Headlines- Early on Sunday morning local time, Kuwait's defense ministry announced that an Iranian drone attack had targeted fuel tanks at the country's international airport.
- US president Trump said he believes Iran is to blame for the attack on the school of Iranian girls.
- As the conflict with the Iran-backed Hezbollah intensifies, dozens more people have died in Lebanon as a result with major Israeli air and ground operations.
- On Saturday, Trump visited an air base in Delaware for honorable transfer of six US service members who had been killed in the fighting.
- After a week of strikes, Israel and the United States had almost complete control of the skies over Tehran, according to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who declared on Saturday that Israel would continue its fight with Iran "with all our force."
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VOA Headquarters Honored as Historic Site...
A plaque honoring Voice of America’s headquarters in Washington as a historic site in journalism was unveiled Thursday, with current and former newsroom leaders present to affirm the importance of the outlet’s editorial independence.
Ukrainians See a Long Road Ahead...
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Scientists Look over the Effects of...
Countries engaged in war focus, winning the immediate battles over mitigating their negative environmental effects. Researchers are trying to better measure the environmental impacts of ongoing conflicts, but, as they say that there are substantial impacts in conflict zones ranging from Gaza to the Ukraine.
Bangladesh Shuts Down Hundreds of Unlicensed...
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Over 6 million Ukrainians have fled their country due to war since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022.Even as the war continues, Ukrainian officials are laying the groundwork to get those citizens back in Ukraine when the war ends.
Papuan Separatists Blame Jakarta, Wellington for...
Separatist rebels in Indonesia’s restive Papua region on Wednesday said they would like to release a New Zealand pilot taken hostage nearly a year ago, but officials in Jakarta and Wellington were delaying negotiations for his freedom.