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The deployment of thousands of Starlink satellite internet terminals by Elon Musk has significantly helped Ukraine in its conflict with Russia
The lack of food and shelter has caused internally displaced people in Ethiopia’s Afar region to leave their camps. The United Nations is requesting more foreign aid and has issued a warning that returning home would not be any better
In recent months, Poles have generously welcomed those fleeing the conflict in the neighboring Ukraine. For Poland, which has a population of approximately 38 million, however, taking in more than 3 million refugees is a significant problem. Other European countries are providing help, as Greg Flakus reports from Warsaw, but if the conflict lasts for a very long time, the burden may be too much for the Poles to bear
Teachers’ unions in Zimbabwe have joined the country’s health workers in a strike to demand that they be paid in US dollars rather than the local currency, which has drastically declined in value. The majority of government employees in Zimbabwe now make only $55 equivalent per month, or one-tenth of what they did previously
Borys Sachalko of RFE/RL is reporting from fighting positions near Izyum, where Ukrainian troops are facing intense Russian fire. As they try to hold their ground, the Ukrainians fire Grad rockets and employ drones to track incoming artillery
Approximately 2.5 million Ukrainians have crossed the Polish border and returned to Ukraine since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, according to UN estimates. Iryna Martynenko, a native of Sumy in the northeast, was among those who returned home
Despite the ongoing war in Ukraine, couples continue to marry there. Many people, especially military couples, were encouraged to marry by the conflict itself. At least one jewellery store offers free wedding bands to military couples, and wedding ceremonies are frequently held online
Many people are trying to live more environmentally friendly lives. But what about deaths that are more eco-friendly?
Soldiers in Ukraine follow to US and NATO-approved first-aid protocols. Thanks to volunteers with an American nonprofit, they also have tens of thousands of life-saving first-aid kits
Many Afghans who now live as refugees in Pakistan have left behind their former lives. Others have developed new ones that are complicated by their refugee status