Headlines- The Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen claims to have intercepted three drones in the southern and Riyadh regions, two cruise missiles over the Red Sea, and a ballistic missile headed for the Saudi city of Yanbu. In the
- said it is targeting Houthi positions in Taiz and Marib.
- A missile attack on Aden International Airport put 151 passengers on a Yemenia flight headed for Cairo in danger, the transport minister of Yemen's internationally recognized government said.
- The Amazon rainforest in Brazil has seen the least amount of deforestation in almost 40 years.
- Heidi Levine, a journalist for the Washington Post, was injured on Friday after being assaulted by some Israeli settlers while working in the occupied West Bank.
- Ahead of the country's April 2027 presidential election, French President Emmanuel Macron claimed on Wednesday that political forces are "exploiting" the country's student protesters..
- Authorities said at a press conference that the mass shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday that claimed the lives of three students and one teacher occurred inside a special needs classroom. They also identified the suspected shooter and some of the victims.
Tag: United States
Using Multi-Layered Approach,US Border Patrol Says...
As the U.S. presidential election just weeks away, border security remains a central issue.Reporting from Arizona, VOA immigration correspondent Aline Barros spoke with the U.S. Border Patrol and a migration expert for two views on what border security means.
Florida Residents Take Shelter,Rely on Federal...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, coordinates major rescue operations that would overwhelm local officials after significant catastrophes like hurricanes and floods that strike the United States.
Florida Hit by Category 3 Hurricane...
It was the second time in two weeks that a strong hurricane had struck the Southeast, and Hurricane Milton left behind widespread destruction as it made landfall in Florida on Wednesday as a Category 3 storm.
In Mexico,Waiting Migrants Cultivate Vegetable Gardens
Cultivating their own food has proven to be an unexpected source of solace for migrants waiting to enter the United States on Mexico’s northern border.
Under US-Panama Agreement,Deportations Begin
As part of a July agreement with the United States, Panama has begun deporting migrants who cross the dangerous Darién Gap from Colombia into Panama.
A Washington Chess Academy Helps Children...
The attempt of a Washington teacher to help one student has turned into something much larger.VOA’s Philip Alexiou has this story of a chess academy for kids.
Children of Vietnamese Immigrants Divided on...
Many of the more than 1.2 million Vietnamese immigrants who now call the United States home arrived during the Vietnam War. A new wave of Vietnamese immigration has more recently generated discussion over immigration in the community and has emerged as a major election season talking point.
Back in Business:Bookstore Forced to Close...
Jifeng Bookstore reopened in Washington to reach a new audience by bringing literature and debate to the city six years after it was forced to close its doors in Shanghai.
Tribes Celebrate Largest Dam Removal in...
Fish migration on California’s second-largest river has been blocked by dams for more than a century. With the last of four dams removed, Native Americans who depend on the river have achieved a major victory.
Some Ukrainian Living in US Wish...
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced in February that since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in early 2022, around 500,000 Ukrainians have immigrated to the country.Many refugees appear to be adjusting to life in their new country, but they still miss their homeland and are traumatized by the war.