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Israeli Strikes on Northern Gaza Kill at Least 20, Aid Workers Say

The humanitarian crisis in the northern Gaza Strip deepened on Saturday as an Israeli bombardment killed at least 20 people, trapped thousands more and prompted one of the area’s last functioning hospitals to issue desperate pleas for assistance. Israeli airstrikes overnight and into Saturday hit the Jabaliya area of northern Gaza, even as the Israeli […]

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Pakistan’s health workers fight the spread of polio | Health News

Polio remains endemic in two countries: Afghanistan and Pakistan. To counter the spread of the disease, Pakistan launched an eradication campaign in 1994. The country used to report 20,000 cases annually, yet while the figure has come down significantly (five so far this year), the spread continues. Pakistan administers more than 300 million doses of

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‘Children of the Ganges’ – The mallah community of India’s Varanasi | Workers’ Rights

Varanasi, India – “Hum paani ke jeev hain. We are creatures of water,” says 29-year-old Vishwakarma Sahni. Sahni belongs to Varanasi’s community of approximately 8,000 mallah, the boatmen whose lives are deeply intertwined with the Ganges – a river considered sacred in India and which they hold in profound reverence. To them, the Ganges is

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Does Israel’s attack on aid workers mark a turning point for its allies? | Israel War on Gaza News

The killing of international aid workers with World Central Kitchen (WCK) sparks strongest Western reaction to date. After six months of war and more than 33,000 Palestinians in Gaza killed, it was Israel’s killing of international aid workers this week that triggered the West’s most furious response to date. Israel has faced sharp criticism since

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Latest Israel-Hamas war news and Gaza updates: Israel apologizes for strike that killed Gaza aid workers

Israeli President Isaac Herzog “expressed his deep sorrow and sincere apologies” Tuesday for the death on Monday of seven aid workers for World Central Kitchen, in strikes that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said “unintentionally hit innocent people.” The food aid nonprofit said it was immediately pausing its operations in the region. The victims included

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India pauses efforts to rescue workers trapped in tunnel over cave-in fears | News

Rescuers in Uttarakhand temporarily suspend work after hearing ‘large-scale cracking sound’. Indian rescue workers have paused efforts to reach 40 men trapped in a collapsed highway tunnel over fears of more cave-ins. Rescuers temporarily suspended work on Friday after a “large-scale cracking sound” was heard while trying to restart a drilling machine, the National Highways

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