Headlines- After talks in Washington on Tuesday that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio described as a "historic opportunity" for peace, Israel and Lebanon agreed to hold direct talks.
- Iran talks could resume "over the next two days," according to US President Donald Trump, after the failure of last weekend's first round in Pakistan.
- Six merchant ships turned around after "direction from US forces," according to the US, and no ships were able to pass through the blockade in the first 24 hours.
- According to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health, there were at least 35 deaths and 159 injuries in Lebanon on Tuesday.
- The southern Lebanon district of Bint Jbeil has been hit by an Israeli airstrike.
- "The short-term authorization permitting the sale of Iranian oil already stranded at sea is set to expire in a few days and will not be renewed," according to the US Treasury Department.
Tag: Afghan Children
An Afghan Man Makes Sure Street...
Afghan man is trying to educate street children in the city of Ghazni. Azizullah Qaderi offers free lessons in a city park each day and wants to build a school for his pupils
Afghanistan Conflict Deadliest for Children in...
Afghanistan was the world’s deadliest conflict for children last year, the fifth consecutive year the country has held that status, a United Nations report said on Monday.
School for Down Children: the Mission...
Students are distributed in 4 classrooms, led by local teachers. Classes begin in the morning, around 8 am and end in the afternoon around 4 pm”. This is what Father Matteo Sanavio, priest of the Congregation of Rogationist Fathers and contact person of the “Pro Bambini di Kabul” Association, tells Agenzia Fides
Sick, Alone, Abroad, And 4 Years...
When 4-year-old Kainat fell ill with meningitis in Afghanistan, her parents wanted to take her to Pakistan for immediate treatment. But they had no visas, and had to send her unaccompanied to the other side of the border
Displaced Afghans Fight Freezing Temperatures
Thousands of Afghan families displaced by violence elsewhere in their country are struggling to survive extreme winter temperatures in the slums of Kabul
Displaced And Desperate, Afghan Kids Search...
At the Tagab settlement in Kabul, hundreds of families displaced by conflict and drought live in grinding poverty. The job of bringing home food often falls to the children, who are forced to sift through garbage dumps in search of scraps or anything of value to sell
Boys With Brides: Afghanistan’s Untold Dilemma...
Afghan boys in rural areas are often impelled to marry because of long-held local or tribal traditions — customs on the inheritance rights of widows, the settlement of blood feuds, or prearranged agreements between families to exchange their children for marriage
UNICEF: Malnourished Children in Afghanistan Risk...
Recent nutrition surveys across Afghanistan find 22 out of 34 provinces are above the emergency threshold of acute malnutrition. Last year, UNICEF provided life-saving assistance to nearly half of the country’s most nutritionally deprived children. It is aiming to reach 60 percent, or 375,000, of those children this year
Mass Panic, Propaganda, And Mobs: How...
As the rumors spread, thousands of panicked parents rushed their children by car, motorcycle, and foot to major hospitals in the city, forcing the stunned health facilities to declare emergencies