Pompeo Expects ‘Every Nation’ to Comply With ‘Snapback’ Sanctions on Iran

VOA — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday that he expected every nation to comply with a U.N. Security Council resolution regarding a “snapback” of sanctions on Iran. “The United... Read more »

US Judge Blocks Postal Service Changes That Slowed Mail

VOA — SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – A U.S. judge on Thursday blocked controversial Postal Service changes that have slowed mail nationwide, calling them “a politically motivated attack on the efficiency of the Postal... Read more »

Anarchist Groups Tied to Riots in 4 US Cities

VOA — WASHINGTON – Far-right groups in America such as the anti-government Boogaloo Boys have long used a host of tactics and platforms to incite violence, including dehumanizing memes, online forums and... Read more »

Tropical Storm Sally Causes ‘Catastrophic’ Flooding

VOA — A slow-moving Hurricane Sally, now a tropical storm, is pelting the Deep South of the United States with heavy rains and high winds, causing people to be trapped in floodwaters.... Read more »

Breonna Taylor: Louisville to pay family $12m over police shooting

BBC — Officials in Louisville, Kentucky have agreed to pay $12m (£9.3m) to the family of Breonna Taylor, a black woman who was killed in her home by police. Taylor was 26... Read more »

John Bolton: Criminal inquiry opened into explosive memoir

BBC — President Donald Trump’s former National Security Adviser John Bolton is being investigated for possibly disclosing classified information when he published his memoir in June. The US Department of Justice launched... Read more »

US Court Allows Trump to Phase Out Immigrant Humanitarian Protections

VOA — WASHINGTON – A U.S. appeals court on Monday sided with President Donald Trump over his administration’s decision to end humanitarian protections for hundreds of thousands of immigrants, many of whom... Read more »

Iran’s secular shift: new survey reveals huge changes in religious beliefs

The Conversation — Iran’s 1979 Islamic revolution was a defining event that changed how we think about the relationship between religion and modernity. Ayatollah Khomeini’s mass mobilisation of Islam showed that modernisation... Read more »

Trump Signs New, Expanded Executive Order to Lower US Drug Prices

VOA — WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump signed a new executive order Sunday aimed at lowering drug prices in the United States by linking them to those of other nations and expanding... Read more »

Iranian Wrestler Navid Afkari Executed Over 2018 Security Guard Killing

VOA — Iranian wrestler Navid Afkari was executed on Saturday after being convicted of stabbing a security guard to death during anti-government protests in 2018, state media said, in a case that... Read more »