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: US Gun Violence

August 18, 2019

Intelligent Threat-Sensing Building on Horizon

Back-to-back mass shootings in the U.S. have re-ignited passionate debates about gun control in America. But there are other efforts underway to protect people from gun violence– like the creation of an intelligent building designed to handle an active shooter situation

April 20, 2019

How Columbine Changed US Response to...

Twenty years ago this month two student y killed 13 people at Columbine High School near Denver, Colorado. It was one of the first mass shootings at a U-S school and it changed how schools and law enforcement prepare to confront an active shooter

November 20, 2018

Gun Violence and Students

Why do shooters target students and young people, and does it give international students and their families pause before applying to U.S. schools? VOA NEWS

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