Headlines- According to Yemen's government, a Houthi missile attack on the al-Maashiq presidential palace in Aden was survived by the prime minister and cabinet. At least five people died and sixteen were injured.
- Attacks on King Khalid International Airport between October 7 and October 11 resulted in 17 fatalities and 333 injuries, according to the spokesperson for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen.
- Since October 1, 20 attacks in the Strait of Hormuz have been reported, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations. Two of these incidents were reported on Wednesday.
- Iran's navy said an oil tanker that tried to cross a forbidden area in the Sea of Oman is on fire in the eastern portion of the Strait of Hormuz.
- After a shooting at an elementary school in Oregon on Thursday, at least three people—including children—have died.
- Nidal Hasan, a convicted military base shooter who killed 13 people in 2009 at Fort Hood in Texas, is scheduled to be executed by firing squad on December 3, US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he was canceling plans to broadcast the execution live.
- Only a few days after undergoing surgery, Pope Leo XIV resumed work, the Vatican press office announced on Thursday.
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The REDress Project Highlights Missing, Murdered...
Forty red dresses hang outside of the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington. They’re present 24 hours a day, in all weather, to draw attention to the plight of missing and murdered indigenous women who experience violence at a much higher rate than non-indigenous women
Who Runs the World? TechnoGirls
Women are woefully underrepresented in technology, science, engineering and mathematics jobs in South Africa. But for the last decade, a homegrown, UNICEF-supported program has worked to bring 11,000 lower-income high school girls into these industries
Cherry Blossoms Put on Spectacular Show...
The famous cherry blossoms on the Tidal Basin in Washington, DC are passing their peak but others in the area are in full bloom
Anti-Vaccine Parents In US Help Fuel...
New York City has declared a public health emergency amid an alarming spike in the number of measles cases among largely unvaccinated children. Parents who refuse to vaccinate their children could now face heavy fines
VOA60 World – At Least 18...
At Least 18 Killed in Attack on Pakistani Shi’ites and other stories from around the world
On Ellis Island, a Wall Honors...
A wall on New York’s Ellis Island that honors immigrants is almost at full capacity. To date, 770 panels are engraved with the names of almost 800,000 immigrants — including arrivals who never disembarked at Ellis Island
El Paso — Entry for Thousands...
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol continues to face difficulties in processing the large number of undocumented migrants who are entering the U.S. through El Paso, Texas
Mobile Clinics Deployed in Malawi for...
In Malawi, the cyclone’s floodwaters swamped medical facilities, forcing people to either walk long distances for healthcare or go without. The United Nations Children’s Fund has deployed mobile clinics to evacuation camps to meet those medical needs
Abortion Rights at Stake in South...
South Korea’s top court is expected to respond soon to a petition asking it to declare the country’s criminal ban on abortions unconstitutional