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UN Security Council calls for urgent aid to Gaza
Council urges immediate increase in aid to Palestinian civilians in Gaza, warning that humanitarian situation there is worsening
US Sudan envoy meets army chief Burhan on first visit
Humanitarian aid is a priority, says Tom Perriello
UN to resume Haiti aid flights
UN paused flights to Haiti's capital last Tuesday after gangs struck three commercial planes with gunfire
Greece to repay chunk of bailout debt early
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis describes the move as a signal of the nation’s fiscal recovery
45 pro-democracy activists face wide range of sentences in Hong Kong
It's latest development in largest case brought under a national security law that critics say crushed political activism in semiautonomous Chinese city
US House panel to consider releasing report on Trump's attorney general nominee
Former congressman Matt Gaetz is under scrutiny for allegations of sexual misconduct, illicit drug use
Militants kill 8 Pakistani soldiers, abduct 7 police officers
Attack occurred in Khyber, volatile border district in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, targeting soldiers returning to their base after counterinsurgency operation
Canada foiled Iran plot to assassinate former minister
Irwin Cotler, 84, has been a strong critic of Tehran
Zimbabwe urged to put money into cancer treatment services
Cancer patients and advocates are urging authorities in Zimbabwe to ensure cancer centers have lifesaving equipment needed to properly treat patients. Some patients say public hospitals do not have working machines to provide radiotherapy.
U.S. gives Ukraine greenlight to strike Russia with U.S. missile
The Kremlin warned Monday that President Joe Biden’s decision to let Ukraine strike targets inside Russia with U.S.-supplied longer-range missiles adds “fuel to the fire” of the war and would escalate international tensions even higher. Biden’s shift in policy added an uncertain, new factor to the conflict on the eve of the 1,000-day milestone since Russia began its full-scale invasion in 2022. A conversation with Jennifer Kavanagh, a Senior Fellow & Director of Military Analysis at Defense...
Nigeria celebrates Miss Universe success amid citizenship controversy
Chidimma Adetshina stepped down from competing in Miss Universe South Africa after her Nigerian roots became a subject of xenophobic online attacks
China's Xi highlights 'Global South' measures at G20
China, Brazil, South Africa and the African Union to spearhead initiative that ensures technological advances benefit underdeveloped to developing nations
As China cracks down on bookstores at home, Chinese-language booksellers flourish overseas
Crackdown has had a chilling effect on China’s publishing industry; some booksellers are closing up shops or relocating
8 killed as super typhoon strikes Philippines
Fierce winds and strong rains triggered landslides and storm surges
Ecuador declares national emergency as wildfires, drought intensify
Decree comes as nation faces energy crisis, power outages
Jury selection begins in human smuggling case after deaths of Indian family at Canada-US border
Couple, two young children froze to death while trying to cross the border in sub-zero temperatures
Biden seeks nearly $100 billion in emergency aid after Hurricanes Helene, Milton
Lawmakers are meeting during a lame-duck session to finish key priorities before making way for a new Congress and the incoming Trump administration
Teenage Buddhist lama marks last birthday in US before joining monastery in Himalayas
It's the last big party for Jalue Dorje before he joins a monastery in the Himalayan foothills — thousands of kilometers from his home in suburban Minneapolis
Cracks in G20 consensus over Ukraine as US ramps up aid
In his remaining weeks in office, Biden bolsters military and diplomatic support for Kyiv