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.
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Zimbabwe’s Foreign Currency Ban Spurs Demand...
Zimbabwe’s ban on foreign currency, and the nation’s record inflation, has spurred demand for cryptocurrencies like bitcoin to try to preserve wealth. Zimbabwean authorities last year banned banks from processing bitcoin and is warning that cryptocurrencies are open to hacking
Sunflowers From Ukraine Memorialize Dutch MH17...
Five years ago, on July 17, 2014, flight MH17 was shot down over the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board. In the Dutch city of Hilversum, home to 15 of the victims, residents have planted memorial gardens of sunflowers grown from seeds gathered near the crash site
Louisianans Worry Another Katrina Would Doom...
The ever-so-brief Hurricane Barry spared the southern U.S. city of New Orleans and the Louisiana coast of devastating floods. But with the 2019 hurricane season underway, a sense of anxiety has once again overcome a community that fears it will only be a matter of time before a storm as lethal as Hurricane Katrina tests its limits again
How ‘Rocket City’ Helped NASA Get...
In the race to the moon in the 1960s, the development of the large rockets that could thrust the spacecraft beyond Earth’s atmosphere became a critical element in the success of the Apollo program. The place where the Saturn V rocket was developed — Huntsville, Alabama
News from Russia
Moscow court has extended the pretrial detention of 6 captured Ukrainian sailors by 3 months…. Thousands of people marched in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg to mark the anniversary of the killing of Russia’s royal family by Bolshevik revolutionaries 101 years ago
Journalists Across Pakistan Protest Against Censorship...
Journalists across Pakistan demonstrated to protest censorship, mass layoffs, and delayed wages on July 16. They say Pakistan’s military is pressuring media outlets to quash critical media coverage, while the government has scrapped lucrative advertising with private TV stations and newspapers
New Report Urges World Action to...
Without a doubt insects are the most successful species on the planet. They make up a clear majority of the world’s 1.5 million total species, and they live almost literally everywhere there is land, including Antarctica. But there is trouble in the insect world. VOA’s Kevin Enochs reports~VOA NEWS
Apollo Mission Control Room Reopened To...
On July 20, 1969, American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin set foot on the lunar surface – the first men on the moon. The U.S. space agency, NASA, is celebrating the 50th anniversary of this historic event in style
DRC Refugees Flooding Into Uganda to...
Aid workers in Uganda say armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo has doubled the flow of refugees since June, straining humanitarian funding. Many of the DRC refugees brave the harsh waters of Lake Albert on the Uganda border to make the crossing to safety
Ballet and Rhinos in the African...
Artists are often at the forefront of social change, as they use their works to address difficult political and cultural issues. While audiences are probably most familiar with activist painters, filmmakers and musicians, choreographers have also addressed social issues with their dance companies