South Sudan shutters all schools as it prepares for an extreme heat wave
BY DENG MACHOL AP South Sudan’s government is closing down all schools starting Monday as the country prepares for a wave ...
UN warns of catastrophic hunger in Sudan in coming months
By Michelle Nichols Reuters Nearly five million people in Sudan could suffer catastrophic hunger in parts of the war-torn country in the coming months, United Nations aid chief Martin Griffiths warned the Security Council on Friday ...Putin on brink of six more years in power as Russians vote
Russia began three days of voting on Friday in an presidential election that is set to extend the rule of Vladimir Putin by six more years. Two years into the war in Ukraine, Putin dominates Russia’s political landscape ...Israeli strikes kill at least 29 Gazans awaiting aid, say Palestinian officials
By Nidal Al-Mughrabi Reuters At least 29 Palestinians were killed while awaiting aid in two separate Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, Gaza’s health ministry said. In the first incident, Palestinian health officials in ...Putin asks voters, including in annexed Ukrainian areas, to determine Russia’s future
President Vladimir Putin appealed on Thursday to voters, including in annexed parts of Ukraine, to be united in determining Russia’s future by casting ballots in this week’s presidential election which he is all but certain to ...Despair deepens for families of hostages in Gaza as Ramadan cease-fire deadline passes
By JULIA FRANKEL,Associated Press A brother contemplated suicide. A sister stopped going to school. A father barely speaks. With each passing day, the relatives of hostages held in Gaza since Oct. 7 face a deepening despair. Their ...
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