Headlines- Iran will retaliate with attacks against "nine countries" if the United States strikes Iranian military bases or "petrochemical" facilities, according to an adviser to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.
- At least 58 recruits were killed and over 200 others were injured when the Houthis launched three ballistic missiles at a training facility in Yemen's Shabwa governate. The death toll is anticipated to rise.
- After unrest, French authorities impose curfews in some areas of Paris, northern cities, and Nice.
- After looting damaged thousands of businesses over the weekend, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu warned on Monday that he was ready to declare a state of emergency as authorities struggled to contain ongoing violence.
- Paul Mackenzie, a self-proclaimed preacher, and 28 accomplices were found guilty by a Mombasa, Kenya, court on Monday of killing 190 children and one adult as members of a well-known Christian starvation cult.
Category: Video Report
How Could Russians Charged with War...
International humanitarian law defines war crimes as violations. War crimes include intentionally targeting civilians and torturing or raping them. All war crimes are not codified in a single document. VOA examines how such charges might be applied to Russian soldiers and leadersUU
Rape Used as Weapon by Both...
Rape has been used as a weapon by both sides in Ethiopia’s conflict with Tigrayan rebels, which began in November 2020. VOA spoke with 14 women in the northern Amhara region who claim they have been subjected to brutal sexual assaults by Tigrayan fighters and as a result have been ostracized by their communities
Many Ukrainian Refugees in Berlin Living...
Since the war started, more than 600,000 Ukrainian refugees have arrived in Germany. Many persons with HIV, particularly women, are among them. According to UNAIDS, 260,000 Ukrainians are HIV positive
Charcol Makers in Iraq
A few families in Iraq’s Mosul make a living by making charcoal, a 200-year-old traditionmM
School Closures in Syria: Another Setback...
According to aid organisations, financial cuts in Syria might prevent as many as 100,000 children from attending school in the next weeks in Idlib, the country’s last rebel-held province. In Idlib, about a third of children do not attend school
Ukranians Use Facial Recognition Technology to...
Face recognition software is being used by the Ukrainian authorities to identify captured and killed Russian soldiers
IDPs in Kayin Are Now Being...
The number of persons displaced in Myanmar has risen to nearly a million as a result of airstrikes and indiscriminate bombardment. As conflicts between Myanmar’s army and opposition forces get closer to civilian targets, civilians who have just abandoned their homes in Kayin state speak out about the dangers of returning to work in their fields ahead of the new growing season
Abortion Rights Restrictions in US Could...
If the Supreme Court overturns its 1973 ruling legalising abortion, American women’s access to the procedure will be severely restricted
As Mariupol Falls to Russian Forces,...
Russia has taken control of Mariupol, Ukraine’s strategic port city, after months of siege, and relief workers say they are unsure how many residents remain. Many people risked everything to get out of Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine
Kalush Residents React to Their hometown...
Kalush residents were overjoyed when their hometown band won the Eurovision Song Contest. On May 16, RFE/RL spoke with Kalush residents about their feelings in the following of the Eurovision victory RFE/RL