to starvation and deaths, a local police officer said
Shanghai Police Detain Zero-COVID Critic Who...
Shanghai police have detained a prominent rights activist who called on a local official to resign over the citywide COVID-19 lockdown in April.
China’s Chengdu Hit by Food Shortages...
Authorities in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu have imposed restrictions on the city in a bid to curb a surge in new COVID-19 infections, as residents complained of food shortages and panic-buying