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Sudan’s people are trapped in `inferno of brutal violence’ as famine and fighting close in, UN says
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Sudanese people “are trapped in an inferno of brutal violence” with famine, disease and fighting closing in ...
UN votes to grant new rights to Palestine and revive membership bid
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on Friday to grant new “rights and privileges” to ...
Alabama governor confirms second execution using nitrogen hypoxia
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Nitrogen hypoxia: What to know about the problematic execution method Alabama plans to execute inmate Kenneth Smith by nitrogen hypoxia. Here’s what ...
Israel says it reopened key Gaza crossing, but UN says no aid has entered
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JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said Wednesday that it has reopened its Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza after days of closure, ...
Italy’s president says Russia’s invasion of Ukraine can’t be solved by rewarding Moscow’s aggression
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Italy’s president told the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine can’t be solved by ...
Israel-Hamas war: Rafah incursion would put hundreds of thousands at risk
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The United Nations humanitarian aid agency says hundreds of thousands of people would be “at imminent risk of death” if Israel carries ...
Plastic Is Polluting Our Oceans. Will We Get a Treaty to Cut Plastic Waste?
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Negotiators working on a potentially historic international agreement to limit plastic pollution wrapped up talks this week in Ottawa, Canada, leaving some ...
UN warns Sudan paramilitary forces are encircling a capital in western Darfur, urges against attack
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Sudanese paramilitary forces are encircling the only capital they haven’t captured in the western Darfur region, the United ...
A US-led effort to bring aid to Gaza by sea is moving forward. But big concerns remain
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JERUSALEM (AP) — The construction of a new port in Gaza and an accompanying U.S. military-built pier offshore are underway, but the ...