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Famine-imminent conditions in Gaza ‘unprecedented’: UN official
Palestinians receive food rations at a donation point at a camp for internally displaced people in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, Feb. 2, 2024, as fighting continues between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas group. [Read More…]
Sudan now ‘1 of the worst humanitarian crises in recent memory:’ UN
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (LONDON) — Humanitarian organizations are sounding alarm over the crisis in Sudan, warning the conflict has created “one of the worst humanitarian crises in recent memory.” Speaking at a briefing to the security [Read More…]
Three London Clinic staffers investigated for trying to access Kate Middleton’s medical records: Report
Police officers stand guard outside the London Clinic after the UK’s Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton underwent planned surgery in London, United Kingdom on January 18, 2024. Princess of Wales will stay two weeks in [Read More…]
Gaza reaches ‘tipping point,’ doctors tell UN in plea for help
A woman and her daughter sit at a nutritional stabilization center in Gaza in March, in a photo supplied by MedGlobal. (MedGlobal) (UNITED NATIONS) — At the United Nations headquarters on Tuesday, four doctors from [Read More…]
US submits draft UN resolution for “immediate cease-fire tied to the release of hostages,” Blinken says
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. has submitted a draft resolution to the UN Security Council calling for “an immediate ceasefire tied to the release of hostages,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Saudi news [Read More…]
US airlifts more than 30 citizens out of Haiti’s capital amid gang rebellion: Officials
Diplomatic Security Services/X (WASHINGTON) — As a gang-led rebellion continues to surge through Haiti, the U.S. on Wednesday orchestrated two helicopter airlifts from Port-au-Prince — evacuating more than 30 stranded Americans to the Dominican Republic, [Read More…]
‘Most valuable treasure’: $17 billion Spanish shipwreck from 1708 to be recovered
Bruce Yuanyue Bi/Getty Images (CARTAGENA, Colombia) — Centuries after the Spanish galleon ship San José sunk in Colombian waters and nearly a decade after it was initially discovered, the estimated $17 billion shipwreck is set [Read More…]
Private US firm wants to coordinate aid boats to Gaza
MOHAMMED ABED/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A private U.S. advisory firm of former senior American military, CIA and humanitarian officials is proposing to operate the anticipated daily deployment of international aid ships from [Read More…]
US no longer in top 20 of world’s happiest countries and is now behind Kuwait, Lithuania, UAE
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The United States has fallen eight spots and is no longer in the top 20 happiest countries in the world, falling behind countries like Canada, Israel, Kuwait, Lithuania and the [Read More…]
215-million-year-old crocodile ancestor that pre-dates dinosaurs identified
Ayzenstayn/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The recent identification of fossils from a heavily armored ancient crocodile ancestor species, known as aetosaurs, provides a glimpse into our world 215 million years ago. The study, led by [Read More…]
Photo agency issues new editing notice on royal family photo taken by Kate Middleton
Prince and Princess of Wales/X (LONDON) — For the second time in less than two weeks, a global photo agency has issued an editing notice on a royal family photo shared by Kate, the Princess [Read More…]
Lawmakers in Hong Kong pass strict new security law
d3sign via Getty Images (HONG KONG) — Hong Kong’s legislature has unanimously passed a strict security law, 11 days after it was tabled in an unusually fast turnaround. Authorities in Hong Kong have argued that [Read More…]
Princess Kate seen at farm shop a week after photo editing controversy
Catherine, Princess of Wales attends the Christmas Day service at St Mary Magdalene Church on Dec. 25, 2023 in Sandringham, Norfolk. (Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images) (LONDON) — Kate, the princess of Wales, is [Read More…]
Famine is ‘imminent’ in northern Gaza, with many facing ‘catastrophic’ levels of hunger: Report
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Famine is “imminent” in northern Gaza, as the entire population of the strip experiences high levels of food insecurity amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, according to a report released Monday. [Read More…]
Putin extends rule in state-managed election victory
Contributor/Getty Images (LONDON) — President Vladimir Putin was handed a fifth term in Russia’s heavily stage-managed presidential election on Sunday in a vote where no real competition was permitted and with virtually all leading opposition [Read More…]
Monolith mystery reemerges in Wales, prompting speculation of space aliens
Geraint Rowland Photography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A newly discovered 10-foot-tall silver monolith on a muddy bluff in Wales has reignited wild speculation on its origin after similar obelisks appeared in Utah, California, England and [Read More…]
State Department helps more than 30 US citizens leave Haiti on charter flight
ABC News More than 30 U.S. citizens were returned to the United States from Haiti on a flight chartered by the U.S. State Department Sunday, a department spokesperson said. One day after the State Department [Read More…]
Putin clinches Russian presidency, says there was proposed agreement to free Navalny before death
ABC News Vladimir Putin has thanked the Russian citizens after early election results showed him winning his country’s presidency in a landslide. In his victory speech, delivered after results showed him winning with 87% of [Read More…]
Volcano erupts in Iceland for 4th time since December
Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management A volcano on Iceland’s southwestern coast erupted on Saturday for the fourth time since December, prompting an evacuation, officials said. The eruption began between Mt. Hagafell and Mt. [Read More…]
Israeli forces deny opening fire at Gaza aid drop-off site
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (GAZA) — The Israel Defense Forces denied accusations that its troops opened fire on a group of Gazan civilians who were waiting for aid Thursday. At least 20 people were killed and 155 [Read More…]