Headlines- The United Nations warns that 800,000 people in Yemen have lost access to life-saving food aid due to the conflict's escalation, and hospitals are overcrowded with injured combatants.
- 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 was accused by a U.S. official of lying about a cargo ship that sank on Wednesday and of attacking it, most likely with a missile.
- A cargo ship struck a naval mine on Wednesday while trying to cross the Strait of Hormuz via "an unauthorized and hazardous route," according to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy.
- Protests against the government in the capital of Albania Tirana turned violent on Wednesday, leaving several official buildings severely damaged and at least one on fire.
- After the arrest of a Japanese journalist on suspicion of espionage by Russia's FSB security agency, Japan's Foreign Ministry summoned in Russia's ambassador on Wednesday.
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Shutdown Impasse Impacts People Nationwide
As the partial U.S. government shutdown continues and hundreds of thousands of workers are now furloughed or working without pay, the impact is reaching people across the nation. VOA’s Mariama Diallo reports
Racing Downhill
Meet Mama Wilky! A 55 year old street luger who doesn’t let age define her. Known as the skate mom in her luge community, she says luging helps her reclaim her center and keep her grounded
Whaling in Alaska
We learn why this indigenous group in Alaska continues their tradition of whaling and the ways they are teaching their kids to whale…including the dangers
Carving for Alaska
Watch native citizens from Alaska perform different types of carving to represent Arctic voices
Kenya Seeking Further Suspects in Nairobi...
Media reports say seven people were arrested since authorities Wednesday declared the assault on a hotel and office complex over
Ahmadiyya Sect of Islam
Guided by their faith and civic duty, members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association cleaned garbage at the National Mall on a cold Saturday morning to mitigate the impact of the government shutdown
Somalis in Nairobi Show Solidarity Against...
As Kenya recovers from Somali terrorist group al-Shabab’s attack Tuesday on a Nairobi hotel complex, businesses in the capital’s Somali-majority neighborhood of Eastleigh — often called “Little Mogadishu”
US Syria Withdrawal Risks Vital Strategic...
The U.S. withdrawal from Syria may bring to a close an open-ended and strategically unclear military commitment, but it will also likely put at risk vital national security interests
Analysts discuss why Kenya is targeted...
Once again, the Somalia-based militant group al-Shabab appears to have struck Kenya. This time, the attack was on the Dusit D2 hotel and office complex in the capital, Nairobi
Kurdish Peshmerga Warn IS Taking Refuge...
Peshmerga forces in the Kurdistan region are warning about the rising number of Islamic State fighters taking refuge on Mount Qarachokh near Makhmour, southwest of Irbil