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Number of children dying of dehydration, malnutrition in Gaza ‘will skyrocket’ without cease-fire: UNICEF
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The number of children in Gaza dying from dehydration and malnutrition “will skyrocket” if there is not a cease-fire, according to UNICEF spokesman James Elder. Elder called the deaths of [Read More…]
Apple fined nearly $2B by EU for abusing dominance of App Store
Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / Getty Images (BRUSSELS) — Apple was fined nearly $2 billion on Monday by the European Union for abusing its market dominance to harm music streaming apps and its customers. The tech giant, [Read More…]
Haiti declares state of emergency, imposes nighttime curfew amid surging violence
KeithBinns/Getty Images (PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti) — Haiti is under a state of emergency and nighttime curfew amid a surge of violence, after armed gangs attacked the Caribbean country’s two largest prisons and freed scores of inmates. [Read More…]
Malaysia may reopen MH370 search pending new evidence, government ministry says
A woman writes a message during an event held by relatives of the passengers and supporters to mark the 10th year since the Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 carrying 239 people disappeared from radar screens on [Read More…]
In a bomb shelter under Kyiv, a US professor taught Ukrainian students about the art of peace
David Dowling (NEW YORK) — Professor David Dowling of Pepperdine University traveled last fall from California to Ukraine to teach some students of Taras Shevchenko National University a course in conflict and dispute resolution. In [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza live updates: Harris to meet with Israeli war Cabinet member on Monday
Luis Diaz Devesa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than four months since Hamas terrorists invaded Israel on Oct. 7, the Israeli military continues its bombardment of the neighboring Gaza Strip. The conflict, now the deadliest [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza live updates: US drops food aid into Gaza
Luis Diaz Devesa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than four months since Hamas terrorists invaded Israel on Oct. 7, the Israeli military continues its bombardment of the neighboring Gaza Strip. The conflict, now the deadliest [Read More…]
Navalny’s funeral goes ahead Friday, despite pressure
A picture of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny with the lettering ‘We believe in Alexey’ is pictured at a makeshift memorial in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on February 29, 2024. (Photo by -/AFP [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza live updates: Over 100 killed while waiting for food aid in northern Gaza
Luis Diaz Devesa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than four months since Hamas terrorists invaded Israel on Oct. 7, the Israeli military continues its bombardment of the neighboring Gaza Strip. The conflict, now the deadliest [Read More…]
How scientists discovered 7,000 humpback whale deaths using AI technology: Study
Alfredo Martinez/Getty Images (SAN FRANCISCO) — The intersection of marine biology and artificial intelligence technology has led to a startling humpback whale population discovery. Approximately 7,000 humpback whales in the North Pacific Ocean died between [Read More…]
Former ballerina detained in Russia has appeal denied in Siberian court
ABC News LONDON — A court in Siberia denied on Thursday the appeal of Ksenia Karelina, a dual American-Russian citizen, who appeared via video link to appeal her detention on charges of treason. Karelina, 33, [Read More…]
France again floats idea of sending non-combat troops to Ukraine
ABC News LONDON — France’s foreign minister has suggested that Western countries should be considering the idea that NATO troops should perhaps be deployed to Ukraine in non-combat roles to assist Ukraine. Foreign Minister Stéphane [Read More…]
Ghana’s parliament passes controversial new anti-LGBTQ bill
ABC News LONDON — Ghana’s parliament has passed a controversial new anti-LGBTQ bill following months of debate that could make it illegal to identify as a citizen of the LGBTQ in the West African nation. [Read More…]
More than 570,000 people in Gaza are ‘one step away from famine’: UN official
Dawoud Abo Alkas/Anadolu via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than 570,000 people in Gaza are on the brink of experiencing famine levels of hunger amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, according to a United Nations [Read More…]
High-level migration meeting between US, Mexico, Guatemala to result in ‘several important announcements,’ officials say
Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A meeting between top representatives from the United States, Mexico and Guatemala on Wednesday will result in “several important announcements” about “commitments for deeper cooperation” on managing migration [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza live updates: Israeli official says negotiations are slow
Luis Diaz Devesa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than four months since Hamas terrorists invaded Israel on Oct. 7, the Israeli military continues its bombardment of the neighboring Gaza Strip. The conflict, now the deadliest [Read More…]
Rhino poaching on the rise in South Africa, new figures show
Eric Lafforgue/Art in All of Us/Corbis via Getty Images (PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA) — Rhino poaching increased in South Africa in 2023, the government said. The new data, released by South African officials, shows 2023 saw [Read More…]
UC Santa Barbara student body president allegedly targeted with ‘antisemitic’ signs on campus
Al Seib / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (SANTA BARBARA, C.A.) — The student body president at the University of California, Santa Barbara is calling out alleged antisemitism on campus after she says she [Read More…]
Pope Francis visits Rome’s Gemelli hospital for tests, returns to Vatican
TIZIANA FABI/AFP via Getty Images (ROME) — Pope Francis on Wednesday visited Rome’s Gemelli hospital following his general audience at the Vatican, the Vatican said. “After the general audience Pope Francis went to the Gemelli [Read More…]
Russian hackers using ‘compromised’ internet routers for cyber operations, US, international law enforcement warn
Master/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Federal and international law enforcement are warning of Russian cyber actors using “compromised” internet routers for cyber operations. Russian state-sponsored hackers are exploiting Ubiquiti EdgeRouters and using their default credentials to [Read More…]