Headlines- According to US President Donald Trump, Washington may need to " finish the job" or reach an agreement with Tehran before launching an attack on Iran as early as Sunday.
- According to the UKMTO, a tanker was struck by an unidentified projectile on Thursday afternoon local time while passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
- French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said around 1,000 people were detained on the sidelines of Saturday's protests.
- Kim Jong Un, the leader of North Korea, reached China on Saturday across the recently constructed bridge.
- As it passed through Taiwan on Saturday, Typhoon Champi left over 500 people injured and at least one person dead.
- As the death toll from the terrorist attack on a church in Karak increased to nine,Jordinian King Abdullah vowed a strong response on Saturday.
Category: Video Report
Focus on Refugees:Libya Refugees in Rwanda
When Hadia was born, her parents were in a detention center in Libya. The family was evacuated to Rwanda’s emergency transit facility in Gashora when she was two months old, renewing their hopes for a better future
Burkina Faso’s Women Comedians Hit the...
Burkina Faso has a growing comedy scene that despite the international popularity of French-Burkinabé comedian Roukiata Ouedraogo is still dominated locally by men. But a fresh initiative hopes to change that
Ramadan Smart Prayer Apps
During Ramadan many mosques are open, but because of attendance limits there’s no guarantee of a place to pray. But new phone apps can help solve that problem, as VOA’s Yuni Salim found
Asians Dominate Oscar Nominations-Here’s Why It...
Six of this year’s Oscar contenders are Asian or Asian-American, reflecting a greater diversity at this year’s Academy Awards
COVID-19 Not Spreading in Remote Nation...
Vanuatu, a remote chain of more than 80 islands in the Pacific, is one of the few countries in the world where the coronavirus has not spread. How did they do it?
Africa Malaria Vaccine
In an exclusive interview with VOA, the director of Oxford University’s Jenner Institute says their new malaria vaccine, tested in Burkina Faso, has shown a preliminary efficacy rate of 77%, which could help prevent over 400,000 deaths a year, most of them in sub-Saharan Africa
Diversity at the Oscars
This year’s Oscar nominations by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences are the most diverse ever
A Day In The Life Of...
Most Ukrainian hospitals are overwhelmed with coronavirus patients. The number of hospitalizations over the past month has increased dramatically and many medical facilities are suffering from an acute oxygen shortage
Deep Inside Chernobyl’s Radioactive Ruins
RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service correspondent Yevhen Solonyna ventured inside the concrete sarcophagus of Chernobyl’s Reactor No. 4 in 2018 for a rare and risky glimpse at the stricken power plant’s radioactive ruins
Kenya Teen Pregnancy Soccer
As teenage pregnancies soared during coronavirus lockdowns in Africa’s largest urban slum, Kibera, teachers and parents looked for a way to reduce the problem. Their idea was to form a ladies’ football (soccer) club, to direct their energy in a healthy way, and they became so good they are about to join Kenya’s professional women’s soccer league