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After American raids on the Iranian island of Sirik in the Hormozgan region, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps stated on Monday that it attacked an unidentified air base in retaliation.
After the occupation of the strategic Beaufort Castle, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims he has "instructed the Israeli military to expand the manoeuvre in Lebanon."
According to Lebanon's Ministry of Public Health, 3,412 people have died and 10,269 more have been injured as a result of Israel's military intervention.
After an Iranian missile attack was intercepted over Kuwait's Ali Al Salem Air Base on Wednesday, a number of American soldiers and civilian contractors were returned to duty after suffering minor injuries.
British Foreign Minister Yvette Cooper stated on Sunday that the Israeli military's increased operations in Lebanon must halt since they have killed and displaced civilians, damaged infrastructure, and reduced diplomatic space.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani became the first mayor of a city in decades to abstain from the annual Israel Day Parade by skipping it on Sunday.

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Study Finds Child Marriages Happening in US

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The United Nations considers marriage before the age of 18 to be a human rights violation. While the highest occurrence is in the least developed nations, child marriage is also a reality in the United States. Researchers at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health found some 78,000 American children between the ages of 15 and 17 are or have recently been married. VOA’s Elizabeth Lee has more on the effects of being married so young in the U.S~VOA NEWS