Headlines- At least five ballistic missile launches from Iran have been detected by the Israelis since midnight.
- Mehrabad Airport in Tehran is hit by strikes
- The Prince Sultan Air Base was the target of a ballistic missile that Saudi Arabia's military intercepted and destroyed, according to the country's defense ministry.
- Heavy gunfire on Friday injured three peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon inside their base in southwest Lebanon.
- To put an end to the bloodshed, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged serious diplomatic negotiations..
- In a social media post, President Trump said that "no deal" other than "unconditional surrender" will be with Iran.
- Iran reportedly receives intelligence from Russia on US targets.
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Historic Kashgar Mosque Open for Tourists,But...
Chinese authorities have begun selling tickets to tourists to visit the historic Id Kah Mosque in Kashgar – where they have prohibited Muslim Uyghurs from praying for years except for certain holy days and for propaganda purposes, officials in the ancient city in Xinjiang said.
Kalush Residents React to Their hometown...
Kalush residents were overjoyed when their hometown band won the Eurovision Song Contest. On May 16, RFE/RL spoke with Kalush residents about their feelings in the following of the Eurovision victory RFE/RL
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Ukraine’s Evacuated Orphans Are Rescued From...
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In Lviv, Empty Strollers for the...
On March 18, 109 empty strollers were put throughout Lviv’s old town to symbolize the children who have died as a result of Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine
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Hundreds of miners protested in front of a government building in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, against salary cuts and worsening working conditions
In Hungary, A Young Afghan Immigrant...
Jan Mersa Mohammad was a small child when his family left Afghanistan’s conflict, walking and sailing part of the way to Europe. Jan, now 14 and living in Budapest, feels at ease in his new country and aspires to be a professional soccer player