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U.S. gives Israel a ‘fail’ grade on improving aid to Gaza so far
1 month, 3 weeks ago

U.S. gives Israel a ‘fail’ grade on improving aid to Gaza so far

LA Times  

Palestinians gather to receive bags of flour distributed by UNRWA, the U.N. agency helping Palestinian refugees, in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, on Saturday. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller on Monday gave Israel a “fail” grade in terms of meeting the conditions for an improvement in aid deliveries to Gaza laid out in a letter last month to senior Israeli …

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Russia’s torture of Ukrainian civilians, prisoners a crime against humanity, U.N. panel says
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Russia’s torture of Ukrainian civilians, prisoners a crime against humanity, U.N. panel says

LA Times  

Erik Mose, chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine, speaks at the United Nations’ European headquarters in Geneva. Erik Mose, chair of the independent commission investigating human rights violations in Ukraine, told reporters Thursday that the panel previously described Russia’s widespread and systematic use of torture in Ukraine and Russia against civilians and prisoners, men and women, …

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Head of United Nations calls global situation 'unsustainable' as annual meeting of leaders opens
3 months ago

Head of United Nations calls global situation 'unsustainable' as annual meeting of leaders opens

The Independent  

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Bangladesh court sends 2 journalists to police custody for questioning as chaos continues
4 months ago

Bangladesh court sends 2 journalists to police custody for questioning as chaos continues

The Independent  

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Bangladesh court sends 2 journalists to police custody for questioning as chaos continues
4 months ago

Bangladesh court sends 2 journalists to police custody for questioning as chaos continues

Associated Press  

DHAKA, Bangladesh — A court in Bangladesh’s capital Thursday allowed police to interrogate two journalists in their custody for four days in connection with the murder of a garment worker, who joined recent student protests against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina that forced her to step down and flee to India earlier this month. On Thursday, Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ahmed …

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Life and death in Gaza's 'safe zone' where food is scarce and Israel strikes without warning
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Life and death in Gaza's 'safe zone' where food is scarce and Israel strikes without warning

The Independent  

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Ken Barlow's new love interest Helen Lederer, 69, says she lived off slimming pills for years and wine in a desperate bid to be thin: 'It was truly like I was living the Ab Fab life'
9 months ago

Ken Barlow's new love interest Helen Lederer, 69, says she lived off slimming pills for years and wine in a desperate bid to be thin: 'It was truly like I was living the Ab Fab life'

Daily Mail  

Ken Barlow's new love interest Helen Lederer has revealed the drastic lengths she went to be thin. The Absolutely Fabulous actress, 69, who is set to appear on Coronation Street next week as Ken's date Elspeth, admitted she took slimming pills for years and lived on a diet of 400 calories a day and wine. Ken Barlow's new love interest …

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UN agencies rally around agency for Palestinian refugees in Gaza as some top donors cut funding
10 months, 3 weeks ago

UN agencies rally around agency for Palestinian refugees in Gaza as some top donors cut funding

Associated Press  

GENEVA — An array of U.N. organizations have united to warn of “catastrophic consequences for the people of Gaza ” if key donor countries don’t resume funding for the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, the main lifeline for people in the besieged territory. Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations in New York, acknowledged Tuesday that UNRWA plays “a …

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Ukraine and Russia trade accusations over fatal plane crash that Moscow says involved Ukrainian POWs
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Ukraine and Russia trade accusations over fatal plane crash that Moscow says involved Ukrainian POWs

Associated Press  

Russia and Ukraine traded accusations Thursday over the crash of a military transport plane that Moscow said was carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war and was shot down by Kyiv’s forces, another heated episode in the information war that has been a feature of the conflict. Without mentioning the crash, the general staff of the Ukrainian military said the country would …

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Russian military says plane carrying 65 Ukrainian POWs crashes near Ukraine
11 months ago

Russian military says plane carrying 65 Ukrainian POWs crashes near Ukraine

Associated Press  

A Russian military transport plane crashed Wednesday in a border region near Ukraine, and Moscow accused Kyiv of shooting it down, saying all 74 people aboard were killed, including 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war headed for a swap. Russian radar registered the launch of two missiles from Ukraine’s Kharkiv region that borders Belgorod, the statement said. Russia may have employed …

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Houthis launch sea drone to attack ships hours after US, allies issue final warning
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Houthis launch sea drone to attack ships hours after US, allies issue final warning

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — An armed unmanned surface vessel launched from Houthi-controlled Yemen got within a “couple of miles” of U.S. Navy and commercial vessels in the Red Sea before detonating on Thursday, just hours after the White House and a host of partner nations issued a final warning to the Iran-backed militia group to cease the attacks or face potential military …

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Desperation grows among Palestinians trapped with little aid as Israel battles Hamas in Gaza
1 year ago

Desperation grows among Palestinians trapped with little aid as Israel battles Hamas in Gaza

Associated Press  

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Desperation grew Thursday among Palestinians largely cut off from supplies of food and water as Israeli forces engaged in fierce urban battles with Hamas militants. BATTLES IN NORTH AND SOUTH Troops have pushed into Khan Younis, Gaza’s second-largest city, which Israeli officials have portrayed as Hamas’ center of gravity — something they previously said was …

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The UN stops delivery of food and supplies to Gaza as a communications blackout hinders coordination
1 year, 1 month ago

The UN stops delivery of food and supplies to Gaza as a communications blackout hinders coordination

Associated Press  

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — The United Nations was forced Friday to stop deliveries of food and other necessities to Gaza and warned of the growing risk of widespread starvation after internet and telephone services collapsed in the besieged enclave because of lack of fuel. That amount is half of what the U.N. said it needs for lifesaving functions for …

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Israel accuses UN chief of justifying terrorism for saying Hamas attack ‘didn’t happen in a vacuum’
1 year, 1 month ago

Israel accuses UN chief of justifying terrorism for saying Hamas attack ‘didn’t happen in a vacuum’

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Israeli officials expressed outrage Wednesday over U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ remarks that the deadly Hamas attack on southern Israel “did not happen in a vacuum,” saying his comment at a Security Council meeting amounted to a justification for terrorism. Ambassador Gilad Erdan called for Guterres’ resignation, and Yad Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust memorial, said the U.N. chief “failed the …

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Russia has turned food, energy and even children into weapons against Ukraine, Zelenskyy says at UN
1 year, 3 months ago

Russia has turned food, energy and even children into weapons against Ukraine, Zelenskyy says at UN

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that Russia is “weaponizing” everything from food and energy to abducted children in its war against Ukraine — and he warned world leaders that the same could happen to them. “The goal of the present war against Ukraine is to turn our land, our people, our lives, our resources into weapons …

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Ukrainians make desperate escape from floods after dam collapse as shelling echoes overhead
1 year, 6 months ago

Ukrainians make desperate escape from floods after dam collapse as shelling echoes overhead

Associated Press  

KHERSON, Ukraine — As shelling from Russia’s war on Ukraine echoed overhead, dozens of evacuees on an island in the Dnieper River scurried onto the tops of military trucks or into rafts to flee rising floodwaters caused by a dam breach upstream. The scrambled evacuation by boat and military truck from an island neighborhood off the southern Ukrainian city of …

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Ukraine pushes to extend wartime grain deal at talks with Russia, Turkey and U.N.
1 year, 7 months ago

Ukraine pushes to extend wartime grain deal at talks with Russia, Turkey and U.N.

Associated Press  

ISTANBUL, Turkey — The Ukrainian government is seeking to extend a wartime deal that allowed the country’s grain to get to nations in Africa, the Middle East and Asia where hunger is a growing threat, a top Ukrainian official said Thursday after the latest talks on prolonging the agreement. However, Russia opposes both broadening the agreement and its “indefinite expansion,” …

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Sudan doctors syndicate says 25 dead in tribal fighting, as truce talks stall
1 year, 7 months ago

Sudan doctors syndicate says 25 dead in tribal fighting, as truce talks stall

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Tribal clashes over several days killed 25 people in southern Sudan, the country’s doctors union said Wednesday, raising fears the war between the country’s rival top generals — currently centered in the capital — could set off more violence in far-flung provinces. It remained unclear whether the tribal clashes were related to the brutal fighting that ignited mid-April …

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Russia, Ukraine extend grain deal to aid world’s poor
1 year, 9 months ago

Russia, Ukraine extend grain deal to aid world’s poor

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — An unprecedented wartime deal that allowed grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia where hunger is a growing threat and high food prices are pushing more people into poverty was extended just before its expiration date, officials said Saturday. But Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told Russian news agency …

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Analysis: UN chief, speaking to leaders, doesn’t mince words
2 years, 3 months ago

Analysis: UN chief, speaking to leaders, doesn’t mince words

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — He sounded a global alarm, warning leaders about the survival of humanity and the planet. Guterres’ language was especially blunt when he lashed out at the growing divides in the world, saying “the international community is not ready or willing to tackle the big dramatic challenges of our age.” He then ticked them off — the war …

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Afghanistan marks 1 year since Taliban seizure as woes mount
2 years, 4 months ago

Afghanistan marks 1 year since Taliban seizure as woes mount

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban on Monday marked a year since they seized the Afghan capital in a rapid takeover that triggered a hasty escape of the nation’s Western-backed leaders, sent the economy into a tailspin and fundamentally transformed the country. While the Afghan people are known for their resilience and ability to survive, he said, unfortunately “negative coping strategies” …

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Saudi-offered, rebel-rejected cease-fire starts in Yemen war
2 years, 8 months ago

Saudi-offered, rebel-rejected cease-fire starts in Yemen war

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A Saudi-led coalition battling Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis began observing Wednesday a unilateral cease-fire in the yearslong war, despite the rebels’ rejection of the proposal. “The success of the Yemeni consultations is not an option, but a duty.” The U.N. special envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, called the Saudi-led coalition’s cease-fire offer “a step in the …

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West Side Story: How two jazz artists continue to reinvent the Bernstein classic
3 years ago

West Side Story: How two jazz artists continue to reinvent the Bernstein classic

NPR  

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World leaders bolster troubled Libya ahead of key election
3 years, 1 month ago

World leaders bolster troubled Libya ahead of key election

Associated Press  

PARIS — Libyan leaders reaffirmed Friday in Paris their commitment to ensure the success of the country’s political process through long-awaited elections next month, a vote that world powers hope will pull the oil-rich North African nation out of its decade-old chaos. “We reiterate our commitment to the success of the Libyan political process,” they said and added they “reject …

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