Headlines- The body of Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike, was found by rescue personnel in southern Lebanon.
- A day before the previous ceasefire was about to expire, US President Donald Trump stated on Tuesday that the Iranian regime was "seriously fractured" as part of his justification for extending the ceasefire with Iran indefinitely.
- US President Trump has not given Iran a "firm deadline" to submit its most recent proposal, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters.
- As part of the embargo against Iran, U.S. forces have ordered 29 vessels to turn around or return to port, according to U.S. Central Command.
- Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has warned that Lebanon urgently needs €500 million to handle the aftermath of weeks of fighting as the country rushes to contain a worsening humanitarian disaster.
Year: 2022
Kyiv Volunteers Set Up Food Kitchens...
The beleaguered residents of the nearly destroyed village of Borodyanka, just outside of Ukraine’s capital, are receiving hundreds of meals daily from volunteers from Kyiv
In Thailand’s Weed Wonderland,Who Will Win?
After the government just made cannabis cultivation and possession, with some restrictions, legal, Thailand has entered a weed frenzy
In Ukraine Photo of Boy Becomes...
The world was shocked when a photo of 6-year-old Vlad in Bucha, Ukraine, standing in his yard next to his mother’s grave went viral. During Russian invasion, Bucha witnessed some of the most horrifying incidents. During the Russian occupation, the family was forced to take refuge in the basement, where Marina Naumetz, Vlad’s mother,died
Stolen African donkeys Used to...
You might assume that donkeys are ubiquitous, yet for many people in rural Africa, they are a lifeline. Some countries are now concerned that they may even go extinct. Chinese traditional medicine known as ejiao is made from donkey skins, which are stolen and cruelly butchered by local criminal gangs to supply the market
Appeals Court Affirms Nobel Laureate Journalist...
The Court of Appeals upheld a cyber-libel conviction against Maria Ressa, the Nobel Prize-winning chief executive of the Rappler news website, and a former staffer while adding eight months to their maximum prison sentences imposed by a lower court in 2020
Fears Grow for Guo Feixiong, on...
Fears are growing over the health of Chinese dissident and former legal advocate Guo Feixiong, also known as Yang Maodong, who has been on hunger strike for several months while in detention
High-Level Dialogue Between United Nations and...
A group photo of the attendees during the UN-EU High-Level Dialogue in New York
Ukrainian Students Continue Rallying Despite Declining...
Ukrainians all around the world are continuing their efforts to garner moral and financial support for their beleaguered country as it fights Russian invaders as the war enters its fifth monthuk
Tigrayans Not Allowed to Leave IDP...
In camps for the displaced in northern Ethiopia, ethnic Tigrayans claim that they are being held against their will due to their ethnicity after being evicted from their homes.VOA was able to enter two of the camps, where residents said they are unable to leave despite a lack of food, water, and medical supplies
Many Ukrainian Refugees Want to Return...
Since Russia invaded their country in February, Ukrainian refugees have spread across Europe and the globe. However, according to Polish officials, less than half of them have stayed in Poland. But Greg Flakus reports from the Polish border town of Medyka that a lot of people are preferring to stay nearby to make fast trips across the border and then return back home when the time comes