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  • US President Donald Trump says to have discussed a truce in Lebanon with Hezbollah and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and both parties agreed to suspend their attacks.
  • According to US president Donald Trump, he believes he will reach an agreement with Iran "over the next week" to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and prolong the ceasefire.
  • Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, said on Monday that he informed President Trump that if Hezbollah continues to attack Israel, his nation will attack Beirut, the capital of Lebanon.
  • Since the start of the U.S. blockade on Iranian ports and vessels, the U.S. military said on Monday that it has diverted 121 commercial vessels.
  • The International Rescue Committee (IRC) issued a warning on Monday that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is "likely far worse" than official data indicate.

Tag: Russia Ukraine

March 30, 2022

Ukraine Evacuates Children With Cancer Through...

“We have to save our child’s life,” Ihor says as they wait for a bus to transport them from Lviv, in western Ukraine, to Poland for critical cancer treatment. Since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, this was the seventh convoy of children with cancer to depart the country

March 28, 2022

Russia’s invasion Of Ukraine:Athletes Are Being...

The invasion of Ukraine by Russia has prompted several professional athletes to speak out in favour of their country. For many, though, simply speaking up is enough

March 24, 2022

Safety Efforts in Ukraine Increase as...

With four journalists killed and several wounded since Russia invaded Ukraine, international groups are stepping up efforts to support media safety

March 23, 2022

Syrians See Tragic Similarities Between Russia’s...

Families who are following Russia’s assault on Ukraine in Idlib, one of the few locations still at war after 11 years of Syrian conflict, say Moscow’s tactics are identical to those used in Syria, and they fear Ukrainians will suffer a similar fate

March 19, 2022

Experts Warn Russian Mercenaries in Africa...

For years, Russia has been sending mercenaries to African countries. According to new reports, some of those battle-hardened soldiers may be sent to Ukraine to help Russia invade its neighbour

In Poland,Aid Agency Welcomes Ukrainian Refugees...

In just three weeks, an estimated 3 million Ukrainians have fled Russia’s onslaught to neighbouring nations like Poland, where enormous efforts are underway to feed and care for the new arrivals

March 17, 2022

Last Residents Remain Amid Ruins And...

Thousands of civilians have fled Irpin, a town near Kyiv, after civilian areas were repeatedly attacked by Russian forces. RFE/RL spoke with some of the people who are still without power or gas for heating, and whose streets are still littered with bodies

Spain Makes it Easier For Ukrainian...

As many relatives arrive in the small Catalan town of Guissona, where one out of every seven residents is Ukrainian, residents have turned to humanitarian relief

March 16, 2022

More Russian Shells Strike Kyiv,Blazing High-rise...

More Russian shelling on Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, took place in the early hours of March 15, with rounds striking multiple residential buildings. At least two high-rise buildings in Kiev’s Svyatoshyn area were severely damaged and set on fire

From Poland-Ukraine Border

Myroslava Gongadze, VOA’s Eastern Europe Bureau Chief, reports from a refugee relief facility on the Poland-Ukraine border

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