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Israeli Drone Strikes Kill Two in Southern Lebanon Amid Ongoing Escalation
Watan
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June 20, 2025
Watan-One person was killed and another injured on Friday in an Israeli drone strike targeting a motorcycle in the Nabatieh district of southern Lebanon, according to the Lebanese National News Agency. The report stated that Israeli aircraft...
Lebanon girls lacrosse coach stepping down after 30 seasons
Valley News - New Hampshire
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Sara Ecker stepped down from coaching the Lebanon High girls lacrosse team once before, when she volunteered in Ghana for six weeks in the spring of 2001. Upon her return, however, she peeked at practices from behind a tree and she returned to her...
Medical Aid Departs for Ongoing Earthquake Response in Myanmar, 18 Other Countries This Week
Direct Relief
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June 20, 2025
By Staff Over the past week, Direct Relief has delivered 679 shipments of requested medical aid to 45 U.S. states and territories and 19 countries worldwide. The shipments contained 4.9 million defined daily doses of medication. Medications and...
Iranian missile hits Israeli hospital as Trump weighs U.S. strike on Iran
MSNBC
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IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Fmr. CIA officer says it’s ‘not a good look’ for Trump, U.S. intelligence to disagree on Iran intel 06:41 Trump to receive National Security Council intelligence...
Israeli Enemy Kills Lebanese Citizen in Drone Strike, Carries out incursion in Border Towns
Al Manar
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June 20, 2025
The Israeli enemy carried out a series of air raids on the heights of Mahmoudiyeh, Al-Aisheye, Al-Rayhan, Tomat Niha, Barghaz, and Al-Qatran, according to Al-Manar reporter, in a new violation of the ceasefire based on the UN Resolution 1701. A...
In plain sight: the Lebanese imprint in Latin America
Meer
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June 20, 2025
Isn't it a characteristic of the age we live in that it has made everyone in a way a migrant and a member of a minority?” (Amin Maalouf) Latin America is home to a massive chunk of the Lebanese diaspora. There, they found a welcoming destination...
Living as a humanitarian and refugee in Lebanon
Doctors Without Borders
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June 20, 2025
I was born and raised in the Ain El-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp located in Saida, southern Lebanon. Established following the Nakba in 1948, it’s one of 12 Palestinian refugee camps in the country. It might be the largest one, but it always...
Diminishing the USAID shock at Lebanon’s hillfort of innovation
Executive Magazine
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June 20, 2025
304 Developmental disruptions are piling up on the liabilities side of the world’s sustainability balance sheet in 2025. For the tiny, battered country of Lebanon, each of this year’s new shocks – be it a financial or geo-economic tremor, a...
Tehran hospital hit by Israeli rocket attack, health ministry spokesperson cited by state media
Daily Star
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June 19, 2025
European leaders push for Iran's return to negotiations Trump to decide within two weeks on possible military involvement Israel accuses Iran of using cluster munitions Israel and Iran's air war entered a second week on Friday and European...
Are Israeli Hospitals Ready for the Next Missile Strike?
Media Line
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June 20, 2025
A direct missile strike on Soroka Medical Center exposes critical gaps in Israel’s hospital defenses, raising urgent questions about the safety of patients and staff At 7:04 a.m. on Thursday, the staff and patients at Soroka Medical Center in...
Psychologist points out mental health triggers
The Nation Malawi
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June 20, 2025
St John of God Hospitaller Services clinical psychologist Frank Magagula has cited economic hardship and entrenched cultural norms as key drivers of emotional distress in Malawi, leading to a mental health crisis. Speaking in an interview on...
Lawmakers urge govt to focus on agri, health, education sectors
The Nation
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June 20, 2025
ISLAMABAD - The lawmakers in the National Assembly in Thursday’s budget debate stressed the need for a peaceful environment for economic growth, besides suggesting the focus on agriculture, health and education to achieve the desired goals. The...
155 MALBATT 850-12 Personnel Honoured With UN Medals In Lebanon
Bernama
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June 20, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 (Bernama) -- A total of 155 officers and personnel from the Malaysian Battalion (MALBATT) 850-12 were awarded the United Nations (UN) Medal during a ceremonial medal parade held at Camp Marakah, Lebanon, yesterday. In a...
Israel Strikes Iranian Nuclear Sites As Iran Hits Hospital In Escalating Conflict
Arise News
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June 20, 2025
Israel has bombed multiple nuclear sites across Iran on, while Iranian missiles struck a hospital in southern Israel overnight, marking a dangerous escalation in the week-long aerial conflict between the two bitter enemies. In one of the most...
AnalysisIsrael’s warning to ‘burn Tehran’ echoes Beirut strategy — but Iran isn’t Lebanon
The National News
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Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz’s recent threat to “turn Tehran into Beirut” with attacks on civilian areas will be difficult to execute without direct US involvement, according to Iranian analysts and citizens who spoke to The National. They...
Driver flown to hospital after crashing head-on with pickup, seriously injuring boy, troopers say
WGAL 8 - Pennsylvania
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June 20, 2025
Driver flown to hospital after crashing head-on with pickup, seriously injuring boy in Dauphin County, troopers say TIME FOR NEWS EIGHT TO GO. THE NEWS EIGHT TODAY TEAM IS ALL HERE TO HELP YOU START YOUR DAY. AND LET’S GO RIGHT OVER TO JAKE. GOOD...
world Iran strikes Israeli hospital; Trump to decide on US role in conflict within 'two weeks'
Asiaone
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June 20, 2025
TEL AVIV/DUBAI/WASHINGTON — Israel bombed nuclear targets in Iran on Thursday (June 19) and Iran fired missiles and drones at Israel after hitting an Israeli hospital overnight, as a week-old air war escalated with no sign yet of an exit strategy...
Israel bombs nuclear sites, as Iran strikes hospital
Taipei Times
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June 19, 2025
Israel yesterday bombed nuclear targets in Iran and Iranian missiles hit an Israeli hospital overnight, as the week-old air war escalated with no sign yet of an off-ramp. Following the strike that damaged the Soroka Medical Center in Israel’s...
Iran strikes Israeli hospital; Trump to decide on U.S. role in conflict within 'two weeks'
Japan Today
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June 19, 2025
Israel bombed nuclear targets in Iran on Thursday and Iran fired missiles and drones at Israel after hitting an Israeli hospital overnight, as a week-old air war escalated with no sign yet of an exit strategy from either side. U.S. President...
Iranian Missile Strike on Israeli Hospital: Humanitarian, Security, and Geopolitical Ramifications
ImpACT International
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The missile strike on Soroka Medical Center in southern Israel by Iranian forces marks a pivotal and alarming escalation in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran. This unprecedented attack on a major civilian hospital has not only resulted...