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Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP via Getty Images Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP via Getty Images A deepening hunger crisis is gripping Gaza, with more than 120 deaths from starvation reported — most of them children. As Gaza’s humanitarian crisis deepens and ceasefire talks stall, French President Emmanuel Macron says his country will formally recognize a Palestinian state— becoming the first … Read more
Demonstrators participate in an event called “Show the flag: For queer visibility in the Bundestag!” in front of the Reichstag building that houses Germany’s lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, in Berlin, on July 8. The conservative president of the Bundestag said the rainbow flag would no longer be raised on top of the parliament … Read more
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte are suing a U.S. influencer for claiming that the first lady was born male. Source link
The southern African nation’s garment industry is being gutted by U.S. tariffs. And United Nations peacekeeping and UNICEF are amongst the agencies facing major cuts after a new U.S. funding rollback. (Image credit: Per-Anders Pettersson) Source link
Martin Van Buren served as U.S. president from 1837 to 1841. Some would say he was not much more than an OK president. National Archives/Getty Images/Hulton Archive hide caption toggle caption National Archives/Getty Images/Hulton Archive From Buenos Aires to Bangkok, Montreal to Moscow, the languages may differ, but nearly every taxi driver or street vendor … Read more
Israeli ground troops push into central Gaza, Homeland Security plans to use military bases in New Jersey and Indiana to detain migrants, lawyers for Harvard and Trump square off in court. Source link
Haley Cohen Gilliland talks about her book, “A Flower Traveled In My Blood,” about the work of the Abuelas of the Plaza de Mayo and how Argentina’s stolen children have grappled with finding their place in history. SACHA PFEIFFER, HOST: There’s a Spanish term that arose in Argentina during its military dictatorship that still brings … Read more
This wanted poster posted on X by Ecuador’s Ministry of Interior, Jan. 9, 2024, shows Adolfo Macías, alias Fito, the leader of Los Choneros gang. Ecuador’s Ministry of Interior/AP hide caption toggle caption Ecuador’s Ministry of Interior/AP QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador on Sunday extradited to the United States the leader of a violent Ecuadorian gang … Read more
People and traffic pass the fence of the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, which was hit in an Israeli strike that targeted the southern Gaza Strip city at dawn on May 13. Eyad Baba/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Eyad Baba/AFP via Getty Images Editor’s note: This conversation includes the sound of gunfire … Read more
Adham Aljamous, 32, and his father Nouruldeen, 72, on their rooftop in Gaziantep, Turkey. They fled Syria over a decade ago. Now, with a chance to return, they’re unsure what’s left of home. Rebecca Rosman for NPR hide caption toggle caption Rebecca Rosman for NPR GAZIANTEP, Turkey — After more than a decade in exile, … Read more