Headlines
  • US President Donald Trump said that he thought a deal with Iran was "very possible," but he also threatened to resume bombarding Iran again if talks broke down.
  • Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, said that he and his defense minister given the order for the military to assault Beirut, claiming that a senior Hezbollah commander was the target of the attack.
  • According to a spokesman for Iran's Foreign Ministry, the country has not yet formally responded to the US's most recent proposal but is still exchanging diplomatic messages through Pakistan as a mediator.
  • More than 2,700 people have died in Lebanon since March 2,Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says, and the death toll keeps rising every day as the strikes continue.
  • Hezbollah claims that on Wednesday, its fighters carried out 17 targeted attacks on Israeli forces that were invading Lebanese territory.. No suggestions for "Israeli soldiers"

Category: Video Report

April 27, 2021

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

April 26, 2021

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

April 25, 2021

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?

April 24, 2021

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

April 23, 2021

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

April 22, 2021

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

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