Israeli strikes on Monday killed more than 492 Lebanese, including more than 60 women and children. The U.S. to ban Chinese vehicle software. A female cat has more freedom in Afghanistan than a woman does, Hollywood actor Meryl Streep said at the U.N. And California sues Exxon-Mobile over plastic.
In Iraqi Kurdistan, one woman is working to bring life back to her village that was abandoned 38 years ago. Speaking to VOA, Khuncha Omer explained how planting trees and taking care of the land has given her a bigger purpose to strive for.
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Russia gives US citizen a six-year prison term for trying to leave the country with his son
Under the Taliban, the news media in Afghanistan are among the least free in the world, but a new generation of journalists is still keen to learn the skills of the trade. Even women, who are barred from attending university in Afghanistan, are finding ways to study.
Israel launched massive new airstrikes against Hezbollah militants in Lebanon on Monday, killing at least 492 people and injuring more than 1,600 others, according to Lebanon’s health ministry. VOA’s Congressional Correspondent Katherine Gypson reports from Washington.
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