Headlines- According to Yemen's government, a Houthi missile attack on the al-Maashiq presidential palace in Aden was survived by the prime minister and cabinet. At least five people died and sixteen were injured.
- Attacks on King Khalid International Airport between October 7 and October 11 resulted in 17 fatalities and 333 injuries, according to the spokesperson for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen.
- Since October 1, 20 attacks in the Strait of Hormuz have been reported, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations. Two of these incidents were reported on Wednesday.
- Iran's navy said an oil tanker that tried to cross a forbidden area in the Sea of Oman is on fire in the eastern portion of the Strait of Hormuz.
- After a shooting at an elementary school in Oregon on Thursday, at least three people—including children—have died.
- Nidal Hasan, a convicted military base shooter who killed 13 people in 2009 at Fort Hood in Texas, is scheduled to be executed by firing squad on December 3, US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he was canceling plans to broadcast the execution live.
- Only a few days after undergoing surgery, Pope Leo XIV resumed work, the Vatican press office announced on Thursday.
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Ukraine’s Economy During Russian Invasion
During Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Ukrainian government is doing everything it can to keep the economy functioning. Its funds, however, are rapidly dwindling
‘We’re Encircled’: Residents in Southeast Ukraine...
RFE/RL spoke with evacuees fleeing Russian soldiers in southeast Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya area. On March 11, nine buses and 150 cars were utilised to transport residents from regions such as Dniprorudne, which is near the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Station, which Russian soldiers captured on March 4. Residents stated the city was still in Ukrainian hands, but that Russian troops were encircling it
“Home Is Home”: A Ukrainian Grandmother...
Celia Mendoza of VOA went to the Polish village of Medyka, which has become one of the busiest border crossings since Russia invaded Ukraine and sent this report
For the Second Time, Afghans in...
Thousands of Afghans have fled the Russian invasion of Ukraine. For many of those now coming into Poland, conflict has uprooted their lives for the second time.
A Ukrainian Family Flees Russian Shelling...
Each of the two million Ukrainians who have left Russia’s invasion has a heartbreaking tale of loss and separation
Refugees From Ukraine Pour into Poland,...
More than 1.2 million Ukrainian refugees have fled to Poland since the Russian incursion began, according to the United Nations Refugee Agency. They’ve been welcomed into Poland
Volunteers From Kramatorsk Are Doing Everything...
The resistance to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine comes in many different of forms. For some residents in the Donetsk region, this means flooding their local volunteer centre with supplies for Ukrainian soldiers fighting Russian forces
Residents of Irpin, Ukraine, Are Fleeing...
Thousands of people are attempting to flee Irpin, Ukraine’s second largest city, to Kyiv, the country’s capital, which is nearly 25 kilometres distant. To halt oncoming Russian tanks, Ukrainian forces blew up bridges near the city
Thousands Detained in Russia During Anti-War...
On March 6, police detained tens of thousands of anti-war protesters across Russia during protests against President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. Over 4,800 people were held in at least 59 different Russian cities, according to the independent protest-monitoring organisation OVD-Info