Food aid is due to stop in January in a country taking in hundreds of thousands of refugees from Sudan’s war. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says food aid to 1.4 million people in Chad, including newly arrived refugees fleeing violence in Sudan’s Darfur region, will end in January because of a shortage […]
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Hamas said Tuesday its negotiators are closer to a possible truce that could include an agreement to release a number of female and child hostages in exchange for prisoners held by Israel. Israeli officials have expressed openness to a multiday pause in fighting to get hostages out, but they have emphasized that a cease-fire is
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Deir el-Balah, Gaza Strip – The tantalising smell of burning firewood and freshly baked bread fills the air. Fifty-three-year-old Inshirah Salem al-Aqra will swear to anyone who will listen that food cooked in a wood-fired taboon is just so much richer in flavour. She has been building these traditional clay ovens for whoever wants them
The Iran-backed Houthis say the move was a response to Israel’s assault on Gaza. A partly Israeli-owned cargo vessel has been hijacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels in the Red Sea. The Iran-backed Houthis say the move was a response to Israel’s assault on Gaza. Israel described the incident as an “Iranian act of terrorism”. Tehran
JERUSALEM, Nov 20 (Reuters) – Israel on Monday released security camera footage from Oct. 7, which shows Hamas gunmen who crossed into Israel chase people from an outdoor music festival, with one seen executing a woman at point-blank range. Israel is seeking to fend off international criticism for its response to the Hamas rampage, which
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A cargo ship sank in the Black Sea amid a burst of stormy weather, killing at least one sailor. Turkey has launched a rescue mission to hunt for 11 missing sailors after deadly storms sank a cargo vessel, killing one. The ship sank in the Black Sea amid a burst of stormy weather, killing at
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Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump visits the southern border with Texas Governor Greg Abbott in Edinburg, Texas, U.S. November 19, 2023. REUTERS/Go Nakamura/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Nov 19 (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump congratulated libertarian Javier Milei, an outsider with radical views to fix the economy, on being
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Altman’s sudden departure from the company he co-founded sent shockwaves through the tech sector. Sam Altman, the ousted CEO of ChatGPT creator OpenAI, will not return to the company he co-founded despite executives’ efforts to bring him back, tech news site The Information has reported. Ilya Sutskever, OpenAI co-founder and board director, told staff on
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The article was subsequently updated to say that the U.S. was “close” to a deal with Israel and Hamas to free some of the hostages, but no correction or clarification was immediately added to the story. As of Sunday morning, the story had last been updated at 10:52 p.m. on Saturday. On Sunday afternoon, the
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Palestinians suffer daily horrors while the United States stands by its ally Israel, as do the United Kingdom and European Union. As Israel steps up its bombardment of Gaza, military and political support from the United States remains steadfast. But could this war – which has caused such a humanitarian catastrophe – lead to wider
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