Headlines- The Health Ministry reports that since the start of the "ceasefire," at least 23 children have died and 93 have been injured in Lebanon.
- Six people, including three children, were killed and twelve were injured in an Israeli strike on the town of Arab Salim in the Nabatieh district in South Lebanon.
- In a statement released on Wednesday, the Israel Defense Forces claimed to have hit at least 40 purported Hezbollah sites in southern Lebanon over the course of the preceding 24 hours, despite a ceasefire that Israeli and Lebanese authorities had agreed upon last month.
- According to U.S. intelligence, Iran still has access to its missile stockpile and substantial missile launch capability.
- 15 merchant ships "supporting humanitarian aid" have been permitted to travel through Iranian ports since the U.S. military started the blockade.
- For a summit with Chinese premier Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump has arrived in China.
- Kevin Warsh, the nominee for Federal Reserve chair, confirmed by the Senate on Wednesday, paving the door for Warsh to succeed Jerome Powell when Powell's tenure expires later this week.
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Since Russian Invasion,Adoption Applications in Ukraine...
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Zimbabwe Hopes Tourism Will Help Economic...
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Rare Access to War-Torn Sudanese City of Omdurman
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In Ukraine’s Donetsk,Volunteer Group Locates Some...
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Kurdish Woman Works to Revive Her...
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Kyiv-Born Businees Owner in US Helps...
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DRC Woman Recycles Plastic to Create...
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Special Camp Helps in Healing of...
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