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(NEW YORK) — Thousands of people have died and thousands more have been injured since the militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel retaliated with a bombing campaign and total siege of the neighboring Gaza Strip, leaving the region on the verge of all-out war. Here’s how […]

(NEW YORK) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday delivered a forceful defense of Israel’s military actions but said that “humanitarian pauses must be considered” to protect civilians in Gaza — the administration’s strongest statement of a support for any type of halt in Israel’s efforts to vanquish Hamas. “First, we all recognize the […]

(LONDON) — United Nations Humanitarian and Emergency Relief Chief Martin Griffiths has said half-a-year of war has plunged Sudan into “one of the worst humanitarian nightmares in recent history.” As battles continue between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group, up to 9,000 people have been killed and over […]

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Hurricane Otis strengthened on Wednesday to a Category 5 storm as it made landfall in Mexico, where it’s likely to bring “catastrophic damage,” the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The hurricane, which had been a tropical storm as of Tuesday morning, rapidly intensified within 24 hours. Wind speeds approached 165 […]

(NEW YORK) — Thousands of people have died and thousands more have been injured since the militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel retaliated with a bombing campaign and total siege of the neighboring Gaza Strip, leaving the region on the verge of all-out war. Here’s how […]

(NEW YORK) — Thousands of people have died and thousands more have been injured since the militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel retaliated with a bombing campaign and total siege of the neighboring Gaza Strip, leaving the region on the verge of all-out war. Here’s how […]

(NEW YORK) — One of the two hostages released by Hamas on Monday, 85-year-old Yocheved Lifschitz, spoke with reporters from the lobby of the Tel Aviv hospital where she is being treated, saying she has “been through hell.” Lifschitz is one of four hostages that have been released by Hamas in recent days. At least […]

(NEW YORK) — Global warming could reveal an ancient river landscape that has been preserved underneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet for millions of years, according to a new study. While a massive ice retreat on the continent has not yet touched the ancient landscape, that may soon change with project climate warming according to […]

(LONDON) — Tens of thousands of women in Iceland, including the prime minister, are on Tuesday set to take part in the European nation’s first full-day women’s strike in 48 years. Known as the “Kvennafri,” or “Women’s Day off,” the scheduled walkout is in protest of the ongoing systematic gender pay gap and gender-based violence […]

(NEW YORK) — Thousands of people have died and thousands more were injured after the militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel retaliated with a bombing campaign and total siege of the neighboring Gaza Strip, leaving the region on the verge of all-out war. At least 1,400 […]