The U.N. World Food Program has faced challenges in raising $400 million for its Southern Africa drought response, collecting just one-fifth of what it needs to help seven countries in the region, a WFP spokesperson said on Tuesday. The funding environment had become increasingly difficult as drought has dramatically raised the region’s food needs, Thomson […]
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US President Joe Biden spoke with the leaders of Qatar and Egypt on Tuesday to discuss efforts to de-escalate tensions in the region and bring a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal, the White House said. The region is on edge over the Gaza war and possible reprisals by Iran and its allies after the
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The Council of the European Union approved Tuesday an initial payment of nearly €4.2 billion ($4.58 billion) under the Ukraine Facility mechanism. The Council of the European Union approved Tuesday an initial payment of nearly €4.2 billion ($4.58 billion) under the Ukraine Facility mechanism. This decision, announced by the Hungarian Presidency of the Council, marks
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Elon Musk posted about the lawsuit on X on Tuesday, saying ‘now it is war’ after two years of being nice. Elon Musk’s social media platform X has sued a group of advertisers, alleging that a “massive advertiser boycott” deprived the company of billions of dollars in revenue and violated antitrust laws. The company formerly
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Russian forces have resumed using North Korean-made ballistic missiles against Ukraine. According to sources obtained by Defense Express, Russian troops used a KN-23 ballistic missile during a mass attack on July 31, targeting Bila Tserkva in Kyiv Oblast. Debris found at the site matches markings from previously identified KN-23 missiles, which Russia last used in February
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Several Russian sources reported the downing of a Ka-52 attack helicopter in the Kursk region on August 6. Russian propagandists claimed the loss occurred during an operation against a purported “Ukrainian breakthrough” at the border. The fate of the crew and the circumstances of the incident have not been disclosed. Ukrainian military stated that they
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Twenty years ago on an Indonesian island, scientists discovered fossils of an early human species that stood at about 1.07 meters tall — earning them the nickname “hobbits.” Now a new study suggests ancestors of the hobbits were even slightly shorter. “We did not expect that we would find smaller individuals from such an old
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Attack targets tent for displaced Palestinians east of Khan Younis, Civil Defense Agency says. GAZA CITY, Palestine At least three Palestinians were killed and several others injured in an Israeli airstrike targeting a refugee encampment in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, the Civil Defense Agency said. The attack targeted a tent
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Far-right riots across the UK unsettle the Muslim community, with PM Keir Starmer promising strict action. Misinformation surrounding the fatal stabbing of three girls in Southport had sparked far-right riots across the country. Far-right riots across the UK unsettle the Muslim community, with PM Keir Starmer promising strict action. Misinformation surrounding the fatal stabbing of
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An Iranian court had convicted a man of stabbing to death a Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) officer during protests in 2022. Iran has executed 10 people for violence against security personnel during demonstrations. Iran on Tuesday executed a man convicted of killing a Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) officer during protests in 2022. “Gholamreza Rasaei was executed this morning [Tuesday] in
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