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  • Early on Thursday, 73 students were injured and at least 16 students killed at a girls' boarding school in central Kenya.
  • The vital Strait of Hormuz, according to US President Donald Trump, "must be open to everyone" and "no one can control it."
  • A major portions of southern Lebanon has been declared a "combat zone" by the Israeli military.
  • Iran's foreign ministry said in a statement on Tuesday that American bombings in the country's southern Hormozgan region broke the ceasefire.
  • The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health claims that Israeli attacks in Lebanon on Tuesday left at least 31 persons dead and 40 injured.
  • Due to the Ebola outbreak, Ugandan authorities announced on Wednesday that the country's border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been closed.

Tag: Mariupol

March 15, 2024

Oscar-Winning Director Mstyslav Chernov Talked About...

Mstyslav Chernov’s “20 Days in Mariupol” won the best documentary Oscar this month, saw a big first for Ukraine.The film is a first-person account of being in the eastern Ukrainian city in the early weeks of Russia’s invasion.

November 12, 2022

Survivors of Mariupol

A recent documentary on the war in Ukraine is titled Mariupol: Unlost Hope. Early in November, it had its U.S. premiere and depicts the battle through the eyes of ordinary people who were able to survive

July 25, 2022

Ukrainian Family Finds Safety in the...

A family from Mariupol, Ukraine, managed to escape from the city blockade and emigrate to the United States. They survived heavy shelling and bombardment for 40 days with their 5-year-old daughter

June 29, 2022

Russian Forces Destroy One of Mariupol’s...

After undergoing a significant makeover in 2018, School #66 was the pride of Mariupol. However, everything changed in late February 2022

May 19, 2022

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

May 4, 2022

Evacuees From Mariupol

Hundreds of civilians who had been evacuated from the Russian-occupied city of Mariupol arrived in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia on Tuesday. Many of the evacuees had been living in bunkers in the Avovstal steel mill for weeks

April 18, 2022

Ukraine Refuses to Hand Over Mariupol,Under...

Officials in Ukraine said their forces in Mariupol, which is under Russian siege, would not surrender despite Russian demands. They’re also pleading with Western allies to lend a hand. Arash Arabasadi of VOA has this report VOA NEWS

November 23, 2019

Ukraine’s Mariupol Port Struggles To Stay...

After five years of conflict in eastern Ukraine, the port of Mariupol is struggling to survive. With the loss of coal exports and Russia choking access to the Sea of Azov, the port’s maritime traffic has been cut in half. But Mariupol hopes Chinese investment can revive its sinking fortunes

March 29, 2019

Voting On The Frontlines: Ukraine’s Election...

The city of Mariupol lies on the Azov Sea, next to the frontlines of Ukraine’s war against Russian-backed rebels. Faced with such challenges, how do the people here view Sunday’s presidential election

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