Famine in Gaza ‘imminent,’ UN-backed report says
Famine is expected between now and May in the north of the Gaza Strip, a UN-backed report said on Monday, after more than five months of war that have shattered the Palestinian territory, killed thousands and cut More...
A third of children under 2 in north Gaza are now acutely malnourished, UN says
The main United Nations aid agency operating in Gaza said on Saturday that acute malnutrition is rising more quickly in the north of the enclave, while Israel prepared to send a delegation to Qatar for new ceasefire More...
Ukraine hits Russian city, oil refinery on 2nd day of presidential vote, governor says
A Ukrainian missile attack killed two people in western Russia, and a separate drone strike set an oil refinery ablaze on Saturday, an official said, during the second day of an election that Russian President More...
Death of non-binary teen Nex Benedict ruled a suicide, medical examiner says
The death of a non-binary student the day after a fight inside an Oklahoma high school restroom has been ruled a suicide, the state medical examiner’s office said Wednesday. CBC | World News More...
Israel says Hamas commander killed in Rafah strike that UN agency alleges hit its site
Israel said on Wednesday that its airstrike on a UN food distribution centre in southern Gaza killed a Hamas commander who had been targeted. Palestinian health officials said it also killed four more people, More...
Princess Catherine says she manipulated family photo that sparked speculation
Catherine, Britain’s Princess of Wales, has issued an apology on social media for “any confusion” caused by an edited photograph which was issued by her office Kensington Palace on Sunday. CBC More...
Former Haiti coup leader says he wants to be president, calls for PM to resign amid violent unrest
Guy Philippe, who helped lead a 2004 coup in Haiti and returned to the Caribbean island last year after serving a prison sentence in the U.S., said Friday he wants to be president. He also demanded that the current More...
A woman’s place is in the home? That’s what Ireland’s Constitution still says, but it may change
According to Ireland’s Constitution, a woman’s place is in the home. Voters will decide on Friday — International Women’s Day — whether to change the 87-year-old document to remove passages More...
U.S. aid policy on Gaza ‘absurd’ given its military support for Israel, UN food expert says
Amid warnings of looming famine five months into Israel’s campaign against the Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza, the U.S. military has carried out airdrops of meals into Gaza and plans a temporary More...
Hamas says talks on hostage release, ceasefire won’t resume until next week
Hamas said Thursday that its delegation has left Cairo and talks on a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release will resume next week, making it extremely unlikely that a deal will be brokered before the Muslim holy month More...