CAIRO, April 29 (Reuters) – Israeli airstrikes on three houses in the southern Gaza city of Rafah killed at least 25 Palestinians and wounded many […]
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Iran says US strikes are a ‘strategic mistake’
Iran has called US air strikes on Iraq and Syria a “strategic mistake” after 85 targets were hit across the region on Friday. The US […]
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US and UK navies repel largest Houthi attack on Red Sea shipping
UK and US naval forces have repelled the largest attack yet by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on shipping in the Red Sea, the UK defence secretary […]
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Heatwaves are new normal as 50C hits US and China – UN
The extreme temperatures sweeping the globe this week are the new normal in a world warmed by climate change, the UN weather agency says. Temperatures […]
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Sudan crisis: Civilians facing ‘catastrophe’ as 100,000 flee fighting – UN
IMAGE SOURCE,GETTY IMAGESImage caption, The latest fighting has worsened the humanitarian crisis in Sudan By Farouk Chothia in London & Imogen Foulkes in Geneva BBC […]
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UN-mandated rights inquiry rebukes Israel for seeking ‘complete control’
A Palestinian flag flies at the ruins of houses, destroyed by Israeli air strikes during Israeli-Palestinian fighting, in the Gaza Strip in May 2021. Geneva, […]
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BlackRock and UN Women to Promote Gender Lens Investing
New York, 25 May 2022 – BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) and UN Women, the United Nations entity dedicated to gender equality and women’s empowerment, have signed […]
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Statement from UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous on Ukraine, 30 March
As the war in Ukraine continues to take its toll on women and girls, UN Women reiterates the UN Secretary-General’s urgent call for peace. The […]
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Ukraine: New UN Women and CARE report highlights disproportionate impact of the war on women and minorities
After more than two months of war in Ukraine, which has forced millions of refugees and displaced people to flee their homes, a new Rapid Gender […]
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White Evangelicals’ Un-Christian Attacks on Raphael Warnock Attacks Say It All
Elijah Nouvelage/Getty It would be charitable to call the white religious right’s continuous attacks on Rev. Raphael Warnock, beginning from the moment he launched his successful bid […]
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UN: 38 died on deadliest day yet for Myanmar coup opposition
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar security forces were seen firing slingshots at protesters, chasing them down and even brutally beating an ambulance crew in video […]
