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Palestinians were struggling to afford basics such as food and shelter before the deadly attacks carried out by Hamas on October 7, according to a new Gallup poll. Forty percent of Palestinians surveyed between the months of July and September said they struggled to afford food in the past 12 months. The proportion was highest in Gaza at 57%, compared with 28% in the West Bank and east Jerusalem. Twenty-nine percent of Gazans reported they struggled to afford adequate shelter in the past 12 months, matching a record high. Читать дальше...

This week on The Inside Story, our continuing coverage of the situation in Gaza and the West Bank. Plus, Israel's Prime Minister has rejected calls for a cease-fire, while President Biden faces domestic pressure regarding his support for Israel’s retaliation. .

Kenyan females are facing a form of online blackmail called sextortion, in which perpetrators threaten to share sexual images or videos of them with others unless they pay or meet other demands. Francis Ontomwa talks to some victims about their ordeals. Camera: Amos Wangwa .

Transcript: The Inside Story: Israel at War Episode 116 – November 2, 2023Page 1 of 23     Show Open:   This week on The Inside Story: We continue our coverage of the situation in Gaza and in the West Bank.  Israel's Prime Minister rejects calls for a cease-fire.  Protesters raise their voices around the world. President Biden faces domestic pressure to curtail Israel’s incursion.  Now on The Inside Story... Israel at War. The Inside Story:   CARLA BABB, VOA Pentagon Correspondent... Читать дальше...

A small-town Alabama newspaper publisher and a reporter were arrested last week for publishing an article that authorities said contained confidential grand jury evidence, a move that press freedom groups have condemned as unlawful. Atmore News publisher and owner Sherry Digmon and reporter Don Fletcher were arrested on October 27 before being released several hours later on $10,000 bail each. Their arrests followed the publication on October 25 of an article by Fletcher about an investigation... Читать дальше...

The photos show a Syrian girl rescued after 2016 Syrian regime airstrike and have nothing to do with the war in Gaza.

The Senate circumvented a hold by Alabama Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville on Thursday and confirmed Admiral Lisa Franchetti to lead the Navy, making her the first woman to be a Pentagon service chief and the first female member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Franchetti's historic confirmation as the chief of naval operations comes as Tuberville has drawn bipartisan criticism for holding up almost 400 military nominations in an effort to protest Pentagon abortion policy. In a remarkable display... Читать дальше...

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The final Beatles recording is here. Titled "Now and Then," the almost impossible-to-believe track is four minutes and eight seconds of the first and only original Beatles recording of the 21st century. There's a countdown, then acoustic guitar strumming and piano bleed into the unmistakable vocal tone of John Lennon in the song's introduction: "I know it's true / It's all because of you / And if I make it through / It's all because of you." More than four decades since Lennon's murder and two since George Harrison's death... Читать дальше...

Kae Takazawa, a student from Japan studying at El Camino College in California, found adjustment to campus life a rough road. Financial issues, language barriers and health problems made for a rough start. Takazawa writes about the experience in The Union, the school's newspaper. Read it here. (October 2023)

As more than 10,000 migrants continue to make their way to New York City each month, concerns are arising among residents regarding the city’s capacity to support them. Aron Ranen brings us this story. (Camera: Aron Ranen)

Amid rising debts, authorities in China’s coastal province of Jiangsu are encouraging workers at state-owned enterprises to participate in “off-duty entrepreneurships” and take leave without pay to start their own businesses. News of the new measure came ahead of China's two-day Central Financial Work Conference, attended by President Xi Jinping, who pledged to set up a long-term mechanism to resolve debt risks tied to local authorities and signaled a willingness to expand central government borrowing. Читать дальше...

In addition to the war with Hamas, the Israeli public is focused on the fate of the 240 hostages who were taken by Hamas to Gaza. The families of the hostages have launched a campaign to keep the issue at the forefront of people’s attention, with art installations all over the world, including one at Jerusalem city hall. Linda Gradstein reports for VOA from Jerusalem. (Camera: Ricki Rosen)

Firefighters on Wednesday made inroads in containing a Southern California wildfire, but officials said many homes and other buildings remain threatened by the blaze that at one point saw thousands of people under orders to evacuate. The Highland Fire in rural Riverside County southeast of Los Angeles was only mildly active as Santa Ana winds that pushed it through brushy hills eased and fire crews had it 20% contained by Wednesday night, said Rob Roseen, a fire spokesperson. "It was favorable... Читать дальше...

Record-breaking winds in France and across much of Western Europe left at least seven people dead and injured others as Storm Ciaran swept through the continent overnight and into Thursday. The storn plunged vast numbers into darkness, devastated homes and caused travel mayhem in several countries. Winds of more than 190 kph (118 mph) slammed the northern tip of France's Atlantic Coast, uprooting trees and blowing out windows. A truck driver was killed when his vehicle was hit by a tree in northern France's inland Aisne region... Читать дальше...

The recent mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, sent college students in the area into lockdown. One of them was Alan Wang, a 21-year-old student from China who studies at Bates College. He spoke to Diego Lasarte of The New Yorker about the experience and how it’s changed his opinion of the U.S. (October 2023)

The war between Israel and Hamas has sparked a rise in antisemitism in Russia, which in the past few days saw what observers say has been the worst outbreak in decades. As VOA’s Moscow Bureau reports, the incidents have created a climate of fear and uncertainty among Russia’s Jewish community — among the largest in the world. Marcus Harton narrates this report from Moscow

India's cybersecurity agency is investigating complaints of mobile phone hacking by senior opposition politicians who reported receiving warning messages from Apple, Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said. Vaishnaw was quoted in the Indian Express newspaper as saying Thursday that CERT-In, the computer emergency response team based in New Delhi, had started the probe, adding that "Apple confirmed it has received the notice for investigation." A political aide to Vaishnaw and two... Читать дальше...

The U.S. destroyer USS Rafael Peralta and a Royal Canadian Navy frigate HMCS Ottawa transited the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, the U.S. 7th Fleet said in a statement, making their third joint transit in the region since June. Taiwan's defense ministry said the two warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait in a northerly direction Wednesday night, adding it monitored the movement and the situation was "normal." China followed and monitored the transit and handled the situation in line with the law and regulations... Читать дальше...

China held a low-key funeral for former Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Thursday, deploying large numbers of police to restrict access to the funeral home and the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery, where state funerals are normally held and many top leaders are buried. Despite government efforts to prevent an outpouring of grief, which it sees potentially leading to social unrest, hundreds of people reportedly gathered near the cemetery to pay tribute to Li. Images on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter... Читать дальше...

The Chinese foreign ministry said Thursday a leading official from its department of arms control affairs will lead a delegation in China-U.S. nuclear talks. The ministry did not name the official. "Next week in Washington, China and U.S. will hold arms control and non-proliferation consultations at director-general level," spokesperson Wang Wenbin said when asked about a report that China agreed to nuclear arms-control talks with the United States. According to plans agreed by both sides,... Читать дальше...

Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Wednesday he is sending the armed forces to boost security at some of the country's most important airports, ports and international borders as part of a renewed effort to tackle organized crime in Latin America's largest nation. The decision comes days after members of a criminal gang set fire to dozens of buses in Rio de Janeiro, apparently in retaliation for the police slaying their leader's nephew. "We have reached a very serious situation,"... Читать дальше...

An earthquake slightly damaged houses and other buildings in southeastern Indonesia early Thursday, causing some panic but no apparent casualties. The quake was strongly felt in several cities and villages and caused some to panic, said Daryono, who heads the Earthquake and Tsunami Center at Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysical Agency. It was based on land and had no risk of a tsunami. “The quake has caused light damages in several buildings and houses,” wrote Daryono, who goes by a single name... Читать дальше...

The Texas Rangers kept up their sensational play on the road and beat the Diamondbacks 5-0 in Game Five of the World Series in Arizona on Wednesday to deliver the franchise its first Major League Baseball championship. Diamondbacks ace Zac Gallen took a no-hitter into the seventh inning but gave up three consecutive hits ending with an RBI single up the middle by Mitch Garver to break up the scoreless affair. The Rangers added four more runs in the top of the ninth to end any hope of a late Diamondbacks comeback... Читать дальше...

In the days following the massacre of hundreds of Israelis by Iranian-backed Hamas, the US military has blamed other Iranian-backed proxy groups for about 30 near-daily attacks against its forces in Iraq and Syria. Last week, the US retaliated with precision strikes against facilities in Syria tied to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps and affiliated groups, but the attacks against American personnel, while largely unsuccessful, have not stopped.  VOA Pentagon correspondent Carla Babb has more.