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Afghans struggle with humanitarian crisis, millions on brink of starvation
KeithBinns/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Four months after the Taliban seized power, Obaidullah Alikhil found himself unemployed and struggling to make ends meet as his son laid in bed with no strength to even open [Read More…]

Death toll from Cyclone Batsirai rises in Madagascar as thousands are left homeless
RIJASOLO/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — More than two dozen people are dead and thousands are homeless after a tropical storm struck Madagascar over the weekend, the second to batter the island nation since the [Read More…]

France says Putin promised no ‘new military initiatives’ near Ukraine in talks with Macron
Matthew Stockman/Getty Images (KYIV, Ukraine) — French officials said Russian President Vladimir Putin has committed to not launching any new “military initiatives” near Ukraine, a sign they said suggests Putin is moving towards de-escalating the [Read More…]

Biden, German chancellor present united front amid tensions with Russia over Ukraine
Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden welcomed German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to the White House Monday at a critical time for the leaders as tensions with Russia persist over Ukraine. During brief remarks [Read More…]

Biden to meet with German chancellor, urge united front amid tensions with Russia
Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden will welcome German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to the White House Monday at a critical time for the leaders as tensions with Russia persist. While the Biden administration [Read More…]

Cyclone Batsirai leaves over a dozen dead, thousands homeless in Madagascar
RIJASOLO/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — More than a dozen people are dead and thousands are homeless after a tropical storm struck Madagascar over the weekend, the second storm to batter the island nation in [Read More…]

Biden, Israeli prime minister speak amid nuclear talks
Nick Brundle Photography/Getty Images (JERUSALEM) — Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett spoke with U.S. President Joe Biden by phone this weekend just as the nuclear talks in Vienna enter a critical final stage. During the [Read More…]

Queen Elizabeth asks for Camilla to be named queen consort when Charles becomes king
Oli Scarff – WPA Pool / Getty Images, FILE (LONDON) — Queen Elizabeth has marked the eve of her Platinum Jubilee with a request that her daughter-in-law Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, be known as [Read More…]

5-year-old boy who fell in well in Morocco found dead after dayslong rescue effort
Jalal Morchidi/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (IGHRAN, Morocco) — A 5-year-old boy who had been trapped 32 meters underground in a well in Morocco for four days was found dead on Saturday following a lengthy [Read More…]

Prince Andrew to be deposed in civil lawsuit
Liam McBurney/PA Images via Getty Images, FILE (LONDON) — Prince Andrew has agreed to a deposition date of March 10 in connection with the civil lawsuit filed against him by Virginia Roberts Giuffre, according to [Read More…]

The independent investigators tracking Russia’s military buildup
Erik RomanenkoTASS via Getty Images (KYIV, Ukraine) — TikTok isn’t just for dance memes — it’s now being used by amateur investigators to track the Russian military buildup along Ukraine’s borders. Among those researchers is [Read More…]

Single suicide bomber killed US troops and Afghans in ISIS-K attack at Kabul airport, Pentagon finds
Aamir Qureshi/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The attack at Hamid Karzai International Airport last August that killed 13 U.S. service members and at least 170 Afghans was the result of a single explosive device [Read More…]

Rescuers scramble to save Moroccan boy trapped in well for three days
-/AFP via Getty Images (CAIRO) — Rescuers intensified their efforts on Friday to recover a five-year-old boy trapped in a 32-meter-deep well in a Northern Moroccan province for almost three days in a relief operation [Read More…]

Queen Elizabeth marks 70 years on the throne: Seven memorable moments
The Print Collector/Getty Images (LONDON) — Queen Elizabeth will set yet another milestone on Feb. 6, when she becomes the first British monarch to reach a Platinum Jubilee — 70 years on the throne. The [Read More…]

Free speech concerns for Olympic athletes voiced after China warns of ‘punishment’
Michael Macdonald / EyeEm / Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Human rights groups and U.S. officials are concerned about the safety of Olympic athletes in China if they speak out on political issues at the 2022 [Read More…]

Scientists demand new investigation of COVID-19 origins ahead of Beijing Olympics
Valery SharifulinTASS via Getty Images (BEIJING) — With the Beijing Olympics set to begin, a group of international scientists is once more calling for a “comprehensive international investigation” into the origins of COVID-19. It’s the [Read More…]

US says Russia planning video of fake Ukrainian attack with corpses, mourners to justify invasion
benstevens/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The United States said Thursday it had intelligence that showed Russia is planning to create a video depicting a fake Ukrainian attack, that it could release in order to justify its [Read More…]

Biden details US raid in Syria that killed ISIS leader
Izzeddin Kasim/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Thursday, in remarks from the White House, gave details to the nation about a dramatic U.S. raid overnight in Syria he said had [Read More…]

Activists say Olympic diplomatic boycotts ‘simply not enough,’ call for further action against China
Ana Fernandez/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With the open ceremony of the Beijing Olympic games Friday, the movement to boycott the event has been intensifying with a rising number of protests in [Read More…]

Biden orders US troop deployments to reassure NATO allies amid Russia standoff
Michael Reynolds/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Image (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden has ordered U.S. troop deployments to reassure NATO allies amid the standoff with Russia over Ukraine. Pentagon press secretary John Kirby announced the imminent arrival [Read More…]