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  • Iran will retaliate with attacks against "nine countries" if the United States strikes Iranian military bases or "petrochemical" facilities, according to an adviser to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.
  • At least 58 recruits were killed and over 200 others were injured when the Houthis launched three ballistic missiles at a training facility in Yemen's Shabwa governate. The death toll is anticipated to rise.
  • After unrest, French authorities impose curfews in some areas of Paris, northern cities, and Nice.
  • After looting damaged thousands of businesses over the weekend, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu warned on Monday that he was ready to declare a state of emergency as authorities struggled to contain ongoing violence.
  • Paul Mackenzie, a self-proclaimed preacher, and 28 accomplices were found guilty by a Mombasa, Kenya, court on Monday of killing 190 children and one adult as members of a well-known Christian starvation cult.

Tag: Ukraine

April 15, 2022

Interview: ‘Do You Realize There is...

Wang Jixian is Chinese national living in Odessa who turned citizen journalist when the war in Ukraine began, posting first-hand accounts of the conflict. But his outspoken YouTube videos cursing out Russian troops were out of step with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s official stance on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and have been deleted or blocked from social media platforms in China by government censors, while Wang’s personal social media accounts have been shut down

April 14, 2022

While Seeking EU Membership, Moldova Grapples...

The Moldovan people are deeply divided about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. From Kremlin television propaganda to church altars, the tiny former Soviet republic, which has a majority Russian-speaking population in some regions, is receptive to Russian influence VOA NEWS

Volunteers in Poland Are Compelled to...

Crafting marketplace Etsy is a popular venue for people who want to help Ukrainians who are suffering as a result of the conflict

Injured Ukrainians Transported to Lviv, Where...

Civilians in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region who have been injured by Russian shelling are being taken to Lviv, in western Ukraine, for medical treatment. Doctors there are able to undertake more sophisticated surgery, and one woman’s seriously wounded arm is currently being saved

Refugees From Ukraine Are Fleeing the...

Families and friends of Ukrainian refugees have been flocking to Tijuana in search of safety for their loved ones who have fled the conflict. Celia Mendoza of VOA News witnessed these efforts from a few metres away from El Chaparral, the US border crossing point between San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico VOA NEWS

Ukraine’s Evacuated Orphans Are Rescued From...

Nearly 6,000 orphans have been evacuated from Ukraine’s war zone. They can’t be adopted during the war, according to Ukrainian law

April 10, 2022

Multiple Mass Graves Are Being Exhumed...

What has been uncovered in the Ukrainian town of Bucha after Russian forces retreated has stunned the globe. Residents and police are discovering mass graves, burned-out vehicles, and destroyed buildings as they investigate the devastation

April 9, 2022

After Month of Siege,Chernihiv Residents Are...

Ukraine has reclaimed the northern city of Chernihiv after a month-long Russian siege. Residents are anxious, saying they expect to be attacked again after a rocket attack in the east killed dozens of people

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