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Israel-Gaza: UN chief urges ceasefire; humanitarian supplies given green light to enter enclave
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Gaza’s desperate civilians flee or huddle in hopes of safety, as warnings of Israeli offensive mount
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Gaza: Nowhere to go, as humanitarian crisis reaches ‘dangerous new low’
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Myanmar journalist jailed for 20 years for reporting on aftermath of storm
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Read More Tens of thousands of Sudanese children on the brink of death before the year ends.
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Read More Ethiopia: Nearly one year after ceasefire, UN experts warn of ongoing atrocities, including war crimes and crimes against humanity
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The Taliban have detained 18 staff, including a foreigner, from an Afghanistan-based NGO, it says
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War crimes intensifying: Myanmar human rights investigators
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Iran: Harassment, reprisals continue for Mahsa Amini’s family
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DR Congo’s M23 rebels say they will no longer join peace talks in Angola
Talks, which the DRC government previously rejected, sought to resolve the conflict in the east of the country. Published On 17 Mar 2025 The Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group has announced…
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Israel warns more to come as airstrikes kill over 400 in Gaza after two months of truce
Hundreds killed in Gaza by Israeli strikes: Palestinian authorities By James Mackenzie, Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Emily Rose March 18, 2025 3:45 PM CDT Summary JERUSALEM/CAIRO, March 18 (Reuters) – Israeli airstrikes pounded Gaza and killed more…
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Entire families killed during Syria’s violence, UN says
By Reuters March 11, 20251:00 PM CDT GENEVA, March 11 (Reuters) – Entire families including women and children were killed in Syria’s coastal region as part of a series of sectarian…
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Canada leaders take push against tariffs to White House
Feb 12, 2025 Brandon Drenon & Jessica Murphy Canada’s provincial and territorial leaders say they had a “constructive” meeting at the White House as they sought to make their case…
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Confusion clouds efforts to save Gaza ceasefire
Feb 12, 2025 Yolande Knell, Rushdi Abualouf The Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas has looked shaky since it came into force on 19 January but now looks the…
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New report says Russia is better able to withstand heavy battlefield losses than Ukraine
By DANICA KIRKA 11:28 AM CST, February 12, 2025 LONDON (AP) — Russia’s stockpiles of Cold War-era weapons and larger population have allowed it to withstand heavy battlefield losses in Ukraine…
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Trump says he wants to ‘clean out’ Gaza and move Palestinians to Jordan and Egypt
Trump also confirmed he had instructed the military to resume shipments of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel, which had been paused over concerns about civilian casualties. Jan. 26, 2025, 8:38 AM…
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Atomic scientists adjust ‘Doomsday Clock’ closer than ever to midnight
By Will Dunham January 30, 2025 4:56 AM CST WASHINGTON, Jan 28 (Reuters) – Atomic scientists on Tuesday moved their “Doomsday Clock” closer to midnight than ever before, citing Russian nuclear…
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Gazans injured in war live with disabilities but little medical support
Tens of thousands require long-term rehabilitation, WHO officials said. By Diaa Ostaz December 14, 2024, 4:04 AM KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza — The humanitarian crisis and ongoing conflict in Gaza has left…
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Advancing Disability Inclusion in Post-Crisis Recovery
December 3, 2024 By Ioana Creitaru, Programme Specialist, Vanessa Schultz, Programme Analyst and Gloria Ferrara, Intern, UNDP Crisis Bureau As we commemorate the 2024 International Day of Persons with Disabilities,…
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