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UNRWA says fuel shortage will shut down aid work in Gaza within 48 hours
The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees has said that it will be forced to suspend aid work in the…
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In a flash, Melissa Joudah lost 60 family members and use of her legs
About 4am one night during the second week of Israel’s bombardment of Gaza, Yasmeen Joudah woke up to her mobile…
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EU to make ‘substantial’ contribution to climate damage fund during COP28
The European Union will make a “substantial” financial contribution to a new international fund addressing the destruction caused by climate…
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Former PM Cameron in surprise return to govt as foreign secretary in UK reshuffle
Former British leader David Cameron was named as the country’s new Foreign Secretary on Monday, in a surprise appointment made…
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Turkish ship carrying field hospital materials docks in Egypt near Gaza
A Turkish vessel carrying materials for field hospitals arrived Monday in Egypt’s port of El Arish near the Rafah border…
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Kremlin warns Polish plans to deploy tanks closer to Belarus would escalate tensions
Russia said reported Polish plans to deploy tanks closer to Belarus border would escalate tensions. Poland’s President Andrzej Duda in…
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Republican Senator Tim Scott ends 2024 presidential bid
United States Senator Tim Scott has withdrawn from the 2024 Republican presidential race after failing to rise above low single…
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Genocide in Gaza: A call to urgent global action
A week into Israel’s war on Gaza, 800 eminent scholars and practitioners of law sounded the alarm about an imminent genocide in the…
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In Nigeria, youths seek ‘happy hours’ in laughing gas amid economic woes
One evening in July 2020, Seun [last name withheld], wearing his favourite vintage shirt, a baseball cap and sneakers, boarded…
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How are Gaza casualty updates affected by Israeli attacks on hospitals?
The Ministry of Health in Gaza has been struggling to update casualty figures as Israeli forces have increasingly targeted hospitals…
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