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  • 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."

Year: 2024

January 31, 2024

Somalia’s Extreme Climate Displaces Farrmers, Disrupts...

Farmers in Somalia faced the dual threats of flooding and drought last year. In this report narrated by VOA’s Arash Arabasadi, Jamal Ahmed Osman spoke with farmers who related their experiences of how extreme climate conditions are taking a toll.

Myanmar Arrests Alleged Chinese Scammers, Former...

Police in northern Myanmar have arrested 10 phone and internet fraud suspects and sent them to China, the Chinese embassy in Yangon announced. 

Russia’s Birth Rate Plunges Due to...

Due to a sharp decline in births, Russia is facing the biggest demographic crisis in recent history. This is a reflection of the fear that many Russians have about starting a family in an uncertain political and economic landscape.

A Year After Escaping New York...

Since making an unlikely escape from the city’s zoo, a rare owl has captured the hearts of New Yorkers. He has proved them wrong who predicted he would perish in a few weeks.

Rights Group Urges Sanctions Against Australian...

Australian companies engaged in Myanmar’s junta-controlled mining sector are tacitly supporting the ruling military regime, which is approaching its third year in power, the rights group Justice For Myanmar said in a report issued Tuesday.

January 30, 2024

Baloch Youth Deeply Disappointed with Parties...

The general election is scheduled on February 8 in Pakistan. Since 44% of Pakistani voters are between the ages of 18 and 35, young people will play an important role. But young voters are quite disillusioned with most political parties.

Karen Army Claims 5 Dead After...

The Karen National Liberation Army shot down a Myanmar junta aircraft, killing soldiers onboard, a member of the ethnic force told Radio Free Asia.

Archery Traditions Continued by Somali Elders

Every afternoon, elderly citizens gather in the Bondere district of Mogadishu, the troubled capital of Somalia, for an archery contest. The activity is a part of a deeper, historical tradition.

Leaps in Ukraine Aid Funding Impact...

Even far away from the front lines, there are significant implications to the debate over funding Ukraine’s war with Russia.VOA’s Kane Farabaugh has more on the impact of refugee resettlement in Chicago, the second-largest U.S. city for Ukrainian refugees who have fled the war.

Myanmar Junta Sentences Nearly 400 Women...

Nearly 400 women in Myanmar have been sentenced to prison, some for more than 20 years – or even death – for political offenses in the three years since the coup, a report by the Burmese Women’s Union said.

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