Headlines- After a temporary suspension, Emirates said the airline "will resume operations."
- On Saturday, US President Donald Trump said that Iran will be "hit very hard" and that he was thinking about extending the strikes to other targets..
- 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.
Tag: Ukraine
Ukraine Defends its Monuments and its...
Ukrainians are fighting to preserve not just their territory but also their history as their war against Russia’s invasion of their country continues. Ukrainians say that Russia is deliberately destroying their cultural monuments in an effort to erase the country’s history and its identity as a separate nation.
Ukraine’s Military Schools Train New Generation...
Schools across Ukraine are celebrating the end of the academic year despite the war.Some of them have a distinctive military air to them.About 7,000 Ukrainian teenagers are studying in more than 20 military academies around the country.
War Drains Ukraine’s Labor Force
A labor shortage is cited by 58% of Ukrainian businesses as their primary concern. According to studies released in June by the Ukrainian Ministry of Economy,that is the result of research.Recruiters confirm that this is the biggest crisis in the labor market ever. What are the main reasons, and are there any solutions?
War Opens Hope for Ending Age...
In Ukraine, as in many other countries, job seekers in their 50s and 60s have a harder time than younger workers.By taking advantage of Ukraine’s wartime labor shortage,one organization is trying to change that by taking advantage of Ukraine’s wartime labor shortage.
Chicago Student Fleeing War Finds Solace...
Since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, the United Nations estimates that up to 6.5 million Ukrainians fled their homeland.VOA’s Kane Farabaugh explores the story of one Ukrainian teenager seeking safety in music in Chicago.
In Ukraine, Surrogacy Continues to Flourish...
Prior to Russia’s invasion, Ukraine was an international surrogacy hub.Due to low costs and a favorable legal framework; thousands of babies,many for foreign parents,are born each year into families owing to Ukrainian surrogate mothers. Despite the war and the risks;hopeful foreigners keep coming to Ukraine.
Southern Ukraine Experiences Water Shortage Caused...
Hundreds of thousands of people, including the residents in Kushuhum in the Zaporizhzhia region, are at risk of losing their water supply after the Kakhovka dam destruction in southern Ukraine one year ago [June 2023].Kushuhum officials say that since the region is again under Ukrainian control, residents are going back to their houses, which is worsening the water problems.
Canadian Volunteer Aids Displaced Ukrainians from...
In March 2022, Paul Hughes, a Canadian hockey coach, arrived in Kharkiv. Over the past two years, he and other volunteers, some local, some foreign have been helping the internally displaced Ukrainians in the war to survive.
Kakhovka Dam Destruction One Year After
On June 6, 2023, the Kakhovka Dam collapsed in southern Ukraine, causing hundreds of square kilometers of floods and harming houses, infrastructure, and the surrounding environment.Ukraine blames Russian forces, which occupied the dam. Russia denies the accusation.The effects of the collapse are still felt a year later.
Ukraine Says Russia Abducted Over 19,000...
Russia’s invasion became hostages, while other children were deported to Russia where they were made to participate in adoption and reeducation programs. From Kiev, Anna Chernikova reportd from Kyiv Ukraine’s on Ukraine’s efforts to bring them home