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Lina Portman4 days ago
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Nobel laureate says pandemic increases violence, trafficking

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nadia Murad said the coronavirus pandemic has increased trafficking of women and…
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Lina Portman4 days ago
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Pope Francis calls drug traffickers 'murderers', criticises 'fanciful' liberalisation laws

Pope Francis has spoken out against the legalization of drugs and denounced traffickers as “murderers.” During his weekly audience in…
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Lina Portman6 days ago
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Global spending on nuclear weapons hits $91.4 billion, with US top spender

UN report on Iranian nuclear facilities The United Nations' top nuclear watchdog has confirmed that one of Iran's nuclear sites…
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Lina Portman1 week ago
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Independent UN experts accuse warring parties in Sudan of using famine as a weapon

CAIRO (AP) — Human rights experts working for the United Nations accused warring parties in Sudan on Wednesday of using…
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Lina Portman2 weeks ago
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UAE accused of fueling war by supplying arms to Sudan's paramilitary rivals

More than 14,000 people have been killed and 33,000 injured in the conflict that has raged since early 2023, according…
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Lina Portman2 weeks ago
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Italian coast guard searches for dozens of migrants missing after ship capsized

MILAN (AP) — The Italian coast guard was searching by sea and air Thursday for dozens of people missing when…
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Lina Portman2 weeks ago
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64 people missing and many rescued from 2 shipwrecks off the coast of Italy. At least 11 died

ROME (AP) — Sixty-four people were missing in the Mediterranean Sea and several were rescued after their ship sank off…
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Lina Portman3 weeks ago
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The last | Blinken urges Hamas to agree to Gaza ceasefire

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday called on Hamas to accept a US-backed proposal for a ceasefire and…
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Lina PortmanMay 29, 2024
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Israeli strikes kill at least 37 Palestinians near Rafah in Gaza

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli bombings and airstrikes have killed at least 37 people, most of them sheltering…
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Lina PortmanMay 28, 2024
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Gaza war: Israeli army says secondary explosion caused deadly fire in Rafah tent camp

The strike sparked widespread outrage, including from some of Israel's closest allies. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it was the…
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