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- 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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Darfuri Children Fleeing Violence End Up...
After her parents and brother were killed by militias in the Darfur region of Sudan,fourteen years old Gesma fled the region to take care of her younger siblings. Like many children displaced by brutal violence in Darfur, she now works long hours to provide for her family in a refugee camp in Chad.Henry Wilkins reports. …
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Radio Offers Connection for Long-Time Afghan...
Besmillah Miakhil purchased his first item a radio when he arrived in Pakistan four decades ago as a refugee. Miakhil, who is now 88, says broadcasts help him to stay in touch with Afghanistan, his home country.
Along Ukraine’s Frontlines,Anxiety Builds as Russian...
As Russian forces advance on the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk in the east, there are reports of heavy fighting. Pavlohrad’s citizens are becoming increasingly anxious as they worry their city to be the next target, a hundred kilometers down the road.
Coal Miners’ Jobs Left Open by...
Since large number of men being drafted, drafted,Ukrainian women have the opportunity to work in the vast coal mines in their country.Lesia Bakalets went to a mine on the front line in the Dnipropetrovsk region and heard from some of those.Due to security reasons, neither the exact location of the mine nor the full names of the miners have been disclosed.
In Colorado,Ukrainians Open Food Truck with...
With just a backpack, Ukrainians Yevhenia and Kostiantyn Mukhin fled Kherson in 2022. Determined to rebuild their lives but also to spread the joy of Ukrainian culture.
In war and Refuge Darfuri Women...
In Sudan’s embattled Darfur region, aid groups say sexual abuse is a constant threat to women, but refugees VOA spoke with also say it’s a problem for those who have fled the region.
To Deter Poachers South Africa Tests...
To discourage poachers who target endangered rhinoceroses for their prized horns, scientists are adopting a different approach. Small, radioactive pellets have been put into the horns of live rhinos as part of a pilot study conducted in South Africa. Making the horns radioactive will reduce the demand for them on the black market.
In Northen Gaza,Hundreds of Thousands of...
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have returned to northern Gaza as the first phase of an Israeli-Hamas truce has taken effect. But many find their homes completely destroyed.
Rights Group Decry US President Trump’s...
President Donald Trump’s order to detain undocumented migrants at the Migrant Operations Center at the U.S. naval facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is being opposed by rights groups. While previous administrations have detained migrants at Guantanamo, these groups say that what Trump is doing is different.
Amid Federal Enforcement Actions Immigrant Neighborhoods...
In several American cities, U.S. federal agents have stepped up arrests related to immigration as part of President Donald Trump’s pledge to crackdown undocumented immigrants.